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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-08-24
GARDENERS FRIENDS.
Animals and Birds that Prevent Dc.
struction to Vegetables
Tho Practical J,orp,or


struction to Vegetables.
The Practical Farmer.
The editor OF this department is on
record as warm friend Of 'Aany ami
mails that are the object Of dislike, i'll.
will, If not absolute hatred and even
horror on the part OF the majority OF
rural people. Among these creatures
that have called out so different seuti-
ments, opinions and feelings OF the hu-
man race, are snakes, toads, frogs,
lizards and almost all other reptiles,
song birds of various kinds. crows,
owls and hawks, and even the English
sparrow furthermore the wease and
the skunk among Quadrupeds. Most
despised OF all, and most mercilessly
hunted down by the small boy and the
average " hired man." is the toad. as
harm less as 1T is hOmely, and indeed
one OF the most useful in the whole
lot. The Massachusetts Agricultural
Experiment Station has just published
bulletin setting forth tho great
merits OF this watchman Of tho garden,
and telling how we can put its vora-
cious appetite for insects to good use
in the garden, by gathering up lot,
and coloniZing them among crops that
are subject to the attacks of insects,
for instance in squash and cucumber
patches, In hot beds and cold frames,
the greenhouse etc. BY all means let
our friends send for copy of the bulle-
tin, and learn that toad during May,
June and July is able and willing to
eat several Thousand cutworms, several
thousand striped bugs, ants, potato
| beetles, and In fact every worm, Ay
| beetle, or bug that it comes across.
| MI hi 10 a.
stomach four times, and all It's food
consists Of insects, 80 or moro per
cent. OF which are injurious to culti-
waited crops.
Partridgcs and quails are great cut
worm hunters. Yet when you notice
the presence OF one Of these game birds,
you reach at once for your gun, and
you will not rest until the bird is shot
or driven away. Why will you do so?
No better cut worm hunter Is known
than the skunk. You can afford to
give him few rotten eggs once In a
while, or even live chicken, rather
than take off his hide for paltry Sc
or 70 cents. Weasels have been of as
much benefit to me by clearing my
barn Of rats, and the meadows and
orchards of mice, as they have injured
me by killing an occasional fowl. We
usually give them the freedom OF the
barn until rats and mice are disposed
OF, and then, IL they do not leave from
rheir own accord, but show disposi
tion to feast on chickens, ETC., We
catch or shoot them. They are much
more easily caught than a shrewd ole
rat. We can also afford to let the
crows have a hill or two OF corn to pay
for the large number OF grubs, Gu
worms, mice, ETC., which they devour
And SO might go on through the who'll
list.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-08-24

Master master - said U1clc .Iacl,
'det is all jes' so and it's becaus' d.
Lora aont keer nothin' about Jim Aus
Sln, MS name amt on de hook. No. sir
uo Lord amt payin' no 'tcnton to hin
aI all ana de debil is runnin' him. No
master L tell yoo how it is. Wher
ue Lord take "a likiu' to o man and pot
mis- name on de book, He don't let him
glt fat and slick Ike jim Austin
Whom de Lord loveth He chastiseth
ana oats de reason your ginhouso Oil
burned up and your buggy mare die,
ana may be dats why Miss Julann take
SICK away OIL at school and come home
10 ue CORN. She was blessed child
sue was, ana seems to me dat some
Cimes away In de night | hear her
calm you. Master, old Jack don't like
W trouble you about desc t'ings and he
book" y" uo
Uncle Allen used to finish up the
story with the masters conversion and
Jim Austin being killed
hetter'tlmes'are coming, sure erouph.
Duy polltlcs has nothing To do with it.
f0lltlcs dldent give us d great crop of
"neat ana short crop in Europe. NV
friend kirkpatrick, of Atlanta, saws
these revusions in trade and prosperity
go oy cycles OF seven years and that
our cycle of distress and disaster has
about expired. He almost proves it bv
reference to the past and tolls how the
failure OF Jay Cooke precipitated the
panic OF '73, and our trouble lasted
seven years, and the failure OF Barring
brothers brought on the next panic
and that lasted seven years.
But wheat and cotton are filling the
farmers pockets with money and bv
the time this cotton crop is marketed
new era of prosperity will be fairly
on us. Within the last three months
the mining business has revived in our
county and labor is in demand nobody.
neither white or black, is going aboTt
begging for work in this region, I
haven't seen tramp Ia six months,
Inc gardens are tecming with vegeta-
bles and the flowers are II ore beautiful
and more abundant than ever before
but Mckinley dident do it, nor the
Iarih, nor his party. If they won't
undo 1T is all we ask. Just let things
alone. They are determined to humil |
ate the South, but as long as the Lord |
smiles on us we will be content.
BILL ARp.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-08-24
THE WEATHER AND CROPS.
Valuable Information to Those Inter
estcd I'm Farming Operations.

