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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-06-15
Summer Excursion Rates.

Effective at once, the Charleston and
Western Carolina Railroad will sell
Summer Excursion tickets, limited for
return passage to October 31st, to
G~reenyille, $. O., Spartanburg, S. Ca
Harris Lithia Springs, s. O., Glenn
Springs, 8. O., Ashevilie, N. O., Heb
dersonville,, N. O., Flat Book, N. g.,
Tryon, N. O., Saluda, a.. O., and jail
Mountain Resorts.
Fast and convenient schedules guar
autped win fsfa ronfe
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-06-15
Power Alliance.

The Power Alliance will meet on
next fourth Saturday evening at 4
o'clock. All members are requested
to be present, as business Of impor-
lance is to be transacted.
G. p. WOODS,
President.
w. S. POWER, Sec'y.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-06-15
WISE EN- KNOW

1t is folly to build upon a poor
foundation, either in architecture or
in health. A foundation of sand is
insecure, and to deaden symptoms
by narcotics or nerve compounds is
equally dangerous and deceptive.
The true way to build up health is
to make your blood pure, rich and
nourishing by taking Hoods Sar-
saparilla.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-06-15
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO,

STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO,
LUCUS COUNTY.
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that
he Is the senior partner of the firm of
F. j. CHENEY & Co., doing business in
the City of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid and that the said firm will
pay the SUN OF ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of
Catarrh hat cannot be cured by the
use Of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 9th day of De-
cember, A. d. 1896.
~ Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
ternally and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system
Send for testimonials, free.
+. j. CHENEY e CO.,
Toledo, O.
100 Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-06-15
The Big Store.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL

AND RETAIL
The Cheapest Furniture and Music
House In North or South Oarolins.
1t advertises straight from the shout
der. No sensational verbalinRs. No
other Reinforcement but the simple,
keen-edged truth.
Look through the store or write for
prices. Goods delivered to any Rail
road town within 100 miles OF Clinton.
THE BIG STORE,
Terms-Cash or Credit.
Mar. 10, 97-8m Clinton, s.. O.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-06-15

JChnS0n'S Chill and Fee
yer T0GiC is a ONE=DAY
Care. 1t cures the most
stubborn case of Fever i'm
81 Hours.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-06-15

When a person is losing fish
and wasting away there is cause
for alarm. Nothing SO worries a
physician. Consumptives would
eve die if they could regain
their usual weight. In fact there
would be no consumption if there
was no wasting of the system. The
cause Of this loss Of flesh is a fail
ure to properly digest tie food
eaten. Nine-tenths Of all our dis
eases date back to some derange-
mcnt of the stomach.
The Shaker Digestive Cordial
will stop the wasting of the body.
1t acts by causing the food we eat
to be digested SO as to do good, for
undigested food does more harm
than good. The Cordial contains
already digested and is a digester
of food as well.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-06-15
Camp darlington.

A meeting of Camp Darlington U.
G. Twill be held at the Court lIouse,
Laurens on the 10th of June, inst, at
10 o'clock, a. m.
BY order,
b. w. BALL,
Commander.
b. w. LANFoRD, Adjutant.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-06-15

When she was q Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gavethem CastoiIa
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-06-15
TO Cure a Cold In One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quininr Tab
cts, All Druggists refund the money
If 1t fails to Cure. 25c.
Fol sale 10y the Laurens Drug Com
pany.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-06-15
Notice!

The regular Examination of applicants
for teachers county certificates will be
held at LsGrens on Friday and Saturday
10Th and 26th SfIme, beginning anime
lo'clocksA. NJ, Tet ali who nre interest
ed take notice ,a,d& goyeHn f~homselves
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-06-15

Every mother hates to make her
children take Castor Oil. LAXOL
is sweet Castor Oil.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-06-15

