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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-08-24
THE WHEELS OF HEALTH.

There Is no better exercise for a young
woman in thoroughly good health than
bicycling. On the contrary, If she ,uffers
from weakness or disease of the distinctly
feminine organs, If she rides, at all, such
exercise should be very sparingly INDUCED
In. Women are peculiarly constituted and
their general health is peculiarly dependent
upon the health of the specially feminine
organism.
1t Is the health of these delicate and I'm
portant parts that makes the wheels of
general health go round" Their strength
and vigor are as important to a woman as a
handspring to a watch, or a sprocket and
chain to a bicycle. DIR. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription Is the best Of all medicines for
delicate women. 1t makes them strong
where they most need strength. Taken
during the Interesting interval" 1t ban
ishes the usual squeamishnees and makes
baby'3 admission to the world easy and al
most painless. 1t fits a woman for In. door
work and outdoor sports. Honest druggists
don't advise substitutes.
al cannot say enough in praise of DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription as It has undoubtedly saved
my life" writes Mrs. Floi ence Hunter, of Coriey,
Logan Co, Ark. ~ miscarHed four times; could
get no medicine to do me any good. tn, the
'Favorite Ptesci lption' and after taking S ,ral
bottles, I made my husband n present a
hne girl. think 1t Is the best medicine IN
the world"
A man or woman who neglects constipa-
tion suffers from slow pois, ling. Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure constipa-
tion. One little "Pellet" Is a gentle laxa-
tive, and two a mild cathartic. All medt
cine dealers. .
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-08-24
A STORY OF BULL RUN.
Two Women Spies In Washington
Revealed the Federal Plans for the
Battle OF Manassas to the Confed-
crate Commander,

Two women spies In Washington
Revealed the Federal Plans for the
Battle OF Manassas to the Confed.
crate Commander.
The battle of Bull Run, as it is
known in history, calle,l Manassas by
the South, was fought in July, 1861. Ii
was planned and won by Bcaurcgard.
1t was the greatest victory gained by
the Confcdc,atcs in the entire war.
Yet there was a time in the midst of
it when the Southern commanders
heart "failcd" him {; when he "felt as
though all was lost" and when he
wished che had fallen in battle" before.
These revelations arc made in a per-
sonal letter of Bcaurcgard, written to
Miss Augusta j. Evans, of Mobile.
The letter has come into the possession
OF the war department, but has not
been made public until now.
Perhaps more interesting than the
admitted fact that victory was snatchcd
from defeat is General Bcaur eyard,s
statement that two women in Wash
ington, whom he names, BETRAYED the
plans in detail of the Federal army and
enabled him to choose his position and
make his arrangements to give battle.
The failure of his own orders, not any
mistake in the betrayal, jcopardizcd
temporarily the result.
General Bcaurcgard scnt an account
of the battle to Miss Evans, intlo,ino
with it a personal letter. Ito wrote as
follows:
Miss Augusta j. Evans, Mobile
L beg to thank you for your letter of
the 18th inst, and am at last able to
answer your inquiries by sending you
my reports of the battles of Bull Run
and Manassas-not copied, however, to
my satisfaction, but, for lear of further
delays, | send them as they are by the
Southern Express company.
The young lady referred to Miss
Duyal of Washington) brought, about
the 10th of July, 1861, to Fairfax
Court House, headquarters of General
Bonhain, the first message from Mrs.
Creenhow oi the intended positive adj
vance OF The enemy across the Potomac.
l then Immediately commenced making
my preparations to receive his medi-
tated attack, and j sent one of my aids
Colonel j. y. Presion--to communi-
cate the information received TO the
president, as well as my future opera
TONS On the night of the 18th Of july
| received by special messenger-a Mr..
Donnellan-tho second dispatch-in
cipher also-of Mrs. G., telling me
that the cnemy-55, 900 strong, | be-
lievc-would positively commence that
day his advance from Arlington
Heights and Alexandria on to Manas-
sas, via Fairfax Court House and Cen
terville. Early the next morning I
telegraphed that information to Presi-
dent Davis. About noon I roceiHaasf
his telegram to order General JohnstoAT
to join his forces with mine. BY fha4g
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-08-24

EVERYTHING RUNNING.-Gcneral
Logan vas n member OF Congress at
the breaking out of the war. When
he saw there was really going 10 be Il
fight, he seized a muskct, slipped out
of Washington, and walked all the
way TO Bull Run, where he arrived
just in time to have a hand in the FRAY.
The rout was complete, and the next
morning, a good deal out of breath,
he was back at the capital, telling some
of his fellow Congressman what he
had seen.
"Who gave you this account of the
fight?" asked member from Northern
New York, as he joined the group.
"Why, | was there myself" said
Logan.
The New Yorker was mystlficd, APP
parcntly he had not heard The news.
"You were there !" he exclaimed :;
"are The cars running2"
NO." said Logan, "the cars amt
running, but every other thing in the
State of Virginia is, as near as / could
make out"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-08-24
HE WENT 1T ALONE.
The Cheer Given by an Ola Soldier
That Touched Lees Heart.
Washington Pest.

