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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-11-30
FOLLOWBR
BY A. L. DUANE.
[copyrIent. 1897. by tho Author.1

lSNpS AIbh'' lSJb ny INC AutnOr.l
We We're going to Europe. Mr1. Wal
lis had written to me at Christmas
time, which l spent in the City OF
Mexico with Jack Darrell and his
wife, asking mo to accompany hor.
My pooketbook happened to be un-
usually ''high grade" just then-to use
a westernism-as Jack had taken me
down to Mexico in his private car and
given me no opportunity to %squander
my modest income, SO l wrote to Mrs.
Wallis and accepted her invitation.
New York was almost as much Of a
foreign city to us as any we would SEQ
on the other sido of the Atlantic, but
although u stay there had been cir
best shops and the passable thoaters,
and i'll tho nature Of things we could
not expect to be escorted down to tho
pier by tho proprietors Of any of these,
however sorry they might be to witness
our departure, being accustomed to the
ready friendships and cordial relations
OF the west, wo felt a triae blue at hay
ing no goodbys to say.
There was a regular confusion Of
passengers and their friends all about
us, but not as many tragic scenes as l
had expected from the novels 1 had
read, judiciously padded with the de-
scrlptiOns of ocean voyages made by
heroes going over to finish their eduoa-
ton, or horoinos flying from their un-
happincsses.
Who isn't acquainted with tho youth
or maiden who sits on deck and likens
his life to tho stately ship blowing its
way through rolling pillows, or sees in
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-11-30

not only contributed to the corruption
fund but drummed their operatives
into line by promises Of more work and
higher wages.
When Mr.. Mckinley was successful,
these manufacturers we're happy, but
they did not allow their happiness to
interfere with their business instincts,
Not at all. They swarmed down on
Mr.. Dipgley and enlarged upon their
previous demands. In consequence the
cotton schedules were made u good
deal higher. Having, as they sup.
posed, made all things secure they
went home prepared to enjoy a long
season of Mckinley prosperity. They
set their spindles and looms to work
and made things hum. Tho Wall
street organs cried out: "Look what
the gold standard has done for the
country % The high tariff organs
shouted, Behold the results o, a Re-
publican tariff ~
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-11-30

AN ADDRESS 70 SOUTHERN FARM
ERS.-Mr. j.. c. WilbCrn, president OF
the recent Cotton Growers Conven.
tion, In accordance with the instruc-
tions of that body has issued the fol-
lowing call for q convention of the cot
ton growers Of the South to be held in
Atlanta
COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov. 10, 1897.
10 the Cotton Growers Of the South:
AT d large and enthusiastic meeting
OF the cotton growers of the State OF
South Carolina, wherein all sections of
this State were represented, it YVES re-
solved that every State in the South be
invited to send delegates to a conven-
tlon to be called to meet in Atlanta,
Ca, December 18th, 1897. The pur-
pose OF this convention lie to organize
the Gotten growers OF the South, there
by securing unity of action iu the mar.
keting and sale Of this great staple /;
also, to devise ways and means bv
which we may be able to break and
throw OIL the shackles OF business slav-
cry that now bind us. With foreign
exchanges debating the price, we can
only expect ruin and distress in the
future We "a achieve independence
only by organization.
With q view of securing an EXCHANGE
OF ideas and perIecting an organization
which it is hoped will result in good,
have been instructed to call q convcu-
tiou of delegates from all the cotton
growing States to meet in Atlanta, Ga,
on the 18th OF December, 1897.
All who are interested in this cause
are most earnestly requested to CO.
operate. The Governors of the cotton
growing States have been asked to
select delegates and all State organiza.
lions interested in the prosperity OF
the cotton growers are requested To
name and secure the attendance of
delegates at this general convention.
j. c. WILBORN,
Prest S. 9. Cotton Growers Associa.
ton.
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"A mar | n georgia purchased The gal
:ows on which a man was hanged and
built a honncry of the lumber. He has
never had a chicken stolen from it, and
1t is said that the colorcd brother won't
go within a block if he can possible
avoid doing so.
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wonder and disgust from all the Amerl-
cans. The English were too polite to do
more than smilo at our national ways,
but of all tho group nobody expressed
such wonder and almost incredulous
astonishmoEt at suoh ignorance IA Mrs.
Wallis and myself.
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Represent:
A. b. Farquhar Co., Engines, Boilers, Saw-Mils,
Threshing Machines.
Chandler & Taylor Co., Engines and Boilers.
Lombard Iron Wcrks& Suppl Co. Boilers and Saw-Mins.
Mills.
Daniel Pratt Gin Co., Cotton gins and cotton presses.
Winship Machine Co., Cotton gins and cotton presses,
Brown Cotton Gin Co., Cotton gins,
Lane Manufacturing Co., Saw-Mills.
Suaub Mac hinery Co., Grist Mills.
Erannan & Co., Cane Mills, Evaporator pans, etc.
Henry r. Worthington, Steam Pumps.
Meridian Machine Shops, "I1unter Full Circle Hay
Presses
Jno. E. Chisolm, "Chisolm's $35 hay press"
Slower Manufacturing Co., Wind mills, tanks and towers.
RIFE lily draulicEngine Mfg Co., Hydraulic Rams.
Henry Disston & Sons, Saws.
Deering Harvesting Co, Harvesting Machinery.
keystone Manufacturing Co., Corn Shredders.
ia. Fay G Egan Co, Wood Working Machinery.
Smdcbaker Brothers Mfg Co., Wagons, Bugges, etc.
J.. B. McFarlan Carriage Co., Vehicles.
New York Betting d Packing Co., Rubber betting and
packings.
We are in a position to quote Fact DRY Prices on a
thing in the Machinery, Vehicle or Mill Supply lines.
We keep in stock, Cotton gins, Threshing machines,
Hay presses, Binders, Mowers, Rcapers, Hay Rakes, Cane
and pipe fittings Of all kinds, Injectors, Boiler tubes, Pumps.
Drive Points, Pump Cylinders, Rubber and Leather Betting,
Wagons, Buggies, Road Carts and General Machinery Sup
plies.
Coz Reliable Goods.
R@- Low Prices.
E%- Fair Treatment.
w. II. GIBBES & CO.,
So4 Gcrvais ST. Columbia, S.. c.
Represented in Laurens County by II E. Gray, Laurens, sc.
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THE END.
THE TAT

