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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22

Of trees and GENERAL POTTER.
rocks. At the same time o howitzer,
planted on n knoll where it could aim
over the heads Of tho assailants until
they passed the high, arched center of
the structure, poured q fire of canister
upon the farther end Of the bridge to
prevent any obstruction by the enemy
at that point. The Confederate position
was considerably above the level Of the
bridge and Of the road, which, after
crossing made q gentle ascent Of the
abrupt blnR lining the stream. For a
distance Of 800 or 400 yards above and
below, the bluff was occupied by the in
fantry Of Toombs' brigade Of Georgians
and several pieces of artillery. Success
for the two devoted regiments seemed
impossible. especially after two brigades
had failed and three hours of almost
steady firing had not shaken Tooinbs'
line OF defense. But the spirit Of an at
tack is everything in q crisis like that
onNthe Antietam. Taking q route less
exposed at first than the one followed
by their predecessors tho New Yorkers
and Pennsylyanians rushed at double
quick over the intervening slope and
dcYoss the bridge itself with a sudden
ness and recklessness that astounded the
enemy and left him powerless to resist.
On, on along the causeway and up the
slope the braye follows dashed, drying
Toombs' men from the height beforethe
cheering Of the mon they had left be-
hind over the passage of the bridge had
died away. GEORGE J.. KnGEa
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications as they can
not reach the diseased portion of
the car. There is only one way to
cure deafness, and that Is by con-
st%itutional remedies. Deafness is
caused. by an ipflamed condition of
the mucous lining of the Eustach-
Ian Tube. When this tube is in
famed you havo a rumbling sound
or imperfect hearing, and when IL
is entirely closed, Deafness is the
result, and unless the inflammation
can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal condition, hear
ing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by ca
tarrh, which Is nothing but an In
famed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dol
lars for any case Of Deafness
Caused by catarrh) that cannot be
cured by Halls Catsrrh Cure. Send
for circulars, free.
E. j. CHENEY g. Co Toledo, o.
80 Sold by druggists.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22
AS TO HATS.

Sfouched Hats Caused q Riot In Spain
Which COST Many Lives.
Hos not soEe ono calculated that O
sixth part Of the memoirs Of st. Simon
in tho original is occupied with the
controversy whether or not the presi-
dent Of parliament should wear his hat
or put it on the desk when performing
various funotionsp At length the mat
ter was compromised. The Tiers.etat
should wear q chapeau rabattu, which
had the slouched brim pinned up. This
childish quarrel was remembered, no
doubt, when tho states general met and
the king harangued them. His speech
ever, he put on his hat, and the noblesse
did likewise, according to their privi-
lege. The cUmmUas had no suoh claim,
but they also clapped on theis ~chapeany
rabattus, amid fierce protests from the
mobiles. The revolution might have be-
gun that day with q scrimmage in the
kings presence had lie not removed his
own hat, when all, Of course, did the
same.
But slouohed hats had already caused
a riot in Spain, which lasted SO long
and cost so many lives that it might al
most be termed a civil war. This was
30 years earlier. Charles III thought
them pntidy. He thought the streets Of
his capital untidy also and denounced
both eyesores in an ediot. Every Spaniard
henceforth must pin up his Topping
brim, and every householder Of Madrid
must clean the street opposite his prem
ises. Forthwith the people rose. They
were little interested, comparatively, in
the street cleaning, but they would die
for fheir hats. And good many of them
did, but not u~navenged. More than a
week the fray lasted, but it was thought
remarkable by foreign observers that at
3 p. m. regularly the soldiers piled
arms, the furious citizens Withdrew
and silence reigned for one hour. Both
parties were enjoying the siesta, except,
perhaps, the wounded. After that inter-
val they recommended" The king fled,
and for the rest Of his life he re-
turned to Madrid willingly. In fact, it
was understood he designed to make Sc
vile the capital h~enccfoSth, and only
gave up the project when his ministers
showed him what a vast sum he had
already spent ON the new palace. So,
mighty may be the influence Of the hat
in state affairsl Finally the king COM
promised. He Withdrew his edict SO
far as the realm at large was concerned.
Within the walls Of Madrid every man
must wear his brim pinned up, but out
side he was at liberty to let it SLOUGH.
But tho police courts did not cease to
DO busy until the fashion changed
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22
SUBLIME FOLLY.
fol,y-from tholr camps upriso

