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The times., 1898-08-19
Straw hats, Sc.

Balance of lot OF Mems Straw
Hats, in all sizes, and in a variety
of shapes and sort, will be sold for
SC today.
The times., 1898-08-19
All-day values in
Millinery.
25c and soc ribbon. lie yd.

Today we shall sell all day.
a lot Of moire taffeta and fancy
striped taffeta ribbons. both lots
absolutely all silk in such shades
as dark green. reds. blue. yellow,
brown, gray and tans and nile
green. which have been 25c and
S0c a yard, for lie yard.
The times., 1898-08-19
Office coats. 19c.

Lot of best thin summer coats,
made of washable striped material.
viii be sold for Ice. today for
an hour.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-01-04

ground. Quakers smoked, but their
were requested "to partake Of
privately and in their own
houses, in order not to encourage
smoking and make the use thereof ex-
cessive." In the American colonies
tobacco took the form of coin. For
~harboring a Quaker or bringing one
from England II fine Of 5000 pounds OF
tobacco was inflicted.
a cargo OF young women was brought
from England for wives for the sc ttlers,
and these were disposed OF at 100
pounds OF tobacco u head. The use OF
tobacco today Is universal. The Ameri-
cans consume nine pounds q head,
while the Epglishmen smoke only
eighteen pounds u head per aunum.
To the habit OF smoking is attrit uted
by some the irritable i'll health and
nervousness Of today. But the worry
and troubles OF modern life demand
sedative and tobacco supplies tina,
demand. What the world would be
without tobacco nobody can imagine
Let anti-tObaccOnists and faddists re
member that it has oeen proved oni
cially in France and privately in Bel
GUM, Germany and England that ~
criminal has ever committed a Grim,
Of violence while smoking. GA maj
who Is smoking is not likely to cOmmi
a bad act. Tobacco seems to max,
him better naturcd and more resign
ed
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-01-04

To CURE HAMs.-Take the hams
and shoulders and cheeks, rub them
well with salt OF both sides, lay on a
declining boaId 80 as to have drainage,
and cover the flesh side well with salt.
Take a lot of fine saltpeter and work
in at end and around the center bone.
Let them be three to four days. Have
a clean barrel ready. clean off all the
bloody salt from the meat, pack in the
barrel, rind downward and outward.
pour and cover with a brine of pure
salt and water that will bear up an
egg. Hams from hogs weighing $50 to
$50 pounds dressed weight should
remain in this fourteen days only.
Take them out, let drain and dry two
or three days, then smoke them. Soon
after smoking I'VE and sew up IN II
kind OF clean cotton cloth, and have a
barrel of dry, clean wood ashes ready.
Cover the bottom with 3 or 4 inches
of ashes, lay in one layer the best you
can and cover again with ashes, so no
meat comes in direct contact with
other pieces, until all are packed ana
covered. Keep the barrel in some
clubhouse from the influence of IN is-
ture. Ours are kept in the smoke
house, and the other day our city
cousins and the doctor ate dinner with
us, and we had ham from December,
1896, and they all declared it first
class.-TeSas Stock and Farm Jour.
nal.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-01-04

ii COAST REGION.-The fate Of
many square miles Of pine land" in
South Carolina Is clearly fore.shadow-
ed by Mr.. w. w. Ashe, forester of tho
North Carolina geological survey, In
MS latest report, In which he describes
the condition of about 1000, 900 acres
In the southeastern part of that State.
along the South Carolina line. He
spJs: This great area of waste land
lies in Richmond, Moore, Cumberland,
Hartnett, Bladen, Brunswick and other
southeastern counties, which have q
considerable area of the loose, sandy
soil. 1t is %unsuited for general agri-
cultural purposes, that is. for ordinary
held crops, on account of it's poorness,
and 1T Will certainly be q great many
years, at the preset rate of utilization,
before even One-half OF 1T ia demanded
Tor trucking or fruit culture. AS Ia
well known, this land was once all
timbered with long-leaf or yellow pine,
but IS the pine was destroyed by fires,
or the timber removed in NUMBERING,
only did no young growth OF this
pine spring up, but 1t was followed by
the growth OF no valuable or even
iarge.sizcd tree. Tickets OF scrub
oaks took possession, which can Weld
only a limited mount # fuel, and
nothing more. That thi, condition is
due to the frequent burnings, which
are far moro destructive to the young
growth OF the pine than to that OF the
thick- barked oaks, together with the
ravages OF the hogs, that eat the roots
the young pines as we'll as the seed,
Is q fact too we'll known to be more
han mentioned"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-01-04

suit of baubles. There is more tru,
happiness in the social formation of
character and in the appearing of man
mood than in the abnormal swelling of
bank acc UNITS i'll the mad medley of
city life. There is more soul EXP IN
sion IN the county, more realization
OF u hopes in this life and more hope
OF realization in the life to come.
Young men should stick tn the f,rrm,
the fountain and foundation of ali
wealth, the nursery of every virtue.
The home life, the freedom from temp
tations, the immunity from those pes
tilcnces of the mind and heart ctllcd
sins, the escape from the snarcs and
traps and pitfalls of the city, more
Than compensate for all the gaud and
glitter, all the tinsel and show and
seeming, all the cold formali,ies and
hemtless clcgancies of city life.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-01-04