Marked Increase in the Total Enrol
ment-The Relative Showing Made
by the White and Colored.
Getting the benefit of the three mill
school tax and the prospect of obtaining
considerably longer terms in the public
schools of the State has resulted in
quite an increase in this years enrol
ment of pupils in the schools. There
r this year 25,8i6 more pupils en-
rolled in the public schools than last
year. Nearly 10, 900 of these are white
pupils. Another noticeable thing is
that while there were scarcely more
than 100 more girls than boys last year
in the public schools, this year the
girls have q little over 1000 in their
favor. Several thousand more colored
than white children are still availing
themselves of the educational advan-
tagcs offered by the State. Although
the increase is not 90 large as was ex-
pccted this year it is by several thous-
and the largest in recent years. The
following figures speak for themselves,
showing a comparison of the total en-
rolment by years for several years
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The following was the total enrol
ment for last year by races and sexes:
White, 100, l59; colored, 1913, IT'S; male,
llG,O9l; female, 1926; grs nd total,
232, 337.
This years enrolment figures by
counties arc as follows:
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CHARLESTON & WESTERN CARO-
ma hallway Co. Augusta and Ashe
vile Short Line" Schedule i'm effect Feh
18th, 1897.
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cola REPLIES TO HIS CRITICS.
He says TIE Knows Them So We'll That he
Could Write Their Reviews for Them.