Valuable Information to Those Inter
ested In Farming Operations.
TIC following is the weekly bulletin
issued by the weather bureau In CO.
lumbia as to the condition of the crops
In this State:
COLUMBIA, S. c., Aug. II, 1897.
The temperature during tho past
week, kept within comparatively mar
row range, the maximum generally
ranged between 81 aud 0i with an ex-
treme maximum OF 102 on the 18th at
Beaufort. The minimum ranged about
70 although the lowest was 80 on the
10th at Liberty. The average for the
week was 78 while the normal for the
same period Is approximately 70. 1t
was decidedly cooler over the extrcme
western portion OF the State than in the
central and eastern portions.
The rainfall for the week was gen.
orally in the form OF showers whore
any fell, for quite large areas In the
extreme western, the central and the
southern counties were without rain
the entire week, or at least until last
Saturday, thel 14Sh.
A few correspondents stated that
rain was needed while generally the
ground had plenty Of moisture. In
addition to the showers of Saturday
and Sunday afternoon tl4th and 18th
q general rain set in early Monday
morning so that the rainfall defci-
ency, where it existed has been fully
supplied.
A few reports OF excessive rain were
received. Twenty-Five weekly meas
urements OF less than one inch were
received, 6 Of from | to inches, and
2 Of over 2 inches. The average OF
these 30 measurements is 0.70 while
the normal for the past week is about
l.50.
A severe hail and wind storm oc
Cured in lower Hampton on the even
ing Of the 14th, accompanied by heavy
rain, and injuring field crops seriously
over % limited area.
The winds Of the week were gener.
ally light.
The sunshine varied greatly oveI
different sections, the estimated per
centage Of the possible ranged from
20 to 90 with ar average of 60 which
is somewhat below q normal amour
for this season. This deficiency In Gun
shine was apparently favorable on fel,
crops.
There is great diversity in the ton
OF the reports for the week, the cor
respondents being about equally divide
J In calling the week favorable or a.
unfavorable one. AS o general rul
: the best reports como from the west
ern portions Of the State where
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-08-24
NO.s IA.
NEWMAN ON TEMPERANCE.
Fcrsonal Example and SelfDeniaI
the Solution of the Liquor Qucs-
Iinn.

The New York State Temperance
Society celebrated its anniversary Mt
Saratoga few days ago.
Bishop John =. Newman, of tho
Method t church. delivered n dis
course on Tho Waste OF Intemper.
ance. He said that while the United
States would be the purest, happiest
ana richest nation on the face OF the
! globe, yet the waste Of material, men
sal and moral power, through the un-
Wise and inOrdinato use OF wine and
liq9or was tremendous, He cited a
multitude Of facts and figures in proof
Of this view Of the subject These
statistics show that while twenty lead
ing necessaries Of life, including
articles OF food, clothing and transpor5
IatlOn, cost the people OF this country
annually billion dollars, in the manu-
iacture or preparation of which there
are employed 3Ii 600 persons. whose
aggregate wages amount to $I6i. .ONO,
oOO yet the liquor bill OF the nation
equaiied the same grand total-a
piIlloh Qollars-this traffic requiring
the employment Of 5000 persons. who
receive over $4,000, 600. The statis.
tlclhns, he SAID, estimated that whiio
the churches OF all denominations in
TINS country cost for all purposes only
-" j,OOO, ,OOO the drink habit, iucludinT
th" expenses and results, such as
c" me and pauporism, amounted to tho
colossal sum Of 81 500, O0O. geo, n ratio of
twelve to onc-$l2 for drink and 81
for religion,
me bishop, in considering the eradi-
caIloh ui the evil counSellcd wisdom
ana moderation instead of incOnsid
Grafton. There were three concns.
slons, he said, which the temperance ad
VOcatcS were bound IN max no.,,nI,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-08-24

"A conntryman who had lost his
fifo asked an editor to write her
obituary. Gentle and lovable, was
Ihe?" asked the editor. "Wcl to'-
lble-'ceptin' when she waz riled."
What was her age?' 'Shc never
lid tell it. All | know is, she waz
purity lively fer her age"
"A new use has been discovered for
hops, namely, the curing OF bacon. 1t
10 found that a sprinkling OF hops in the
brine when bacon and hams are put
ih pickle adds greatly to the flavor Of
10th, and enables them to be kept an
Indefinite period.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-08-24