Bublimest foily--from thoir camps upriso
Two mighty armies, eager for tho fray.
The drum beat rolls, tho brazen trumpets
bray,
And guns and bayonots flash against tho skies.
Now shall DO shown on which side victory Res.
Swords CLEAN, the booming cannon hurl dis
may,
The quick, sharp rife shots for death make
way,
On high tho bird Of evil omen cries.
Men fall MS In the field the full ripe grain
Where bending reapers swing tho sickie's
blade,
In ranks they fail. never to rise again.
But wherefore tho dread holocaust thus
nader
That past all doubt man may make this truth
plain,
On honor moro than life his heart is staid.
Bishop Spalaing.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22

little Billy Balps OF the Charleston
Post, and Mr. w. II. Davfe, Jr., OF
Chester, had an experience at the In
diarapolis assistant Republican con-
yention that has never happened to
any other South Carolinians. They
were the only Carolinians there, and
they had the great privilege of cast
ing Is votes, nine apiece for Palmer
and Buckner. They must have thought
how we apples do SWIM It Is a won
der that t~he@farcia1 nature of the
whole proceeding did not disgust
them."--Anderson Peoples Advocate.
Now here we have a notable exam
pie Of the ignorance characteristic Of
these times. Under the lead OF a
neighbor Of the Advocate, one John @.
Calhoun, the State held aloof from
participating In the national nominal
ing conventions, and refusing its votes
to the regular nominees. In the MEAN
while n Gen. Commander of George
town represented the State In the
great party conventions and cast her
vote, After q convenient season, and
Calhoun had been dead some years
another neighbor Of the Advocate,
James l.. Orr, reversed" the Calhoun
idea and after astalwart fight, brought
little recalaitrant Carolina into har-
monious action with the democratic
organization. Here We have history
repeating itself In the line OF conduct
Of this trio of Carolinians, who allege
that the CHICAGO platform Ia I'm line
with the Populism of the s~ub-treasury
fad so popular two years ago. History
teaches some good lessons If read aud
considered. The "Advocate" must
feel complimented at the citation I
illustrious Anderson authority.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22
wHrTB HAIRS IN In tho fighting on
tie Federal right

WHITE HAIRS IN In tho fighting on
8 u, the Federal right
ut Antietam three
white barred heroes were conspicuous,
Snmner, Greene aud Mansfield. Mans
fields age was 80, but his long, flowing
beard of snowy white made him conspic-
uous as 9 leader. The old hero was shot
down early I'm tho fighting OF his corps.
which he was leading for the first time
in battle. The circumstance of his death
was one of those trivial ones which
make certain phases of war Seem cruelty
m~urderous. There had been some hard
fighting on the line where Mansfield
brought up his Twelfth corps to support
the attack of Hooker's corps. The DO.
sitions ofthe friendly troops already In
action could not be determined at a
glance, and so many leaders had fallen
that there was mono at hand to point out
the situation on that part Of the field.
The advance troops of the Twelfth
began firing across the field, and their
leader, supposing that they were shoot
ing down their friends Of another COM
mand, beckoned them to cease firing.
The men, however, were certain that
they were making targets Of the enemy,
and not understanding the generals sig
nails continued to shoot. Mansfield then
rode through the front line and passed
along several companies Of the Tenth
Maine. When he ordered the men to
cease firing, some Of the officers told him
that the troops who wero suffering were
graycoats and that some of them were
at that moment training their rifles up
on him. The general turned to ride back
and was hit with q mortal wound before
he had repassed the line.
Sumner was GO years old at the bat
Gle Of Antietam. He had always been q
vigorous fighter and his men called him
cold Bull" Sumner. When Hooker left
the field, disabled, Sumner took COM
mand Of the right wing. With all his
noted propensity for fighting he was APP
palled at the carnage in evidence all
around him that day on the right flank.
Learning that the battle was to be re-
newed late In the afternoon by q charge
Of Franklin's reserve troops he protested
and pointed to the wrecks of his brigades
and divisions, as we'll as to tho PROSTATE
ranks, to emphasize his words. He feared
that Franklin's attack, if successful,
could not DO sustained, and il was sus-
pended.
1t was this failure to put in Frank
Inns mel which drew criticism upon
Mcclellan. But Summers protest was
very vigorous. He commanded the right
wing and was Of tho generals whom
Lincoln had appointed as an adviser for
the young commander.
Greene led his division through some
Of the hardest fighting of tho field. 1t
was engaged five hours steadily, and at
times his men and tho Confedcrates OPP
posing them engaged in fierce musketry
duels at fifty PAGES. The hero was then
81 years old and is still living, the old
est West Point survivor who wore the
blue.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22

