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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08
BEDOlINS WHO KNIT.
Wild Chiefs Interested In Ma king
Stockings.

from The New York Tribune.
The traveller in the east who sees for
the first time q man in the prime OF life
knitting d stocking as he walks the street
or sits at his house door is apt to wonder
il the wearing of women's clothes hasn't
something TO do with the adoption of work
usually thought feminine. But nobody can
watch a Iong-skirted Arab jump nimbly
aboard d trolley car or make a flying leap
for ferry boat with dirty streak OF Nile
water between 1t and the shore and not de-
II and another explanation. The Arab is
not wO,naniSh. whatever his failings. In
Egypt fancy work Is distinctively and
logically masculine.
For what you do that asked Be
douin guide, ne squatted beside an
American woman who was sewing. Il
make sew; my ~ife ork for me-"
The BedOuin meant that a woman's nat
ural occupation Is field work. and that ii
vas the American wOnan's husband who.
freed by his wife's labor from heavier
cares. should be enabled TO spend in needle
WORK his elegant leisure. Bedouin is
lazy. but he is not idle, like an American
there is a woman to do IL for him, but an
easy task like knitting he doesn't at all
mind.
The telegraph operator at Helouan.
Egypt. turns a pretty penny by his clever
ness this way. Fl ,ouan is a health resort
ia lower Egypt much favored by invali Is
who are unable to bear the voyage up the
Nile. 1t is smallish village in an artificial
oasis. and the telegraph office has little or
no business except that furnished by tour
ISIS. The operator. tall turbaned Arab,
sits on the mastaba beside the door and
knits on brown-and- WI ite striped stock
ing He never gets more than half way
down the leg. for onnuied patient is sure
TO come along and, bored by the deadly
duliness of The place, examine and buy
MUstaphas fancy work. Then Mustapha
turns the stocking over to some member OF
his family TO finish and starts another
pair.
Arabs knit as they ride through the des-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08

ert swaying to and fro on camels. They
Knit IN the green pastures of the Nile tend
ing sheep. They knit sometimes in the
cafes while smoking narghilehs They
shuttle through the narrow lanes of the
hazaars knitting. They use very long
needles and coarse wool. The product
vi their industry IS a serViceable stocking.
yellowish " hite, blue and white or brorn
ana white 1t is strictly unitarian, never
ornamental They knit slowly for does not
me sun rise every morning." They knit on
ehe ta1ls OF carts, and, In view of their per-
sistence, ii is surprising that such a No
Jority of them go barefooted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08
WILLS Filed.

The will of the late Harriet I. Pickett.
widow Of John A. Pickett. was filed today.
1t is dated June %. 1897. and names her
nephew, Beverly 8. Randolph. as executor.
The following requests are made: Beverly
S. Randolph and Lingan S. Randolph,
nephews. their notes for $500 each; F. sey-
more Randolph. a nephew, 800; Edmond
R. Codwise. grand nsphsw. 800: Emma
Stark Daley and Mary Meade Johnson,
nieces, and Jennie Randolph Vollmar. Ella
Moray and Mary B. Watson, great nieces.
800 each Part of lots 81 and 81. square
100, being 1919 street. -, given to Eliza
beth G. Calvert. slsier.TIand the residue
her and Cornelia P Randolph and Mary M
Turner, also sisters or the testatrix
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08
ELEPHANTS As A LIEN.

Serious Predfcament of an American
Citizen In Siam.
From the New York Press.
Seventy-six big. dirty elephants are eat
ing up what is left of a once valuable es-
tate Of an American in Siam. The herd
can't be sold. leased or pawned. Nothing
can be done with them but let them eat.
And while they eat the State Department
at Washington Is trying to see what 1t can
do to the Siamese government.
DR.. Marion A. Cheek, "the teak king"
defaulted in the interest on the loan he
had obtained from Siam. The government
seized his property and at once set to work
to make 1t valueless. Five hundred thou
sand dollars worth Of logs were left to rot
In the streams and when 1t came to q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08
Struck II Rich

Z TOM tbe New 1ork Tribune.
I've just struck 1t rich." said a tramp
to his pal the other day. See dat nice.
rich-lookin' old lady over there on de lawn.
wild de gold specs? Well. goes up in
front OF her. an gifts down on de groun'
man. wot are yer doin,?' she says fist like
that. Madam says /. In weak an trem.
bin voice. I've got~ter do II; I amt had
ennythin ter eat fer four days. Pore
Teller. come wild me-. she says. jumpin' up
an leadin' me sroun' to de back of ds
house. An then she says as wos gtttin'
ready fer big. square meal. wild rxin's,
Git down an try 1t here; de grass a lon
ger"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08
Appointment. to West Point.