-Advices from the far East say that
Mayon volcano, situated in the extreme
south Of the Philippine Island of Luzon,
in the province Of Albay, 2,73l metres
above the sea level. has been in yioiynt
eruption since June 2G. The towns OF
Libon, Bacacy and Malipot are threat.
ened with destruction. Fiity-six
bodies have been recovered, but tie
fate Is unknown OF the people living ON
the sides and at the foot Of the noun
tain, where the loss OF life has prob
ably been very heavy.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-08-24

Some idea OF the vast extent of the
surface OF the eIrth may be obtained
when 1T 's noted that IL a lofty church
steeple ts assembled, amp the landscape
Visible from 1t looked at, 100000 such
landscapes must be viewed In order
that the whole earth may be seen.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-18

2-8-lm
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-18
Dsafn.ss caunos De cured

by local application 8, as they canno
reach the diseased portion of the cart
There is only one way to cure deaf
ness, and that is by constitutional
remedies. Deafness is caused by an
inflamed condition of the mucous lin
ing Of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube gets infamed you have d
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing
and when it is entirely closed deaf
ness is the result, and unless the in
hammatlon can he taken ont and this
tube restored to its normal condition.
hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases ont Of ten are caused by
catarrh, which is nothing but an
inhamed condition Of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case Of Deafness Caused b..
catarrh) that cannot be cured by Hall
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars.
tree.
FL. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-18
Interesting Figures.

The New York World of the 18th
makes an interesting estimate Of the
number Of people who will come to
Nevada to witness the big fight and
the amount of money they will spend.
1t says:
Despite the distance and the
difficulty and the cost Of getting to
Carson. it now looks as il. the biggest
crowd that ever gathered to see~a
prize fight will assemble at Nevada's
capital. The World has received a
careful estimate from the largest
cities in the United States % to the
numbers that will leave each city.
They show that 9266 persons will
probably 60 to the fight. This does
not include the detached groups that
will 60 from smaller cities nor the
crowd that will pour into Carson
from the small towns of Nevada and
from the mining camps Of the ad-
joining States.
This crowd represents an expendi-
ture Of many thousands OF dollars.
For example, the 200 from New York
City will spend at the. lowest posi-
bic estimate 1915 each, or a total of
$500. In addition to this the oil
who will go from Baltimore, Boston,
Buffalo, Philadelphia, Nwark and
Washington will be under tho same
expense as the New Yorkers, and will
spend s8O25. A slight idea of the
money that will be spent ON this fight
can be formed by putting the crowd
at 10000 which ls low estimate, and
making the average expenditure $50.
At these figures S9U. 1000 will be ex-
pended.
The estimated. crowd from each of
the large cities is as follows: Balti-
more ~, Chicago 400. Cleveland 6O,
Dallas 81. Columbus 30, Philadelphia
~, Indianapolis ~. Buffalo 70, st.
Joseph tMo.) 70, Pittsburg $50. New
ark IN. j. 6, San Diego 200, New
York 2OO, Cincinnati 40, st. Louis 100,
Omaha 400, Deadwood 200, Louis
vile ~ Boston 80, Nashville 5,
Detroit ~, New Orleans 80, San
Francisco 5OOO, Denver lO0, ySioux
City 100, Sacramento 1900, nansas
City 100, Salt Lake 100, Washington
20.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-18
lcoNrINUEo HsDu 3a;)Io pA1s

tate the giving of bonds. Judiciary
Committee.
A B 62-Trembath-Act relative to
advertising county bonds Judiciary.
A B 63-Stoddard-Act to provide
for the purity OF election. Elections.
A b 64-Benton-Act providing
for appointment Of Notaries Public.
Judiciary.
A. B 65-Benton-Act to restric t
use OF poison. Internal Improve
ments. -. b.
A b 66--Hardesty-Act to provide
revenue for State. Ways and M cans
a b 67-Allen-To provide for
levying tax on incomes. Ways and
Means.
Recess until o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Assembly called to order by Speak
or Allen.
Quorum present.
A B 35 Hodgkinson-Act to pre-
vent spread of contagious diseases.
Lost IL to 10.
A B 39-OGver-Protection of fish
in Washoe Lake. Passed l6 to IA.
A b 26- Anen-Act licensing sale
OF cigarettes. Passed 20 to 8.
Woman Suffrage Bill-Refused to
agree on amendment to Constitution
to strike out word @male" by vote Of
10 to Is.
Adjourned.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-18
Rroke Tho Record .