"Senator Tillman is making some
telling speeches out in Pennsylvania"
Calhoun Gazette.
But it is the Columbia gang that
Tillman leaves behind him that the
country wants to hear from.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22
The regiments formed on each side Of
the road so as to move Independently

hile crossing
and after they
reached the op-
posite bank. A
heavy skirmish-
ting fire O s
opened across the
stream by Burn
.side's troops who
had gained the
bank under cover
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22

Ii Hung Chang got out of the coun-
try just in time to escape our dispen-
sary scandals.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22

A farmer sold q bale of cotton last
week and proposed to invest in a bar
rel of sugar. The merchant was
thunder sruck when the purchaser
suggested to discount the "rebates."
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22
Strange BedfellOWs.

Jesse Grant, Of California, q son Of
Gen. Grant has forsworn the Republi-
a party and declared for Populism.-
Tom Watson may land vet.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22
Not Dannaroua.

Judge-You are accused Of carrying a
razor.
Prisoner-But, 20, honah, it war; er
safety raayah. Washington Times.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22

THE MONSTER After the drawn
ships on the 9th Of
May the Albemarle retired slowly ap
the Roanoke, her foes giving the part
ing shots. Three weeks later she drop
ped down to the mouth Of the river and
began dragging for torpedoes. A few
shots from the Federal guardbeats sent
her back to Plymouth, where she re-
NAMED to protect the town which che
had won to the C~onfederates by her first
engagement. Spurred by offers of re-
ward, a party OF sailor volunteers set
ont to destroy her at her mornings by
torpedoes, They reached the river above
Plymouth, with two floating machines
carrying 100 pounds of powder each.
The men engaged in this hazardous
work were Charles Baldwin, John W.
Lloyd, Benjamin Lloyd, John Laverty
and Allen Crawford. Baldwin was
nearest the RAM, and when he had guild
ed the torpedoes by means Of a bride to
within q few yards Of the vessel, he
was challenged by a sentry ON shore.
Two shots followed the sentry's sig
nal and then o yolley. Believing that
they were discovered, three Of the men
deserted after cutting the guide rope.
They reached their ship in the sound
two days later, and their comrades re,
ported next day without having accom-
plished the mission. For 1yeapohths the
Albemarle lay idle at Plymouth, where,
Cushing found her moored on the 9th
OF October and destroyed her by O deed
unparalleled in war. Az account Of the
exploit was written ont by Gushing be.
fore he was taken with his fatal illness
in 1879. The best story from the other
side was found in an intercepted letter
from a sailor on the ram. The letter
Feads
Yankee torpedo boat steamed up tho river
Thursday night. and about 0 O'Clock Friday
morning she ran into the AlbelnarIe, the tor.
brrsuhg, blowing a hole in hor somp sig
feet long, sinking hor Immediately, The crew
lost Nyoryshtng. We arc IN an awful condition
Commander Of tho Albemarle'
Eaa Captain A. u. Marley.
eRnloQked' all sound
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22