Winston You snake Of it: The correct arrangement,
~ '@rn p'1r"! IN - ,ra'. packet in the hands OF The
Treas. II tie VI, ,ru',l" INST and rcpo,;t % or
iA'"' 'r,tr'i, % whom y.'i may Iricr). who viii oucn
81 I'VNS, l"'N 1T 'H.I 'rp'u.pn To- those correct re.
iI', ~ 'hS order ie .c'Nci ono each OF our improv-
ci high &Tids I237 ~licyclc, Of latest model and
rn1'3ntccI iIoc irom all defects for one Wear fom
J"iy 1T We make this Unprecedented offer 10 intro.
V!L. 0NiIkE INTO new territory our famous SOLAR
"NI'ih - inely made, Silvcrraluminum guaranteed
'mrpicC", invaluable To merchants, students navel.
CT. tirSII's'' FARMERS. or house wives who insist ON
."i''hS absolutely CERTAIN time. We arc scllir. tlcm
Tor 60 each. Worth ut least S. 700 And to cIcb
plr|hl'f! "util July ISt is given opportunity 10 &c, !,
t,iSh Sr3dc 1927 Bicycle for nothing il with vour order
iCt enc Solar Watch, j. sent the correct ARRANGEMENT
OF The above sentence. Every community into which
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goes makes or company the talk of the town. and re-.
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with your arrangement OF the sentence YoI can end
~ TWO or more arrangements il with each arrange.
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readily dispose OF the extra watches At sron c,rh 70
your friends, and thus increase your opportunity or
getting a Bicycle. ''' u
SOLAR CYCLE ~ WATCH CO., :
W. '"rNc street. Philadelphia
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-06-15

Hoods Pills act easily and
promptly on the liver and bowels.
Cure sick headache.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-06-15

Now don't think we stole them,
for We didn't,-but we did buy
q large lot OF Tinwere for 26 per cent
less than manufacturers cost. Come
In and look and see our price.
8. NJ. g. e. III. Wilkes & Co.
Wilkes pays freight.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-06-15

We beg TO remind the ~ps}a&c that
we are repienishipg our<
Ing Shoes, Etc, and
d0oemeuts fa. caAAuA
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-06-15
NkYAN3gsNlatIiaHG

. III" sun sol IN the watch rs. It trust
worthy - IN" r"iEiDl"' accurate Il
cyclcrs, as friend Is; and. 4
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-06-15

SOLAR CYCLE ~ WATCH Co,
700 Market street, p~hilaJcInn,o
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-09-23
CABBAGE LOUISE

page grown LOT CABBAGE LOUISE.
transplanting. 1t also attacks turnips
and radishes to a greater or less eN-
tent. The winged viviparous female
is a greenish gray in color and is a sub
ject for illustration. Flight usually
takes place during very warm weather,
and it is not an uncommon sight with
us to see the air filed with them in Au-
gust. The complete life history of this
pest is still unknown. The same rem
edies suggested for the melon plant
louise can be used for this insect. They
congregate on the underside of the
leaves in great numbers, where they
can be reached to best advantage by q
spray directed with the bent brass eX.
tension.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-09-23
Harvesting Machines.

While plows and other agricultural
implements Of American manufacture
to a considerable amount in dollars
are exported to many foreign u
tries. the value of the American har-
vesting machinery exported is greater
than that of any Of them. American
harvesting machines, mowers, u
and binders, and So on, are used all
over the world, and in many countries
extensively. American machines, like
other American products, are copied by
foreign manufacturers, but the for
eigners are, of course, a year behind.
The American machine placed on the
market contemporaneously with the
foreign copy is likely to contain i'm
provements over the machine copied
from one of a year before, and it is
sure to have some touch of superiority
in detail or workmanship. American
harvesting machines are the best in the
world, the lightest, the strongest and
the best adapted to their uses.-New
= rJy C11n
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-09-23
NERVOUSNESS And INSOMNIA.
A PROMINENT FARMER OF KAN.
SAS FINDS a CURE.
From the OapitaL. 81. John. Kansas.