Cadet appointments to the United States
Military Academy were announced today,
as follows: Nathan C. Napier, Lafayette,
Ga. with Carl Boyd. Adairsville. Ga, as
alternate; Harold L. Leupp. New Rochelle,
N. Y. alternate; Robert R. Ralston, Will
kinsburg. Pa, with Donald B. Mckay.
Pittsburg. Pa, as alternate: John E. Ru-
therford, Magnet. Ark. with r. D. VAL
liant. Pine Bluffs, Ark, as alternate; Louis
T. kuntzch, Syracuse. N. Y, alternate;
Andrew w. Smith. Waverly, Pa, with Eu-
gene Fellows, Scranton, Pa, as alternate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08
Superintendent of the Naval Obser.
tory.

Commander Charles H. Davis has been
detailed to duty as superintendent of the
naval observatory on the retirement of
Commodore r. L. Phythian On the 21st in
slant. Commander Davis was special aid
to the Princess Eulalie Of Spain on the
occasion Of her visit to this country dur
ing the worlds Columbian exposition At
present he is a member of the naval in
spection board, temporarily engaged in
making special investigation of the New
York navy yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08
Naval Orders.

Surgeon d. N. Bertolette has been order
ed to duty at marine headquarters, Wash
ington. D. c.: Paymaster H. T. B. Harris.
detached from the navy yard. Norfolk, and
walt orders: Lieut.. Commander ]. NJ. MIL
Ter. to- the New York navy yard. Herbert
J. Longley has been appointed pay clerk on
the Helena.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08
Dying Oath .tnafailing.

john Marshall. colored. who wears his
halr IN most remarkable style. and who has
served time In the penitentiary for house.
breaking and twice in Jail for larceny was
today again In the Police Court, and denied
the theft of an umbrella in this wise:
Fore Gawd in heaven. tedge I'll take
dying oath didn't stole It,"
The dying OATH failed to help John. He
went down for forty-fiye days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08

Goods for the Peruvian EXPEDITION.
The State Department has been advised
that the Peruvian government viii admit
free of duty foreign machinery intended for
the permanent industrial exposition, which
opens at Lima, July Is. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08
Ordered to Pay Alimony.

Judge Cole, in the divorce case of Amelia
T. Measer against Eff annel H J. Measer.
has ordered the defendant ito nav his wife
$40 month as alimofy and $40 month
as a. examiners fees until the further order
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08
Government Receipts.

Government receipts from customs. $70l,-
1888; internal revenue, $47s. O56; mtscellane-
Gus. SIS. 233. National bank notes received
today for redemption, $2O2, 49,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08
A Service Pension Dul.

Representative Lentz Of Ohio today intro
duced in the House service pension bill
pension Of one cent for each days ser
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08
FOR DYSPEPSIA
Take HNrnfard,a Acid Phosnh.fa

DR.. T. n. Andrews, late Of Jefferson Medical Col
lege Philadelphia, Pa, says: "A wonderful rem.
edy which gave me most gratifying results in The
worst forms Of dyspepsia"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08

If you want anything, try an ad. in The
star II anybody has what you wish. you
will get an answer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08
Every Mail Drfnp

With every mail comes a batch of greet
ings to the big convention. The eyes of
the Endeavorers in the remotest sections of
the world are turned upon the great gath
ering that was called to order this morn
ing by Chairman Rolla v. Watt. Those
OF the societies that have found it impos ST.
bic to send delegates have fcrw ar1ed
greetings that will be read at the great
gatherings. They are coming from India,
France, Japan, Germany and other foreign
lands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08
lie pound for lie Writing Paper.

OF
Rte of &c
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08
President Clark. Address.