Washington PC,t.
"Gcn. Robert T.. Lee once told me
of an ovation he received that touched
him more than amy demonstrate ever
made in his HONOR" said the venerable
Judge White of Virginia. "Followinr
closely on the surrender of the South
ern army, the commandcr-in-chief of
the COnfcdclacy went to pass n season
at the home of his friend, T.. II. Cooke.
who ran as the Populist candidate for
Governor against Col. O'Fcrrali. After
u few weeks of the most nospitablc and
elegant entertainments, Gen. Lee was
called to the presidency of the Wash
jngton and Lee u iversity. Bidding
his kind friends adicu, he started for
Lexington on horse back and alone.
lie had gone some miles and was pass
ing through n rather drca,y stretch of
wooded country, when he cspicd aplain
old countryman mounted on a sorry
nag coming toward him. AS they
passed each other they bowed, as is the
fashion South when strangers meet i'm
out-of-thc. way places, but the old farm
or in the homcspun suit stared hard at
the soldicrly figure as tho gil not quite
certain of rcco y%nition. lie went his
way a little further, then turning his
horse around, cantcred back, and soon
came up with the General again.
"'l beg pardon, sir, but Is not this
Gen. Robert Lee 2"
"'Gcs, | am Gen. Lee. Did | ever
meet you before, my friend p
"Thcn the old Confederate graspcd
the chicftain's hand and, with the tears
streaming down his face, said Gen.
Lee, do you mind if | cheer YOU p
The General assured him that he
didn't MUD, and there on that lone
some pincborlcrcd highway, with no
II else in sight, the old rebel veteran,
with swinging hat, lifted up his voice
in three ringing rounds Of hurrahs for
the man that the Southland idolizcd.
Then both went their way without am
other word being spoken"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-08-24

EXPOSING POTATOES TO SUNLIGHT.
Potatoes that are to be kept for eat
Ing should not lie long on the surface
OF the ground exposed to the sun, for
II they are greened even slightly,
much OF the potato must be cut with
the peel or it will be bitter. The green
OF potato is a poison. Though the
green tops of potatoes will sometimes
be eaten by COWS, they will give the
bitter taste to the milk that Is m
times noticed in the fall. Cows win
not eat enough of them, ~however,7a
do themselves any injury. When the
green OF sunburned potatoes is cut
away 1T carries with it the bcsL part
OF the potato, as there is in nearly
everything more nutrition on the outer
surface OF vegetables than in those
less near to the sunlight. For seed
potatoes the greening by sunshine is
no disadvantage. 1t dries cut the
potato and makes the eyes push out
stronger than they would if not so
dried.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-08-24
MONUMENT TO THE WOMEN.
An Appeal to the Veterans to Show
their Gratitude to tho Women of
the Southern Cohfederacy.

COMRADES: / submit this TO your
favorable consideration, and ] ask you
TO remember that the surviving cx-
~Confederatcs arc rapidly passing away.
Death thlnS our ranks each year; SION
there will be one of us left to trans
mt to coming generations the deeds of
that noble nand of heroic women who
from 1861 to 1865 did so much to aid
our cause and theirs. In that immor-
tai band are that would be an
ornament to the page Of any history,
whether of ancient or modern times.
There are women in it whom any
country, from the creation of the world
down to the present day, would be
proud to own as citizens.
Coinradc:, other people have hon
orcd their illustrious women, and have
shown their gratitude to them by erect
ing monuments in their honor. Are
we less grateful to our women than
they we're to theirs? Let us erect a
monument TO them ere it is too late
before the last survivors of the Con-
fcderatc army shall have obeycd the
memorable summons, and shall have
aSScu over INC dark river
Never to return
a monument that will transmit to Dos
terity the noble deeds of those heroic
women more cloqucntly than mortal
language can describe, and chat will be
more enduring than it is.
Comrades, the achievements of those
women are 81 bright as to cause the
actions of Joan of Arc to pale into in
significance beside them. Remember,
it was from the hands of those women
that the necessary medicine was ad-
mustered Gin mony cascs) TO our sick
soldiers; Whose fingers sklllfully often
dressed the wounds of the Confeder-
atcs; whose voices chcrrcd with COM
1orting words many Il dying soldier in
his journey TO ''that unknown land:n
who's hands soothcd them on beds of
sickness or death; wiped away the
cold, clammy pcrspiration from the
brows of the dying; whose voices went
up to Heaven in prayers for their
saicly ana preservation from all the
dangers OF war, and for souls in the
hour of death; whose hearts wcll-nirh
broke in unuttcrablc anguish of spirit
at inc loss OF their loved OncS-if it
were not the hearts of Southern wo-
n'cn, whose voices and hands tcndcrlv
and lovingly nurscd the sick and
wounded, cheering them with loving
words on beds of sickness or death, if
theirs did not 2 Ought we not to be
grateful TO them for all these things?
Comrades, whatever may be II
faults, let not ingratitude be one of
them. Let the survivors of the Com
federate army-the grandcst and most
heroic one of modern times-show the
world that we are grateful to those wo-
men by erecting in the near future a
monument that. will tell to generations
yet 70 come their deeds-ono that will
proclaim them better than tongue or
pen. JEFF r.. RUFFIN.
Ex-Mcmbcr Rockbridgc Artillery.
Chesterfield Co., Va., July 20, 1897.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-08-24