from UIe I0Ditut, SL. JONn. hd3LSnS.
Hearing that J. III. Detwiler, a prosper
Gus farmer who resides about three miles
east of st. John, Kan, had been using
DIR. Williams Pink Pills with marvellous
beneficial results. n reporter of the Kan
sas City Star called upon him for an in
terview regarding the matter. We found
Mr.. Detwiler Il tall and apparently well
preserved man of 20 years. He gave the
following. and with his consent to its
publication:
II had been troubled for several years
with extreme nervousness AT first it did
not prevent me from attending TO my
farm duties. About three years ago, how
ever, / began TO grow rapidly worse, then
my nights became sleepless, and / could
not sleep two hours in an entire night. /
became terribly afflicted too with indiges-
ton. j became alarmed at my condition
and consulted a physician. One doctor
told me the trouble was insomnia, and /
took his medicine for that. but without re-
lief. Another told me it was nervous
prOstration, but his medicine had no more
effect than the same amount OF water.
Finally, seeing DIR. Williams Pink Pills
advertised, and noticing particularly the
testimony of Il person who had been cured
by them of a very similar disease to mine,
i determined to try them. | called upon
our local druggist, Mr.. J.. Stivers, and
procured a supply. l began taking them,
and in a very short time my nervousness
was less severe. After / had given them
a thorough trial, | found myself entirely
cured. | can now lie down at night and
go to sleep without the slightest trouble.
Furthermore the cure has been perma-
nent, and | can recommend Pin Pills to
all who are afflicted as | was, for their
equal connot be found"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
pie are now given to the public as an un-
| failing blood builder and nerve restorer,
I curing all forms of weakness arising from
a watery condition of the blood or shat
tered nerves. The pills are sold by all
dealers, or will be sent post paid on re-
ceipt of price, 30 cents a box, or six boxes
for So 90 tthey are never sold in bulk or by
the 100, by addressing DR.. Williams
Medicine Co. Schenectady. \. Y.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-09-23
Keen Wood Under Cover.


The wood can be landed on a slight
elevation neal the shed Git sometimes
happens it must be wheeled 4 distance
of fifty yards or more). Stretch a wire
say $40 inch diameter, from the pile
into a window or door of the shed, and
haul tau to a beam with a small
tackle. Suspend a square basket or
rack made for the purpose with q pull
lev dashed to each end. Then, with a
small cord, Nos. 2 and 3, to draw back
and forth, attached to each ear of the
basket, a man inside, With a boy to
load the basket at the pile, can do
more than four men with wheelbar-
rows, and do it easier. The loaded
basket is simply thrown up over the
wire in the shed, and the wood falls
out. The inside maj then piles the
wood while the boy returns and fills
the basket. 1 take my own wood
through a second-story window in this
way. and find it to be a great saving
of labor over the old method.-Port-
land Transcript.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-09-23
"MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME"
The House Still Standing Where the
Famou Song Was Written.

The House St1ti where the
Famous Song Was Written.
The house is still standing zeal
BarGstown, Ky. where Stephen Col
Inns Foster wrote the world-famous
song, My Old Kentucky Home" 1t is
known as Federal Hill, the residence
Il century.
In the late sos, only five or six years
before his death, Foster. then living in
Pennsylvania. was invited by the Row
ans to pay an extended visit to Federal
Hill. On this visit his sister Eliza ac-
companied him, and the stay in old
Kentucky, as Foster often said, was
one of h most pleasant periods of his
life. Surrounded by all that was beau.
tiful, it was easy for the man who had
given expression to so many soul-stir-
ring Southern melodies-"Old Folks at
Home" ''Massa's in the Cold Ground"
etc.-to compose the tribute to the man.
sion of the Blue Grass that will endure
as long as Kentucky car produce Il SIN
gle voice capable Of humming its sweet
AotCS. IL IL uOuDllcSS DlODdDIc lIdI
Foster composed the three verses of
My Old Kentucky Home" in quite as
many days, and gave a fitting musical
expression to the words employed as
rapidly as his pencil dropped the lines.
He was inspired alike by the beautiful
sunshine of the mornings and the vel
low moonlight of the nights that fell
upon Federal Hill, by the waving gold
en- grain, the hush of the corn. the ne
groes performing their duties, the lazy
little darkies in the cabins, and finally
by the warblings of the hooking bird,
the thrush's mellow song and the fife
like notes of the Kentucky cardinal,
made world renowned by James Lane
Allen: and the writing of the undying
verses must have been a labor of love.
MY Old Kentucky Home" is charac-
terized by melancholy. Foster seems
to have had a presentiment that the
days of slavery were numbered, and
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-09-23