The subject of the annual message of
the president, the Rev. Francis E. Clark
ID, was "A World Encir.ling Religious
Movement: How Shall 1t Fulfill Gods De-
sign?" He said in part:
Il have attended conventions since last
1 met you in the METROPOLITAN Tabernacle
Of London and In the Beols of Bengal, in
St. Andrews Hall of Glasgow and in the
ancient capital of the Punjab among our
Irish Endeavorers in Belfast and on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08
20C for the SOC Underwear.

Gowns mad Of
Another g,c
Black Hose, he of Louis crns i.rf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08
S2.@8 for S4.98 Linen Crash Suits.

tyotr Cren Suits with braided IA st an
Skirts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08
21c yard for any 25c Lace.
10c yard for those 25c Ribbons,

GTShd OF
o a 3Je Joe anIt ac yard
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08
Sc for ST. Wash Dress Patterns.

OF The crerts s,e. and
10 discount n Department
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-08

q mems.
sizes 81 to to Arnh
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pc for the BOO Dress Fronts

ryIawn Fronts black. white and roIors plating a,
"nd form the standing collar Special No. 73c
ribbon trimming
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-04-13
Gr;dbluus uOn M. ..

miiroe Obne 6urbt Dor Dem Spoe meme
Soloatsnpfli6t erfiilen. ipare oieier
nIdt cine anoere entSe9engeltellt. 3u=
benz bin auBer Sienlt uno babe nur
einen &ameraoen bel Der nGhlten
@tappe beiI9t. Sd per9aB ni6t. mas
Sbr fir mid uno meme beordn9te1
Suloaten auf Dem S6lulie WeiBenIteit
9etbnn babt. ueberoies." fitate er
tpebmiitbig bin5u. ..ioate uns nod eln
anoeres Yuno nreinanoer %tniipfen. oas
freili6 our6 bic Yerbdltniile TAFT gum
3erreiben 9ebrabt DOr0en 1T. Soil
oenn Naes aus isin. Gliie? Sentt Oh
nibt mtbr ouran, mas mir chamber
9e9cnieitia 9elobt baben? gSas bat Der
unieli9e Streit nit unIerer Siebe al
tbuu! Nu9enblidlih mill id ia al elm
Slid nibt o~enten, nur jeoe SOnnun9
fir Die 3utunft raube mir niht
G%liIe!"
g8ieoer ndberte er Ii6. bod oieIe belt
Die SanOe abwebreno BON lid. SD
oante Dir. Sermann," ia9te lie. ,fiir
Seine ShOnung, id bin aEb iiber=
Seu9t, oab Su niemuls az ben 8reu.
elm 9e9en unier armes Sirol Sbeil 9e=
nommen. iOnoern lie 81 berbiuoern &C..
iubt bait, aber Dennoh limo uno bleiz
ben mir fir eiris 9%etrennt. Nimmers
mebr t0nnte i6 einem Wanne angtbOs
rem, Der Elm 6iibrer Der S6ergen Qeipe=
len. our1 Die unIer un9liiflibes Sunol
Serfleiiht moroen 1T. g0ie Elm oroben=
oes @eipcnIt itanoe Der 8eoante oaran
sniihen mir uno ibm. Sesbulb lebe
wObl uno lei 9liidli9; perSeIen peroe
i'd DID nl9t."
Sic i6ritt an benz S%auptmonn Dora
iiber, Der iuie cine giloiGule oa itano,
uno Der Yater fol9te ibr. Grit einem
tiefsu Seufser ieBte ii6 na6 elmer
gSeile GuA Sodeuber9 in geme0un9
uno errei6t na6 bGlbitinoi9er @an7
oerung iein Suuttier.
Snoeb te9rten sur 0lei6en 3eit bic
baDeriihen Soloaten suriif, oenen
ollr6 Den Wirtb Die Nabridt bon Der
Gintebr Wallner's pcroen ipar. Sa
Der commandments Sauptmann ii6
ni6t CUR Stele beI0no. tatte Elm llns
terOiii;ier Die 6iibrun9 oes Streifcorps
iibernommen, aber nit leeren Sdnoen
suriiftebreu miiIlen. oa bon ben Sliihts
lingen feline Spur entOedt wproen mar.
Gr eritattete BON Dem Spr9ange Dem
Sffi;ier &appOrt. welder ieBt crit err
fubr, in pelh' 9rdblider 6efabr Die
Geliebte geIhpebt bate. S6uei9eno
nabm er bic Nteloun9 entQe9en. Ser
llnterofii3ier bate teine Nbnung bon
Dem, mas in benz Snnern Oss Saupt=
maunes por9iug.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-04-13
100000 Mder
SonO.