Emile lola dcvotcs n chapter to his critics In
his last book, lie Nouvellc Champagne" The
chapter, which is entitled Tho Rights of the
Critic" is addressed to CASTOR Deschamps of C
Temps. After admitting D~eschamrs's contcn.
ton that a critic has a right to deal with a book
under review as he chooses, he declares that tho
critic cannot escape responsibility II he abuses
his right. On tho other hand, lola claims tho
right to ~criticise the critic of n newspaper no
has bought and paid for-the newspaper, not tho
critic. He says on this point:
"If my brother writer's wished to speak up,
what charges we could produce against tho
%criticsl We know them all so WELT We know
the bonh0mic OF this one. tho dilcttantism OF
that one, tho dogmatic austerity OF another. In
regard TO myself, il II Is desired, l nm quite
ready to write up the reviews of my next novel
for each Of our principal critics, and place the
manuscript under cover in the hands Of an at
torncy. You will sec how well I know them one
and all. ] know their intentions toward me.
As I am touching this subject, | might rs well
relate one of my experiences, not the most viru-
lent attack. but an ordinary one:
u certain datea critic published in an even
Case I'M, Emile lola, which read as follows:
"'Zola belongs to the ,scurrilous and filthy
minded press world-a ridiculous candidate for
the Academy. lola spends his time driving all
over the town In n cab, and gets out only to
lola examines the furniture and takes note OF
the general appearance OF tho house, &c. Once
In the presence Of the AcadCmician, he asks him
for his vote, menaces him, duplicates him.
The critic knows this to be false. He has
evidently ransackcd the letters OF my old friend
DE Goncourt with the intention of finding some
thing abusive of me. Not yet satiated. the same
critic has looked over a file OF an old newspaper
to which Anatole France used to contribute.
The critic is now in clover. He has found that
Anatole France in reviewing my novel lie
Reve' styled me a 'four-legged animal!' In the
same article tho same aniable and upright critic
fishes up some articles Ferdinand Brune-
there. wrote about mo ten years ago,
which are. of an unfavorable nature. The
same critic then touches on more deli
cate ground. He insinuates that 1 was
Alexandra Dumas's enemy, and 10 give more
weight to his insinuations he uses certain letters
which passed between Dumas and myself. That
I Ind little quarrels with Dumas Is true, but
never anything serious. When l presented my
self before the Academy, Dumas RayO me his
vote and encouraged me. Now, is this writer a
critic or a dustman who collected q lot OF dirty
rags and waste paper with intent to do me
harm r.
The reply as n whole is not calculated to add
to Zola'S reputation for wit.
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INDIIN
How Some Penobscot Indians Fitted the Fun
ishmrnt TO the Crime.


According TO the books that I studied when q
boy" began an oldish man at the club the other
night. the Indians looked down on their wives,
and made them simply beasts OF burden. That
may have been SO in some places, but it wasn't
always so. or 80 everywhere.
"A good many years ago there were some
Penobscot Indians noar my peoples place in
New Hampshire who evidently thought a good
deal of their squaws and made one OF the bucks
appreciate the fact that his wife was not a beast
OF burden. This buck went on what we now call
II bat, and got ~drunk-'drank too much occapec,
and Cheepie Ide vii got in him. When no came
home he Was In a bad humor, and finding his
wife in his way he stuck her feet in the fire aud
burned them OFF.
1.-The other Indians discovered tais very
promptly and tried him by n very summary
process. The general opinion was that he should
interposed and gave this advice: No shoot him;
make him live long rs squaw live; him carry
squaw when she want walk; when squaw die
bimeby, then we shoot
This advice appealed to the other men. and
e chist s sSsssste d. sgSnttThh e buck shS U sSrriS "a Els f1s w Gis
around on his back. whenever the tribe moved.
whenever she wanted TO go any place. So far as
l learned. she did not hesitate about moving
around, OF course, the buck hated TO carry her;
didn't dare 70, iltreat her. much less TO kill her,
because his life depended on hers. II she died,
he know the tribe would kill him.
Il don't know how long this punishment
lasted-who died first, or II after her death he
didn't make the punishment dt the crime. /
don't know who did, either; not Gilbert's
Mtkado,' az any rate"
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REYSARD and THE BOTTLE.
He Couldn't Give It Up, and It Soon Was the
Death or Him.
From the Butraro Courier Record.