opened with LIEUTENANT FLUssER.
heavy shot and she'll, but they made no
impression on the ram. Commander
Flusser handled one gun personally,
and his third shot, an II inch shell, re-
bounded from the iron shield Of the AL
bemarle, exploded and killed the brave
gunner, also several mon. Meanwhile
the ram got loose from tho Southield
and was making for the Miami. The
latter backed away and returned to AL.
bemarle sound.
AS a result Of the Albemarle's victory
over tho wooden ships, General Hoke
mado all easy conquest of Plymouth.
capturing General Vessels and his gar
rison. The ram at once became O sea
monster, equal in tho eyes of friends
and foes to the terrible Merrimac. She
lay off Plymouth until May 5, then
started out to initiate the Merrimao and
wipe out the Federal fleet patrolling AL
bemarle sound. The coming Of the ram
was expected by Commander Melancton
Smith, and he had devised q clever plan
for her reception. The contending ships
met i'll the broad sound, tho ram dash
ing boldly at her enemies, but missing
the mark every time. Her shot, how
evers made havoc with tho upper works
Of the wooden ships, while the return
fire rolled off her iron sides like hail.
Finally the Sassacus, leaping under the
impulse Of loosened engine wheels,
struck the ram amidships and sent her
stern deck several feet under water. The
moment the vessels oollided the ram
sent q shot through the Sassacus, piero-
ing her boilers.
One by one the remaining ships in the
line-the Miami, Wyalusing and Mat
taoesett-got into action and attempted
to ride down the Albemarle or snare
her with a seine or use a spar torpedo
against her. All failed, and the bat
tie of three hours was principally one of
artillery, so guns on the Federal yes
sells against II on the ram. In the
end the ram was glad to escape.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22
STORMING BURN. Only ono incident
SIDES BRIDGE of tho field of An

STORMING BURN Only n incident
c,nn., ,p1n,n Of tho field Of An
olD"o orNiD1n tietam seems to have
caught the imagination of tho painter.
That one is the charge across Antiotam
stone bridge by two Of Burnside's regi-
ments. The theme is worthy an artists
brush. Two attempts to carry the bridge
failed and the third effort was glori.
ously successful, all the more glorious
because the charge seemed to be q for
lorn hope.
Crooks brigade made tho first attack
upon tho bridge. supported right and
left by strong columns. Crooks men
approached the bridge, the enemy occu-
plying q height across thT siream, 49,.
they halted and attempted to silence its
defenders at long range. Naglo's brigade
then made q rush for tho barrier, pre-
coded by a cloud Of skirmishers, with
Federal batteries covering the attack by
a vigorous ~cannonading Of the encmy's
line. This also failed. Burnside then
ordered tho commander Of the division
comprising these brigadcs to carry the
bridge at all hazards. Colonel r. B.
Fotter's regiment, the Fifty-flrst New
York, and the Fifty-frst Pennsylvania,
under Colonel J. +. Hartranft. were
chosen for tho work and were told to
rely solely upon the bayonet for exeou-
ton.
The regiments formed Oh each side Of
the road so as to move Independently
- IL
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22

between the two
vessels, but the
captain Of the
Albemarle sheer
ed to avoid the
trap. Suddenly
t turning g, h Q
plunged the iron
PROV of the ram
int, the side Of
the S%outhfeld,
ripping her Sides
50 that she went
to the bottom at
once, The Miami
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22
STORIES OFF TH|E
RALM AlIBEMARLE,

INITIATING THE The career Of the
mHHHimAo Albemarle, which
the gallant Gushing destroyed Oct. 81,
1854, beginning with her deadly sea
fights with Federal b%lockading vessels
and ending with, her collapse at the
wharfs Of Plymouth, formed a most
exciting episode in naval warfare. The
rule Of the North Carolina sounds by
the Federals was by no means to the
liking Of the Confederates, and many
desperate attempts were made to end it.
Orders were given for tho construction
of war vessels in the upper waters Of the
state, but the work went on slowly, and as
late as April, 1884, the ram Albemarle,
a thing Of shreds and patches, lay on
the ways in Roanoke river above Plym-
outh. On the 10th Of April General
Hoke began al attack on the fortified
post Of Plymouth and summoned the
ram to his side. She steamed down the
river, defying tho shots of the Federal
guns until two of tho enemy's ships
were sighted. They were the wooden
boats Miami and Southield, dashed to-
gether and directed by Fleet Command
er 9. W. Flusser, who was OH board
the Miami,
Flusser had arranged the fastening
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22