Wet umbrellas should be put to
dry with their handles down, allowing
the moisture to dry off evenly. II the
handle be up, the water will drip down
into the thickened lart at the top, aud
WIN take so long TO dry that the cloth
VIII be rotted. Umbrellas should not
oe rolled up while they are wet, and
1T Is better to let them be unrClled
while they are in the house. silk
umbrella should never be opcneL out
to dry, as the stretching OF the wet
SILK makes it liable to crack. When q
ferule is lest, il should be replaced.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-08-24
WHEN MONEY IS CLOSE

You want to save doctor bills then
for you want the Best, Surest and
Quickest Remedy for all pains, such as
rheumatism, Neuralgia, Headache,
T~oothache, Cuts, Bruises, Burns,
Sprains, Stilf Joints, etc. Rice's Goose
Grcase Liniment cures all these at
once. 1t also relieves Group, Colds,
Coughs and Pains in chest and sides at
once. Always sold under a guarantee
by all druggists and general stores.
Made by Goose Grease Liniment Co.,
Greensboro, N. 9.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-08-24

Not long ago great numbers of
A~ustralia's huge army of unemployed
we're attracted by stories of fabulous
gold panning at Papua, in New Guina.
Their ranks have been thinned by MUIR
der, starvation and fatal swamp fevers.
10 make matters worse, every native
VINO helped a white man was marked
Tor the t~omahawk. Finally the whites
were raided at night and put to death
with ~tomahawks. The Government
has sent military police to surround
the natives and shoot, if necessary.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-08-24

Everybody about Nashville is &C.
quaintcd with "Unclc Bob," the ven
cradle colored foreman on the Belle
Meade Stock Farm. IIc has been for
seventy years the most faithful of ser
wants. During the wal he was shot by
Federal soldiers for resisting the arrest
of his master, Gen. Harding. His
are those of a stately, old
fashioned gentleman. When Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland were in Nash
vile a few years ago, they were The
guests of Gen. VIM. H. Jackson, the
present I'M of the Belle Meade cs-
tate. AS II matter of course, the fine
horses were brought out for the great
lady 10 admire. Her fancy was cspe-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-08-24

"A burglar in Germany passing
through room whore a boy lay in bed,
to him that n was the devil.
anu having thus frightened uhim, as he
BATTERED bimse.f, into Il condition of
silence and imlnobility, vent his way
a ter the silver. Butsthe boy, who was
q religious c~halacter, presently said to
himself: II should kill the devil
there would be no more SIM, and creep
ing to where his fathers gun Law, took
1T and shot the burglar. He now be-
lieves that the devil is dead.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-08-24

cially taken by "Iroquois"-said to be
the handsomest horse in the world
and she exclaimed "Isn't he proud I"
Lifting his hat with the finest cour-
tesy imaginable, Uncle Bob ,cplicd:
"Madam, he knows who's looking ut
him." Was there ever Il more delicate
compliment ?-NUShciUe 1drOcUte.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-08-24