From the BrTuio Courier Record.
Down in a little clump OF brush near the
Ramapo station n little party OF hunters were
walking slowly along with guns ready for o
shot when the cartridges they were looking for
should be flushed.
Back OF them, with tails stiff as ramrods
and trembling in every limb, were two splen-
did bird dogs.
The party walked into n little clearing, and
there stopped in surprise, for IA few rods away q
beautiful fox was seen. He appeared to be
Rnawing at some large and heavy object, but
when the men and dogs appeared he rushed
away. the dark object hanging from his mouth
and tripping him at every leap.
sic! After him there, boysl" yelled one Of
the men, and in a second the two dogs were
after sly bushy-tail. with heads down, while
their bayings made sweet music.
The fox was hampered by the object dangling
from his mouth, and the men were surprised
When the dogs were n few feet behind the
fox made a rush for an opening between the
spreading roots Of a huge tree. lie would
weight he carried was n bar. 1t was too large
to DO taken into the aperture, and the delay
was sufficiently long to let the first dog seize
There was a little squal and all was over.
W W4sn w ah9 hna'I tbe e iifsIss to b t6S scene OF Ib the nf d9Ss
animal. They were driven away, and then tho
men saw what had been the fox's downfall.
~ "ho u ihibV blONh uDiAiS, u pluI ppiAAN. III
fact. II was fast 10 the fox. About one OF his
long teeth the strong wire used to fasten the
cork had become twisted, and it was almost iIu-
possible to visit it free.
1t was evident that the animal had found tho
bottle In the woods and had started to gnaw
the cork out. The wire became twisted about
the long molars of the little beast, and that uc-
counted for his poor run and quick death.
Poor little fellow said one OF the men.
His love OF liquor or his curiosity killed him.
It's not the first death that has been brought
about by u too eager effort to get at the inside
Of this, kind of a bottle. but | never heard OF q
fox going up against II before. and with fatal
results, too. Let's 500 what's in 1t, anyway"
rhe bottle was broken. and In it was found n
dirty and cruinpled piece OF paper. 1t was care
fully smOothcd out, and with some difficulty tho
men were able to discern upon it the following
words:
write to Charles Mccain, 80 Ash street, Buff.
falO, and let him know where you find this
bottle. 1 throw it away this 25th day Of April.
MCCAIN"
Saturday Mr.. Mccain was sitting ut his
home. when a Western Union messenger boy
rang the bell and handed the girl the following
telegram:
"Chdriss NcCdnn, 80 Ash street. BIDalo, n. T.:
Your bottle and letter found near Ramapo
station on May 10th. VIII write the interest
ing particulars tonight W. H.. H~oLLIsTER,".
Tho promised letter arrived by yesterdays
mail and the astonishing story OF tho fox hunt
was the burden OF the interesting missive.
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LIYELY LITTLE SALMON,
Hundreds or Them That Were Hatched Ont at
the Aquarium In This city.

t"N 49, s"sA y" tas' W.
At the Aquarium there are several hundred
lively little salmon. now about ono inch in
length, which wero Matched out there from
Restigouche salmon eggs sent from Canada by
Mr.. Percy Baker. When first Matched out the
fishes wero about hve-eighths Of an inch in
length. They arc likely to grow In a year to a
length of four or tive inches. Tho feeding OF tho
little salmon has begun and they are doing well.
The Matching trough in which these salmon
eggs were Matched. and from which the fishes
nre soon to be transferred to n larger trough,
is about two feet and a half long, eight inches
wide, and six inches in deep; the water In 1t Is
about four inches In depth; tho bottom of tho
trough Is covered with gravel. The trough Is
set in the water OF one OF the Aquarium fresh
water tanks, its lower part being submerged.
One end OF the trough is divided on by a par.
tition across, at a distance OF 1--WE or six inches
from the end, and rising from the bottom TO
within about an inch and a half of the top.
The stream OF water that Is kept always flowing
through the trough is led trst into the little
open chamber thus formed, so as to distribute
Its force; IL flows thence over the partition that
divides the chamber from the rest OF the trough
as over a little dam, and with IA fall OF about
iive-eighths OF an inch. sufficient 10 carry tho cir
culating water TO the bottom of tho trough at
the foot OF tho dam. At the other end OF the
galvanized iron netting, to permit q free ciroula-
ton OF the water and yet keep the fsh In:
The little salmon, AZ fish are apt TO do. keep
generally up a. the end where the fresh water is
gentle current, and now and then one OF the
little fellows makes q blum at jumping the
dam; and occasionally one Of them actually
does jump 1T, leaping clear OF the water 10 a
the dam, and coming down in the Enclosure
Just beyond the edge.
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not because he IA A subject of the Queen, but to
fenrh Lrnnnn I Gnrn and the FedarAl nuthori.