Im 1. Sebruar bieies Sabres lit es mir
9elun9ell, obererpGbnte 6lG6e pom ausaes
Sel6retem Sol;lanb III ii6crn. 1ieies Qoi,b
blloet bic ~SerlGu9erur9 Der 5urtle 2ate
9olonle no9 Siioeu. Die Gntiernuue poIr
Ct. saul betr69t ;Uii6en 40 uno so Wtejleu.
Us 1T oteies areal Die Ieete 9roBe Strete
galoes, pelhe 10 uabe bel st. Saul ule
Vttnleapolis gu babeu mar.
Sn ben lesten iwei Sabrsn iiio bic gtads
lra9en nob Sano III Der turtle Safe Golonis
tortlpabreuo 9ewa6isu NIB bas 9ano aina
10 lbneu ob, oaB eS i'm 9aufe bes Sommers'
'brper buIten piirbe, alien Qniorberungiit
9erebt III peroet. Gs 1T oaber iest eiue
belonoere @enugtbmlus fir mid, baB it
bier Die poiittue Srtldrltus MAIDEN fam, bal,
EN- Sober, iuel6er 9anb in Der Surtle 0ate
GOIonte piini4t, uouftdnoig Suirisoeu sstsQs
tperoeu piro.
Ant Serlaugeu 6ide i6 fret
EN- hiIbld illlItrirteS pamphlet nit geitauer
Sel6ret6un9 Der Surtle 0afe Golouie, Iopie
9tamenSperiei6niB Der bortiseu 9anbtaufsr.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-04-13
Is.

ShUn BEL Der Mittbeilln9 bon benz
| Srisoen spiihsn SSrnntrei6 uno SeIters
reid bate y. Nai6mann, Der pDn @ien
als Sberlanoes. uno Nrmeecommilar
na1 Sirol geibidt uOroen iuar, benz
Sanowirtbe 9eratben. BON Der anne=
tie 8ebrau6 Al MAIDEN uno li9 fitr
feline Yer1on unperwellt in oas Saupt=
quarter entneoer oes SronprinSen bon
SaDeru Ooer oes SicetOnigs bon Sta=
lien 81 begebeu, I'm nit oieien ilber
oas meitere Shifials Sirols 81 per=
banoeln. Iber oarauf 9in9 Sofer
nibt ein. Ser Gatb lit gut" ents
Negnete er, aber lsihter ge9eben. oils
uIsgefiibrt. SOnnte iA iuie Elm So9el
iiber ale iransOiiidsn pOlten binwea
ms 3immer oes einen poer anoern
YrinSen flieaen. 0aln p0re i6 freili5
9~ebor9en. Nber per itebt mir oafiir,
oab ih ni6t an erlten Yoiten ausebals
ten uno als &ebsl nieoerBeibOifen
peroe? Zen Seuten lit niht einmal
gu tr0llen. 9Sie babeu lie unIere Vrii-
Der %bebanoelt, Die in ibre Srie9sgefans
geni6ait 9eratben lino? SQtte ih ibr
/ gelipiel nah0eabnt, 10 lebten 5000
Fransolen unb SaDeru iueni9er. Mir
itano feline Seitung CUR SerIii9ung,
nm Die 8efaugenen ei%niulperren. uuo
ib UuBte gar wObl. oaB mebr als Die
SGlite wieoer oIoon lluft. Iber ib
bin Elm Gbriit uno melnem SbOpier
fir ieoeu per9onencn Slutstropfen per.
antwortlih. &ris9sSsbrauh bleibt
Griegsgebrnu6. uuo oieier befieblt,
@eianssue 81 idonen. llniere 6einOs
aber balten ibn ihlebt."
Sn sans Sirol 1T es Site, bas I'M
Spmmer 0uf ben Wlpenmielen 9emabte
Seu bod oben in ben Bergen in io9e=
nannteu Maboerbiitten auiMbswabrsu,
oamit es in @inter nit Shlitteu na1
SauIe 9efibrt Ueroeu ian. SIN elmer
iOlhsn Siltte bate Nnorsas Spfsr ein
panr Stunoen ilber Dem Sorfe Yran=
O0b swiiben Sbnseneben uno @isiel=
bern ieinen S4lupfpintcl Qeiu6t.
Gr ourite bolien, bah feline SerfOlSer
ii6 in oieie Sobe ni9t psritiessn, 81.
nal Der We9 oabiu nl6t MIR Elm &c.
idbrliher iuar, iOnoern Seraoe,u balls.
breberilder lpar.
Solhe 8efabren 9ab es fir ben bell
oenmiitbi9en Sbercpmmanoanteu BON
Sirpl nibt uno ebenio weuig fir oeiien
ye9leiter Galetan S0nninger. Ger
treue MtenIb bate Soier Die Na6ribt
BON ben 9OrG6nAen bel Der unterbro-
denen SObSeitsfeier nab Der Gelleran=
bDble 9ebraht uuo ibu in bic Waboers
biitte 0eiiibrt. Gr blieb bon oa OF bel
benz Sanomirtbe, I'm nit ibm Sreuo'
uno 2sio 81 tbeilen, ia lp9ar in ben
Sob 81 Seben, iuenn IS ieln muBte.
SOfer mar ilbcr Die anbdnalidtsit
oes jun9en Maunes tisf 9eriibrt.
Wieoerbolt bot er ibm Gielo an, womit
SDnninacr iib leibt bate retten tOn=
len, aber oieisr iblu9 ieocs oerarti9e
Nnerbitteu aus. SaS Sbiflal oes
9ellsbten Sbercommanoanten iolt
aud oas ieini9e isiu.
gSdbreno oisle brapen MGnner, bic
benz Snterlanoe @ut mo Ylut 9eOpis
ert battert. nit Gntbebrun9 uno @es
fabren rno nit Der aanSen g9ilobeit Der
8ebir9snatur idmpiteu. iaBsn Der G6r=
I tier S1leiAer uno Der Bauer Saleutiu
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1897-04-13
Vteber 0eier!