? P. m. 49, a m.
TYntus 0 and 10 carry elsaant Pulimzv
stepping oars betweon Colombia and Ashevtl!o
aatt.
Treins lonv3 Spurtanbprs. A. 8 G, div4s,on.
S2rthRound, go 6. IA. 8;s .. m, DIS D. N.
b,i6 p. N, II M q. m, Nestibulo HirnitedS
Traias le9ra qreenpille, a. and e.. diviaoH
P2rth5ound 9;t6 q. m. ash p, m, nd 5 80 p. m.
lYeettbuled Ldrnited) southbomi /, 20 O. M
dS ,. ~ 1919 p. m. tVsstibuled LimitGdI-
Pullman Service.
@ sleeping oars On Trains 90 nu
A. and o. division.
JIM CULP
mdepk, TrsiAo MG'r
D.. q WSlh!uEton, d
8. Fl. X tEDfTlCR,
& Ao't sn- Pera. AS'a
~ q Atlantic, Gr
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-08-24

Out Price

On Pianos, Organs and Sewing M% hines, We
dr'vc our business these hard times by s Ing at Cut
Prices. We don't sit down and croak abo,; tLc scorctv
OF money like the old fossils who let pu, ,lasers pass
on when they won't pay them great long y ,its, If Won
want to purchase a Piano or an Organ cone and see
us and we will sell you. We have on haf. the Iorocst
and best selected stock of Pianos in the S. tc, incJudno
some OF the best makes on the market, and We are uoin@9
TO sell them, We guarantee our prices 10 be lower
than any other reliable dealer will make, Gar forms fnr
time purchasers are easy. Only a small G IN payment
required and we make the sailing smooth For
Spot Cash Buyers we will say, you can b V Piano or
Organ chcapc from us than from any co .c,n in tho
business. We keep constantly on hand Il full stock
OF small Instruments, consisting Of ca; IS, Banios,
Au'oharps, V;oHns, &c, Ais, the various
parts, strings and supplies for same. W. are SELLING
Sewing Machines at ridiculousIy low pli cs. If vo1
want one, Just intimate it, and you will be surprised how
low you can buy one. Our stock of sheet music, both
vocal and instrumental is kept full, and you can get any
u 'he popular ana uP-to-date songs and music at any
lme. Yours truly,
EXA MhED DnAc ~ ~
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-08-24

-Zoologists say that all k.own
species OF wild animals are gradn ,lly
diminishing In size.
Tho Massachusetts, census show
that the women outnumber the men
by more than 10000.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-08-24
THE PRoHIBIrIoNSTs.
Will Ask the Legislature to Abolish
the D~ispcnSary


The prohibitionists are going to
make an active anvass to secure the
repeal of the dispensary law at the
next meeting OF the Legislature and
substitute prohibition in its stead.
The executive committee has issued
the following circular letter which
"ill be distributed generally in the
various counties:
COLUMBIA, S. c., Aug. II, 1897.
Dear Sir: The executive committee,
after Il careful survey Of the condi-
tions existing in our State, regard it
a favorable opportunity to urge the
claims OF prohibition to the attention
OF our people.
The existing system, inaugurated in
direct opposition to the expressed will
Of the majority, having utterly failed
to meet the expectations OF its friends,
and proven successful as a promoter
Of lawlessness, fraud and crime, has
sealed its W doom, and the next
Legislature will be called upon to deal
with the problem.
1t seems to us that it is our duty to
make immediate and earnest elfo: It to
concentrate what VIC believe to be the
sentiment OF q large majority Of our
people.
1t is evident to us that the friends Of
the liquor traffic are taking the most
active and aggressive measures to pre-
occupy the field thrown open by the re-
cent ~dispensary administration al 4 the
decisions with reference thereto, and
If we are to hope for any Improvement
in the conditions which confront us, we
must be up and doing in the cause
which we believe to be the cause of
right and of God.
We have therefore determined to
send out petitions to be signed by the
voters OF every precinct who favor our
views, asking the general assembly for
such Legislation as is needed to pre-
vent the terrible evils foreshadowed by
the continuance OF the sale Of liquor
for beverage purposes.
We would suggest that wherever it
Is posslole to 40 so, public meetings
should be called and addresses on the
subject Of temperance and prohibition
made by the best speakers available.
we confidently nsk your active
personal cooperation in securing
ame to these petitions. Please send
a list OF such friends as will assist in
the work OF securing additional sigma
lures.
Respectfully,
l.. d. CHILDS,
Chairman State Pro. Ex. Committee.
THOMAS j. LA MONTE, Secretary.
The following is the petition being
circulated: Q
The undersigned, voters of ---
south Carolina, believing that the CON
t~inuance Of the sale Of alcoholic liquors
as a beverage within this State under
Tue sanction Of its laws, is the source
OF most OF the pauperism, misery, and
crime which exists, a positive him
drancc to all material and industrial
prosperity and a foe to morality and
religion would respectfully petition
the general assembly at it's next ses-
sion to enact such legislation rs will
prohibit the manufacture and sale of
Intoxicating liquors as n beverage.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-08-24