In the care of cans they are to be
kept clean and free from rust. They
should be washed as soon as possible
after being used. Rinse first with cold
water, then scrub thoroughly with a
brush both inside and outside, using
warm water-almost hot, or, better, a
good soapsuds, which use often any
how. Give particular attention to the
seams, and don't forget the outsides.
You know the inside is often judged
by the outside. Finish with scalding
water. Turn your cans upside down
long enough to allow them to drain;
then leave them right side up, or on
their sides, in the fresh air, and you
will have clean, sweet cans. 1t is a
very common error to leave them over
a stake O. a board. This is a serious
mistake, as invariably the cans will
sour thereby. The hot air or steam
rises, and having no escape, conse-
quently condenses in the cans and
sours. Much milk otherwise we'll
cared for is often tainted from nc other
reason. a rusty can should not be
used, as it imparts a foreign flavor to
milk.-Germantown Telegraph.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-09-23
COVER FOR TOMATO VINES.

of tomatoes drive sticks about four feet
apart and nail strips of boards on the
top at the height Of the tomato vines
Place the covers over these, letting tnt
edges extend to the ground, where they
must be fastened so that the wind will
not blow them off. Leave no opening
or the frost will get in. l prefer a
heavy cover made of blankets, as this
will often protect the vines when light
canvass will fail. If the work is care
fully done the tomatoes will stand a
great deal of cold weather.-New En-,
gland Homestead.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-09-23
Poultry Notes.

Always keep the floors of the houses
ashes.
Always keep a sharp lookout for YER
min, and eradicate them as quickly $
possible.
Always rake the droppings off every
morning. Cleanliness is a great pre-
ventive Of sickness.
Always keep some EPSON salts and
sweet oil by you, as you may want
them at any moment.
Always give just enough food at one
time that it will be all eaten up; none
should be left lying around.
Always give as great variety of food
as possible; constant change Of diet IS
the way to get the chickens on.
Always do little odd JOS that want
doing at once. Demonstration is the
thief Of time" and often a nail here
or & tack there will s@ve an hours
work.
Always carefully look over your
flock once a eay. and if you see any
birds mopey or dropping their wings,
remove them then and there, c. one ill
bird may affect all the rest.
Always keep q strict account of all
you buy or sell. By treating your hob
by in 4 thoroughly business way O
will derive greater pleasure by seeing
exactly how much profit you have
earned.-Farm JourEas
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-09-23

pense of the mixer. The best contriv-
ance we eve saw to rid cows Of flies
at milking time was some boughs Of
trees tied above the COW, and coming
down just far enough to cover her back
and a short distance down her sides.
These leaves gently brush against the
animal and protect her better than she
could do it herself. Cows used to this
will seek such refuge during the hor
summer days.-Exchange.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-09-23
Shake Into Your Shoes

Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder for the
feet. 1t cures painful, swollen, smart
ing feet, and instantly takes the sting
out of corns and bunions. It's the
greatest comfort discovery Of the age.
Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight-itting
or new shoes feel easy. 1t is a certain
cure for sweating, callous and hot.
tired, aching feet. Try it to-day. Sold
by all druggists and shoe stores. By
mail for % cents, in stamps. Trial
package FREE. Address, Allen S.
Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-09-23
How Dew Reaches the Clouds.

Dew rises from the ground. But how
is the dew formed ON bodies high up
in the air? If the dew comes out of the
ground, should it not be found on bodies
only exposed to the earth? Now, dew
does not rise in particles, as it was once
considered to fall in particles like fine
rain. It rises in vapOr.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-09-23
Celery.


The old method Of planting celery
In trenches and blanching the stalks by
piling soil around them is not mucil
practised now. Various eXpedients
have been devised to blanch celery
cheaply. Much the best is to have the
celery planted as nearly as possible on
a level surface. When the stalks are
large enough. place wide boards
against the celery, holding them from
falling by piling soil against the out
side of the board protection. This will
blanch the stalks and leaves without
causing rust, as soil is sure to do in Il
rainy season.
Milking in Fly Time.
1t is very unpleasant milking a rest
less cow when tormente< by flies. If
she uses her natural means of defense.
her tai. it may quiet the COW at the ex-
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-09-23
I~ncubatine Chickens.