Reading, Pa, Senator Tillman,
eaking to a large audience, de-
%nounced President cleveland, when
he was hooted by the crowd and had to
be taken down and carried to another
stand q half mile away. The Buck
Tails have forgotten how to stand fire.
The Columbia Evening News speak
Ing OF the Dayie address says there is
s'ncthing new or striking In IT, which
is q veriication OF a remark attributed
to Solomon soma forty centuries he-
hind MA. ~
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-09-22

Senator Tillman has been badly
treated by the National Committee, in
being assigned to the coal miners
and MolIZfMcGuire regions Of West
,arn Pex blvania. They won't I'M
is classics, nor what he
She stables OF King Augeas,
bnness Of Denmark and other
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-16
The Four Hundred Cam Fight.

August 81 is the anniversary Of the
battle of Long Island. 1t was day OF
defeat, but not of dishonor, for the pa
triots. The American left was defeated
during long contest from daylight UNI
til noon. The right under Putnam form
ed it's lines on Greenwood heights,
where the British advanced boldly until
stopped by Lord Sterling with 1900
SOutherners. When the battle ended on
the American left CORVALLIS ordered
forward the British right and the troops
Of General Grant assailed the lines at
Greenwood. With the American left
broken, Stirling saw the hopelessness
of winning the battle, but determined
to save the army by retreat across
GoWanus creek. To this end it was
necessary to force the fighting upon
CORVALLIS with handful, and cover
the escape of the main body. AS the
stream was affected by the tide, which
was rapidly rising, there was no time to
be lost Among the forces at hand and
not closely engaged with Grant was
battalion of Sma.lwood's Maryland
youth in that colony of patricians.
They were 400 strong and represented
the -Four Hundred" in high blood and
lineage. Heading this small band as
a forlorn hope Sterling rushed upon
CORVALLIS ranks with an impetuosity
like that displayed by the Old Guard
Of Napoleon. For twenty minutes the
conflict was terrible, and CORVALLIS
line was beaten back from the creek,
across which all Of Sterling's force, ex-
cept the Marylanders, retreated. After
the ranks had been sadly thinned the
noble leader made stirring appeal to
the remnant to go forward. There was
a cheer and a charge and CORVALLIS
guns at the main battery were lost
Three times the gallant 400 was driven
back and three times rallied for the
bloody advance.
Stirling was finally compelled to
yield, but not until 259 of the Mary
land phalanx had persisted by the bull
lets or bayonets of CORVALLIS grena-
diers. CORVALLIS received the sword
of the noble Scot and sent him on board
Lord Howe's flagship. He lived to
fight his old enemy on countless
feds and to aid in his overthrow at
Yorktown.
The one hundred and eighteenth an
niversary of the battle will be observed
by the Maryland Society.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-01-16
Kent He Word.

An examiner at Edinburgh university
had made himself obnoxious by warn
ing the students against putting their
hats on his desk The university in the
Scottish capital is remarkable for a
scarcity of cloak rooms, and in the ex-
citement of examinations hats are, or
used to be, flung down anywhere.
The examiner announced one day
that if he ever foundsanother hat on his
desk he would rip it up. The next day
no hats were laid there when the stu
dents assembled. Presently, however,
the examiner was called out of the
room. Then some naughty undergradu-
ate slipped from his seat, got the ex-
aminer's own hat, and placed it on his
desk. When the examiner reentered
the hall every eye was fixed upon him.
He observed the hat and CLEAN of tri-
umph shot across his face.
Gentlemen" he said, II told you
what would happen if this occurred
again"
Then he took his penknife from his
rocket, opened it and blandly cut the
hat in pieces. amidst prolonged ap-
plause.
What he said when he discovered
that he had destroyed his own hat the
story does not say.