The still-unsatisfed longing for
DIcyales was %strIkingly illustrated in
Maine, a man advertised in the local
papers to exchange u bicycle for u
buggy. When he arose the next morn
lag he found the whole dooryard filled
with vehicles Of al kinds, from doc
tors gigs to farm wagons, brought
there by the prospect OF securing a
bike.
"A proclamation has been issued
by n Governor of Texas calling a con
v%ention at Hockpors. August % and %.
1897, for the purpose of considering
the important subject Of opening to
navigation the cham OF bays, lakes and
payous along the gulf coast, from the
ltlo Grande to the Mississippi and the
mouths Of tn. tributary rivers. and
devislng ways and means for it's accom-
plishment.
All the chickens IN the western
part OF French Guiana are PERFECTLY
white. 1t Is impossible to find one
with a colored feather.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-08-24

Close connection at Greenwood for all
points on s.. A. l.. nd G.. &G Railwav cd
at Spartanburg viii Southern RaiNy8y'
For informationelativc O Iickets, rates
schedules, etc adress
W. }. CRAIG, Go. Pass 'ent, Angus
Ia, Ga. NN"'
r n. Moth, StA sA1gnsta, Ga
Gen. Agent, Greenvtce;S. W
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work was highly praised by his fellow

These things are slightly changed now.
Buiger has never been an ardent fusionist
He has opposed the efforts of some of the
men in the Peoples party to coaIesoe 1t
into Democracy, or fusionism, or anything
or the sort. He was anti-fusion at the
time when the Fawcett boom emerged. fun
orbed. upon the political horizon at Ia
coma He was feminist" fusion when the
Ellenshurg convention was held. though
he loyalty supported the fusion ticket and
worked for IL from Rogers down.
Councilman John Hartman and Council
man Buiger. both Populists. guard the
destinies of the lighting Fifth in the coun-
ell. Hartman's course in party politics IN
MS ward can be characterized as anti
Bulger. while Bulger's conduct was anti
Hartman. During the innumerable fra
cases OF the clans IN the Fifth each side
has had Its day Of triumph.
Al present the friends OF Councilman
Hartman are endeavorlng TO retire Mr.
Bulger, and have arranged so that c. f.
Owens, tawny-headed Populist, shall be
nominated at the mass convention tomor-
row night. But Mr.. Buyers friends are
up 10 trick or two, and they claim that
victory IS IN sight. At any rate, the spec
tators, If any are allowed. are assured OF
seeing a lively scrap.
In the other wards little interest is being
taken in the conventions. The Populists
claim 10 have registered enough voters
before Judge Kean shut the people or, to
carry the election. Ii is probable. how
ever, that in the Republican wards the
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MOURNED AS DEAD.
.. HERBERT LYON returns TO ms
FAMILY AT SPOKANE
sfx Nosfhs Ago He Myst~vfsusfy DIS
nppeared-The Time Blank 10
Hfm-Heeoveys Ms senses In saib-
fsrnfa. bss sinks Down ON = Bed
- Stekaess.
ep.e..l 70 me post-rntel.igencer.

gpoEANE- March Al Herbert Lyon.
saanaxey Of the Lyon Steamboat Company.
operating two steamers on Lake Occur
dsAlene. who raysfsrioussy disappeared
about six months ago. returned 20 Spokane
today 20 his parents, wife and Two chil-
drer. who had long nsogrned him as dead
He says he has no recollection OF what &C.
CURED from the time % his 6isappezTanes
Until he came 80 his senses In little
town IN Southern California.
The realization Of what the shock OF his
dissppearance must have beer 10 his
Parents and family in connection with his
own weak state. brought on an iIipess, and
Re was unable % leave there until a few
days age. He seems In good health and.
after a short stay here. will resume his
duties on the lake
In addition to managing che line he per-
sonally acted as captain OF one OF the
boats. working many weeks az time with
less than four hours sleep day. Being
Of a delicate constitution the work proved
TOO much for him. resulting Ia loss OF
memory.
The police authorities at the time Of his
disappesrance. spent much time searching
for a trace Of him without avail. and the
family had almost given him up FOR dead.
when letter came from California.
His father. james Lyon n a well-known
Spokane resident. and a. present is con-
dacting a private school. Lyons wife and
children have been living ar MS fathers
house here since he disappeared.
Lyon broke down previously when study
Ing medicine at the Indiana medical coll
lege. and came West ard engaged in the
steamboat business