not because he is a subject Of the Queen, but to
teach Lyman J. Gage and tho Federal authori.
ties Of the United States a lesson.
The anxiety OF the syndicate to dispose OF
Brice's secret 10 the Government, although by
so doing its members are throwing away the OPP
portnnity to become richer than all the Roth
schilds, Astors, Nanderbilts, and Goulds put to-
gether, is explained without reserve. GRANVILLE
does the explaining. He says that Brtce realizes
that to carry out tho project OF manufacturers
the precious metals on a grand scale IL would DO
necessary to conflde the secret to Others, and, as
no man could be trusted with such valuable in:
formation, the Government alone can be trusted
with II. The Government could pass laws. and
impose penalties and take other. steps 70 Keen
the secret from avaricious mankind. That Is
the way Bricc, Granville, and their associates
say they view the matter, and in support OF
their claim 10 unsellshness they cite the names
OF representatives of big American and foreign
syndlcates who have. they say, tried 10 buy an
interest In the process.
Brice and Granville claim that the Govern
ment assayerB who conducted the investigation
OF tho process were hostile to them from tho
first, and did not make n fair test, There is much
more to the wonderful story told by Brice and
Granville. They say that their net profit on
each ton OF raw material used Is $500; that
they can make 800, 900 q day with their present
small plant, and that they can Quadruple the
Treasury gold reserve in less than n year when
tho larger plant contemplated H. finished. Just
at present they are, like Micawber, waiting for
something to turn up.
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THE ONLY WHITE BUFFALO.
Seen and Chased by Indians and Hunters. but
Never Caught.
From Forest and Straw.

Prom Forest and Stream.
During the summer of 1873 bands of Indians
returning from n hunt far out on the plains
brought In stories OF having seen at different
times and in different places, and always in the
centre OF q largo herd, q white buffalo. They
had used their best horses in the effort to over
take II, TO no purpose. never being able TO get
anywhere near the animal. At first wo did not
pay much attention to these stories. but still it
kept cropping up from different camps, and at
last. in the fall of1s75, l myself had n chance to
verify the truth OF the report. had been sent
on duty north along the RED Deer River and
were hunting south OF that river. The buffalo
had moved north in vast numbers, and the
prairie WAS black with them.
Blackfeet TO see one OF their hunts, and also 10
try and Kill for myself; My horse was a good
Indian hunters. Ihad got detached from The
party, becoming tired OF the slaughter. and
must have been at least twenty miles from
camp. when l made for u small clump OF timber
portion ofsome buffalo meat i had on the sad.
OF about 100 animals nS ihpbb uTst oSt o b9e tS %oG brush : D and
made off TO tho south, and yes, most certainly,
s rs large as life and quite white. and running
IKE a deer; There was no time TO much more
than take in the scene. but l gathered up the
reins and was after him. determined To bag that
Oh, what u race IL was, mile after milo; and
although all tho hand. with the exception OF
directions. tho white animal, with his body
guard OF about a dozen, kept at about the Same
distance ahead. l could catch a glimpse OF him
now and them, and thoro was no doubt he was
snow white. Get within shot | could not. for
many miles. AT last they began 10 tire, and,
although my horse tired also, had good hopes
OF coming up and getting a shot. Alas for such
a chance; or a sudden my horse lurched for
ward ON his nose. sending me over his head onto
the prairie, and turning u somersault himself,
missing me by only a few feet. He had put his
foot into a badger hole and brought my hopes OF
. white robe 10 y sudden end.
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Hunter Chased by Elephant.


Ff0ni NE Brifish Central Arricl 0ItfNt,
MIR. Wallace, who has n stockade on the CNomo
River, wounded n large elephant. whl0h ii.n
charged him. His cartridges jLmmcd IN 10
bTocch OF his rife and he had TO run. Ia" CO,
plant followed him, md while dodginE IN '"I
fell; The elephant then prodded at him with h7
tusks, hut these fortunately went into l.'
ground on each side without injuring him. lun
and threw him some yards away. Mr., Wallace
lay still as II dead. Tho elephant cawr n''
his foot on the body. but did not prrzs hard. and
then went away. Mr.. Wallace was taken ~
rled into camp. Tho elephant wa. tracked for
sixteen miles. II made a large circuit and died
almost on the same spot where the a~CcidcnS
hapDsned. TIL tuskS weighed W and IL pounds
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cors In the ward rooms and cabins Of the feet
paid the bills for the United States.
The Captain OF the Paris or St Paul has every
clear, his servanta. his table, his mess and room
furniture, even wines for receiving and enter
tanning such OF his passengers as IL would, In his
opinion, be advantageous for the company to
treat well. Arriving In port he Is furnished
with quarters in one OF the best hotels in New
York. All other officers are similarly treated,
though In a less degree. To the American naval
officer, on the contrary, Ia allowed nothing, but
he is constantly called upon, with his scAnty
pay. to do what rightfully belongs to the nation
to perform. A ARE