g" wonder if neighbor X. is baking
eggs this year, as he did last" said
one man to another, as they met on
the public highway one afternoon. Il
suppose you know about his incubator
experience. He invested in one that
held about six hundred eggs, filled the
trays with what he confidently hoped
would prove to be broilers and roasters
Of the most delicious description. After
watching the thermometer with the ut
most care for five or six days he got
a little tired of it, as he seems to tire
of everything, and, consoling himself
with the reflection that the incubator
would probably get along all right, he
went out driving and stayed away for
several hours. When he returned the
heat had run up to a cooking point,
and most Of the poor little possibilities
were beautifully cooked and done. And
the most astonishing part of the en-
tire performance was that he treated
the accident more like a huge joke thar
anything else. Three times last spring
he filled that incubator, and each lime
the heat ran up until almost all Of the
eggs were spoiled. Out of eighteen
hundred eggs there were less than II
hundred chickens that grew to broiler
age. 1t is just such management as
this that gives so many small industries
a bad reputation. To succeed requires
vigilance and care."-New York Led
ger.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-09-23
A Young Letter Thief.

At Oakland, Cal, Milton Blake, aged
9 years, was taken into custody for
tampering with the United States
mails. The child took from under a
door q letter which contained $50 in
currency, opened the letter and alb
stracted the money, which he after
ward Offered for sale"
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-09-23
No Use for. Morals.

The late DIR. w Il. Robertson, of IT.
vine, was once addressing a boys
meeting. and having delighted them
with some of his racy~ anecdotes, he be-
gan to draw to Il close by saying: Now
I'm going to point out the moral Of all
this" Never mind the moral" shout
ed a little fellow from the middle of
the hall; "gie's anither story"
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-09-23
Not Proved.

1t is said that if a locomotive travel
ing at sixty miles an hour were sud-
denly stopped dead, it would require
the eXertion of a power several times
the weight of the engine itself to lift
it from the rails, on account of the cleo
trical attraction. This is a theory wide
spread among railway engineers. Of
course it has never been practically put
to the test.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-09-23
Projecting Tomatoes.

By exercising a little extra care, the
season for ripe tomatoes may be pro-
longed for two or three weeks beyond
the usual period. AS soon as there are
indications of frost, cover the tomatoes
in the evening with some kind of can
vass or old blanket. Between the rows
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-09-23
Gross OutraRes

Upon the stomach and bowels are perpetrat-
ed by multitudeS Of injudiciOus people who.
upon experiencing the annoyance of consti-
patton in II slight degree. infiltrate their
bowels with drenching eyacuants. which en-
feeble the intestinal membrane to Il serious
extent, sometimes even superinducing dysen-
terry or piles. HoStetter's Stomach Bitters is
the true succedaDeum for these nostrums.
since it Is at once invigorating. gentle and
effectual. 1t also banishes dyspepsia. ma
larial complaints, rheumatism and kidney
troubles.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-09-23

although a Northerner by birth regret
ted in his song the coming Of the day
when the darkies would sing no more
by the glimmer of the moon, on the
bench by the old cabin door" The song
complete is as follows:
lucky home;
IT'S summer, the darkies are all gay;
The corn tops ripe and the meadows in
the bloom,
While the birds are making music all
the day;
The young folks roll on the little cabin
floor,
All merry, all happy, all bright;
By'm by hard times ONE a-knOcking ut
the door
Then, my old Kentucky home, good
night.
Weep no more, my lady; oh, weep no more
to-day;
Well sing you u song for the old Ken
lucky home:
For cur old Kentucky home, far away.
They hunt no more for the 'possum and
the coon,
On the meadow, the hill and the shore;
They sing no more by the glimmer of the
mOOn,
On the bench by the old cabin door:
The day goes by like a shadow DER the
heart,
With sorrow where all was delight:
The time has come when the darkies have
to part,
Then, my old Kentucky home, good
night.
The head must bow, and the back will
have to bend,
Wherever the darkies may CO.:
A few more days and the trouble all will
end,
In the field where the sugar canes grow.
A few days more to tote the weary load
No matter, it will never be light;
A few more days till we totter on the
road;
Then. my old Kentucky home, good
night.