@euu On etpas Bel eirert
SelbaftsmdnHe fault, melder in INA
ierem Slatte cine 9ln;et9e bat, ooeo
werm On ourb eiile NI;eige IN unierer
Seitung bewogeu wirii, DID bur6 ein
S6relbeu al trgeuo eiuen Gei6ditss
mann gu wenbeu, 10 lei 10 ireunolib
uno bemerte ieoeS Wal, oaB
On es III benz vRatboIi der
@eren" ooer III Der { MS
burger gazette" seIeieu bait.
SIS foitet 0ieIes Gid teiu.s
Gent uno On bilfit aud oaour6 in
elmer 2Seile, bic eoem @ei6GitS.i
manll, lei er tatbolii6 ODER ni6t tatbos
lid, a6tuug por Der oeut.
i6eu, tatboIti6 Ell Yreiie eins
iloBeu rpiro. gSir eriu6en oaber inn
lanen Der oeutl6eu, fatboliiten
preile, bic eS lebr notbwenbia
bat UNI oieleu Sreuubesoieut. Sns
benz mir fir bielen geialleu i'm Sordus
oanter, ;eituet ersebeuit
Deutide hath. Orufeeleuibaft,
SsrausssbsE hes
,8atb0liider Weieu"....
uuo Der
....vS ursmburger Ga,ette'..
SOMA.
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Il. Lob BAUER,

1877 on Bite StraBe, ct. Saul, Rinu.
Seim S6Ieibsu erpabus man SisIes gIath
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-03-16
New City