4 special train, chartered by H. j.
|yham, General Manager of the
I'd Creek Mining Company, made
run from Chicago to Denver, 1925
es, in 10 hours and SO minutes
run was over the Chicago, Bur-
Rton g. Quincy and Burlington q.
ssouri railroads and beats all pre-
ps long distance records. The up.
run from Akron, COL, to Denver,
miles, was made in 124 minutes.
Mayhan made the run to reach the
side Of his dying son, William b.
arrived in Denver too late to zee
boy alive. The young man was q
g old and was secretary Of tho
Them Investment Company Of
ver.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-18
a HousehoId Nsoe..,tx.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the
most wonderful medical discovery OF
the age, pleasant and refreshing to
the taste, act gently and positively
on kidneys, liver and bowels, cleans
ing the entire system, dispel colds,
cure headache, fever, habitual con-
Atipation ard biGousness. Please
buy and try box Of @. G. G. today;
10. %. 80 centa. Sold and guaranteed
tocure by all druggists.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-18
Notice ~ Meeting.

A nesting Of the Salmon River
Mining and Smelling Co. will be held
at AZ North Main Street Butte City,
Montana, for the purpose OF electiDg
officers for the term OF one year,
RI. @. GRAHL1Na,
Secretary OF Salmon River Mining
and Smelling Co., Al N. Main 81.
Butte City, Montana.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-18
sALMAGiNnl

Every teamster should have Trib. ="
Sam McMuHen is down from Deeth.
BE reports plenty Of snow in that
.ction.
Clothing cleaned. repaired and
,ressed by Q. 8. Chase, Elko,
Nevada. y
Great bargains in boys suits. over
pats, hats, caps, etc. for the next two
reeks at Alexanders '
Corbett Is in Carson and great is
be JOY of the Carsonites. He lodged
be kodac flends at the train and
ent at once to tho Arlington House.
Good Ior man, good for horse, Trib
enetrates and cures bruises, sprains
nd swellings. Trib does not blister
The Woman's Guild will give a sale
the afternoon of February 9th
ad a play entitled @Ehe Miller's
laughter" IN the evening. y
Attention is called to the notice ct
betting of TIE Salmon River Mining
nd Smelling Company in another
bIumn.
Dave Casper has Just received y
ew lot of samples Of Fall and
Inter Clothing which will be made
order from $3.50 up.
DR.. G. F. Moore. Dentist. Eiko
rown and bridge work Teeth with
bit plates. Office at residence.
Keep your eye on McAfee's bill to
kgulate the salaries of Elko county's
beers. We will publish the change
the present law as soon as we learn
hat it is.
CAsCARETs stimulate liver. kidneys
hd bowels. Never slcken, weaken
grippe, 10c.
carson and Reno are making faces
each other again. These children
the State should learn better man
PRS. Carson gets the prize-fight
kd Reno gobbles the appropriations.
thy shouldn't both be happy?
HCharles Theodore Jansen, late chief
ok at the Palace Hotel, Santa Fee,
ew Mexico. desires situation. He
IS had years of experience. Apply
this Office.
AL the material used in the con-
auction Of the trocha on the island
Cuba, the armor plate, corrugated'
pc roof, every roll Of barbed wire
sery plank, beam, rafter and girder
ery nail that enters into the con-
fuction, was sent from the United
lates,
While you arc looking for change
the weather. examine tho latest
tterns in wall paper at the Postof-
.. AL goods first class and at the
vest living prices. Call in and ex-
nine my stock. No trouble to show
ods. 1. N. SHERwood.
Es learn from Mr.. r. G. McC lellan
% came down from Gold Greek
terday that seventeen men passed
Pfei Monday morning on their way
Elko and that two Of them reach
I'll i,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-18

Attention n. L. Cowles, Alvin Moore.
II the above named gentlemen. ad.
dresses unknown, will communicate
with P. 8. Triplett, Gold Creek, Elko
Co., New, they will learn something
to their interest. 1y.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-18
For Sale.

The old and well established bust
ness OF General Merchandise known
rs Arnheim's. Stock, fixtures and
real estate IL desired.
Address,
A. AENBE;H,
2-8-lm Carlin' Nevada
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-18
Lost.

Ono two-year-old heifer, white with
red spots on the head and neck, and
branded with q bar X on the left
ribs. Underbit in left ear.
Anyone finding tho above will
please notify George NJ. Clayton,
Elko, Nevada. I'm
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-18

Trib is clean; it's odor pleas ant;
mild yet powerful; fulfills all promis-
es. AS iniment, Trib is supreme
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-18

WHEN bilious or costive, eat a
Cascarct, candy cathartic, euro guar.
anteed, 10c, 25c.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1897-02-18
Don't Tobacco spit aud sm.ke Your
Life A way.

Ii you want to quit tobacco using
easily and forever, be made well,
strong. magnetic, full Of new life and
igor, take No-To. BAG, the wonder
worker that makes weak mon strong,
Many gain ten pounds in ten days.
Over 400, 900 cured. Buy No To Bac
from your own druggist, who will
guarantee a cure. Booklet and sample
mailed free. Ad. Sterling Remedy
Co., Chicago or New York.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-05

ing under the board, and could no more
eat than if 1 was gagged and hand
cuffed He sends the stuff to the house
and we never get it all closed out much
before Christmas"
Does he treat all his men that way?''
Couldn't afford it. He has hundreds
of them you know. But me and him
had what he calls an escapade a good
many years ago. You know, / was
coachman for old Grinder. He had a.
daughter, the prettiest woman in the
state and with spirit enough to lead an.
army. My present boss fell in love with
her and she with him. Grinder fairly
kicked the roof off the house and told
me to do the same with the young
| boss if ! ever caught him on the prem
Uses But, to begin with, I'd do any
thing on earth for my young mistress.
Then l was in love with her maid, and
she told me mighty plain that if | took
sides with old Grinder against his
daughter I'd have to go away from
] home TO do my courtin'- 1t was q
warm Thanksgiving day when the
/ young folks planned to elope. The mis-
/ tress wanted me to drive them, but L
/ told her, in a meanin' way like, that L
| better drive the old gentleman when he
1 took up the chase. She saw the point
and told me not to hurt him seriously.
Sure enough, when Grinder heard
the girl had slipped away after dinner,
he was a cyclone. Away We went in a
light buggy with fast horse On the
creek-bottOm road 1 managed an up
set and dragged him through slush and
mud for quarter of a mile. He was
mad enough to murder some one, but
he was too proud to own he was beaten,
so he forgaVe the young folks and set
the boss up in business"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-05

the strain on the traction rope and the
less the strain on the supporting
cables. All this will be carefully esti-
mated in grading the ropes.
Where extra strain is laid upon the
wire ropes they are supported by what
are termed rail stations" which cor
sist 81 a series of bents. supporting
rails which overlie the track cables, and
save the latter from undue wear at
these points.
The miners who trust themselves and
their goods 70 this SLENDER looking
road can feel assured that they are not
being made use OF in scientific expert
ments, for the Wire road has been
satisfactorily tested in connection with
the carrying of freight in various parts
Of the world Visitors to the Worlds
Fair were greatly interested in the
working of a section of wire road that
was placed on exhibition by the firm
that is to construct the aerial tram
way over Chilkoot Pass, The Trenton
Iron company. The most complete
road of this description in the world,
and one that approaches as nearly as
possible to the one that viii be erected
across the Chilkoot Pass, is that now
used to carry freight and war ma
terial from the docks to the famous
elevated fortress of the British, the
Rock Of Gibraltar.
This line is 2,200 feet long, has a YER
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-05
y: d THROUGH TIE AIR D IHE ELOND|EE REGIONS. K

teal ascent OF 1900 feet, and the two
cars employed each carry loads of 1000
pounds. The motive power is supplied
by an engine at the lower terminal, and
the cars are run at sped of $50 feet
per minute. There are six intermediate
supports. the last span from a rock
bluff to the town being carried over a.
clear stretchlof /, $50 feet.
Another line now being built for the
Compagnie Haiteienne of the Island of
Hayti, Cor the transportation of log
wood, has a total length of Is miles.
Another interesting line that has just
been built is being operated by the Sill
yer Lake Mining company of Colorado.
Starting out from a terminal point, the
line ascends a mountain slope for a
short distance, and rounding the crest
of the mountain, pitches down at the
opposite in spans that are the long
est in the world, one being 1900 feet,
or nearly half a mile in the clear.
Practical experience has shown that
there is no objection to the length of
the span of these wirer roads. providing
there is nothing to interfere with the
proper detection of the cables. AT Co
wingo, Nd, a roadway crosses the Sus-
quehanna river in two spans of LOO
feet each, the central support being 100
feet high. and located on an island
This possibility of stretching the road
for half mile without support is what