The newly elected Mayor and board
Of Aldermen were duly installed into
Office in the council chamber at 0 A.
M. yesterday, N. B. Dial, Esq. as
Notary administering the constitu-
tional and official oath. They imme-
diately proceeded to q business meet
ing, the first business being the cleo
ton of q Clerk and Treasurer. Mr.. l.
G.. Bale, the efficient Incumbent was
chosen by ballot; then followed the
election of the incumbent and faithful
Chief, L. A. Langston. It was re-
solved to elect three instead of two AS
choice Of j. o. Richardson, VIM Irby,
and ID. @. Barksdale. Hitherto O man
has been employed on Factory Hill,
but the three Assistants are now SUBJ
ject to duty throughout tho city. The
salary of the Clerk Is fixed at $500, of
the Chief at 5000, while he is required
to keep mounted, and the. Assistants
get $500. They are required to be in
uniform and to wear their batops. A
committee ON streets consisting of L..
s. Fuller, B.. A. Sullivan and J.. s. Ben
nett was appointed. A finance commit
tee was appointed with c.. B. Bobo,
chairman, f. p. MCGOWAN and G. III.
Roper. The Mayor is Elk oFEIcIo a
member of all committees. The Off
Gals r to be paid every two weeks.
A resolution was passed that no LIQUORS
are allowed to be drunk about the
city offices by policemen or others and
inebriety on the part of the officials
will be visited with removal. The in
dications are that the new board will
prove IN efficient working body and
that the affairs OF the city are in good
hands.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-03-16
Our New Council.

The election on last Tuesday was q
good hundred contest. Two substan-
tial and popular citizens, w. r Ritch-
ey, ESQ.,, and DR.. p. B. Conner, contest
ing for the M%ayoralty, the contest vas
close, Mr.. Richey, in a full vote, win
ming by fifteen majority. The Alder
men elect Ire G. H. Roper, L. S. Full
Ter, f. p. MCGOWAN, @. B. Bobo, j. S.
Bennett and B. A. Sullivan. What
was known as the ''young American
ticket Is considered to have prevailed.
Those chosen are all business mon, in
terested in building up and taking care
of the town,and we are all happy. AS
they will have o hard task in pleasing
everybody, we extend u sincere
sympathy in advance and advise them
that they need have no apprehension
of the old Greek ostracism, with which
citizens, who by reason Of their popu-
larity, had grown dangerous, were sent
out of the country.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-03-16

Cambridge, England, March 11.-Hon-
orary degrees were conferred to-day by
Cambridge University upon United
States Ambassador Bayard and upon
the retiring French Abassador. Baron
de Courcett, with the usual ceremonies.
There were many ladies present. The
recipients OF the honors were attiled in
scarlet and from the undergraduate gall
leries were heard the usual comments on
the proceedings. Mr.. Bayard was wild
ly cheered and %applauded for about five
minutes and a big American flag was un-
furled and waved by the undergraduates
The public orator delivered a laudatory
Grafton in Latin, full of compliments to
the United States Ambassador. AS
usual the orator was interrupted by the
undergraduates with ocular yells Of
Take your hat of, - "Take no notice Of
him, Mr.. Bayard," etc. Vice Chancellor
then presented the degree amid applause
and cries of Speech" "Speech." The
ceremony ended with three cheers for
the United States Ambassador and sing
ing "For he's a jolly good fellow" and
with whistling yankee Doodle" and
'La Marsellaise."
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-03-16
NOTICE
TO TIE
People Of Laurensy

l have opened up a large Harness
and Saddlery business in the in the
storcroom next to j. II. Sullivan's,
on Main Street. l manufacture all
Of my Harness and sell them
cheaper than you can buy this
Shoddy Northern harness which is
put up by boys and girls that have
no knowledge Of the business. I
have been working at the business
for 20 years, and can make any
kind Of Harness from $3.50 up to
$4,000. | work from three to five
harncss.makers all the time, and
4 make anything you want that I
have not got in stock, but | always
keep a large stock Of everything in
my line on hand. | sell one grade
of harness at 800 complete, hat
1t you can buy elsewhere in Lau-
rem for the same money ] will
make anyone that does it a present
of a set. | sell all of my goods on
twelve months guarantee if any
thing gives away / will fix it for
nothing. | also do all kind OF re-
pairing at reasonable prices. Call
and get prices and examine my
stock Of goods.
have a trace attachment that 7 gi"c
away with every set of harness that is
worth in many cases from $50 to 800.
1T is apattcnt fastener to keep the trace
from slipping OH Of the s~ingletrce.
Iou can't buy them from any one but
me as have the right for this county.
sell them at % cents Il pair or 2 pairs
for % cents.
EH Highest prices paid for Hides.
The LalirenS Harness Co.,
b. b. HUGGIN, Proprietor