MIsUsEs OF ELECTmCITY. - The
Inter Ocean tells how q valuable horse
owned by a Pennsylvania was cured
of balkiness by means of a three volt
storage battery connected with each
side Of bit and crupper "When the
horse braccd his feet and refused TO
move, the button was pressed the
horse jumped, snorted and moved off.
Each day for a week he was given the
same lesson. and now he is his owners
pride" Undoubtedly q weak electric
current may be used with prompt effect
in these and similar cases but only
those persons who have a thorough
knowledge of electricity and electrical
appliances, and besides this possess
a sympathetic heart and compassion.
should be allowed to make such use of
a mysterious force which might and
would prove to be such a terrible
weapon, and a source of most terrible
suffering 10 the helpless victims, in
the hands of ignorant, careless or ma
lignantly inclined people. The tor
lures that can oe indicted upon poor
animals by tile electric current, arc
terrible ' 9 for Imagination. |
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-01-04

The Magnitude of it's Territory and
it's Teeming Population-Estab.
lishcd Four Thousand Years Ago.
Atlanta Constitution.
Since the eyes of the civilized world
are pow riveted upon the Chinese em
pire it becomes q matter OF more than
passing interest to note the dimensions
Of the territory which the European
powers are apparently on the eve Of
dividing.
AS u general statement, it may be
observed at the outset that the Chinese
empire is the biggest prize which the
European powers have struggled over
since the colonization of the western
hemisphere and what the final out
come of the pending contest in the
Orient will be is at this time purely q
matter OF speculation. What is known
as the Chinese Empire consists Of the
following depcncies and provinces
China proper, Corea, Manchuria, Mon
golia, Tibet, k~u-ku-nor, Tsaiden, Kash.
garia, Iinganria and Kulja. These
various subdivisions Of the empire con.
tain 1867 900 square miles OF territory,
or 500, 600 square miles more than the
entire area Of the United States, in.
Guiding Alaska. II divided equally be,
tween Germany, Russia and Great Brit
ian, each OF these powers would receive
$40 600 square miles of territory, OF
more than the combined areas Of the
Southern, Eastern, Middle and New
England States.
But the magnitude OF the Chimes,
Empire is even greater when referred
TO its teeming population than wher
referred simply to its territorial area
Occupying the various subdivision,
wlich AVE already been named Their,
are not less than 3Sl, 900, 600 inhabi
tants, or nearly ~one-fourth Of the cntir,
population Of the globe. This enormou
aggregate OF human souls is distributes
throughout the empire in the followin,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-01-04

"A project is on foot in ST. Louis to
remove to u park in that city from
Camden county, Mo-, what is described
AS o magnificent stalagmite OF solid
white onyx, six to ten feet in diameter,
and between twenty and thirty feet In
height from It's base to its tapering
summit. 1t is said to contain about
1000 feet Of pure white onyx, +" more
beautiful IN design than could be made
by a skillfCl sculptor" A hundred
thousand years are given as the prob.
able time passed in its formation.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-01-04

* @S8Y ously i'll all at once. The
eSs%%D beginnings of illness are
mere triies. First a little indigestion, per.
haps; or headaches; or an occasional bilious
turn. 1t is hard to realize how you are be.
ing tangled up in the strands of sickness
until you are fairly caught.
Nearly all serious illnesses begin with
some stomach or liver trouble, or with a
costive condition Of the bowels. These
functions have got to be Yar in good condi-
ton before there can be any recovery from
any disease no matter what lis name or ma
ture, and it is because DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery acts directly upon tho
liver and digestive organs that it has such a
marvellous effect upon all diseases Of NAL.
nutrition.
1t gives the digestive system power to
~assimilate nourishnent and make good
blood it drives out bilious poisons it
creates the red, vitalizing, life. giving ele.
mcnts in the circulation; and builds up the
weak and wasted places in every corner OF
the constitution.
Taken in contraction with DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets, it relieves obstinate con.
stipation and keeps the bowels in a per.
fcctly natural condition.
Mrs. Ella Howell, of Derby. Perry Co., Ind,
writes In the year Of 1894 I was taken with
stomach tr~oublc-ncrvous dyspepsia. There was
a GOODNESS in my stomach, and a weight which
seemed like n rock. Everything that l ate gave
m WAS s. sweil ed'n across \ nao m a os stomach how" had den a ridge:
around my right side, and i'll a short time l was
bloated. I was treated by three of our best ply.
Golden Medical Discovery was recommended to
me and l got il. and commenced the use of it. ]
began to sec a change for the better. l was SO
weak I could not walk across the room withou,
assistance. took DR.. Picrce's Golden Medical
Discovery and his ,Fayorite Prescription, and
improve very fast after the use Of q few bottles
The physicians who attended me said my disease
cough, and the home physician gave me ur I,
die. I thank God that my cure is permanent
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-01-04

An order has been given that the
curfew law shall be read at least twice
q week in every public school in Dem
yer, Col, and that its provisions be
strictly enforced hereafter, that boys
and girls may be kept off the streets in
the evening.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-01-04

The United States geodetic survey
ship Macarthur has been ordered to
Alaskan waters, and with the oponing
Of spring will head for the Yukon
river, there to remain until q series of
surveys have been accom-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-01-04

close connectlons AT UreenwUuu Tor al
points on s. A. l.. and q. & G. Railway, and
atSpartanburg with Southern Railway.
For Information relative to tickets, rat n
schedules, etc., address
W.J. CRAIG, Gen --sss. Agent.
Augusta, Ga
y. Grlilin, Agent; Q. H Speights &c,
Agent dreenville 8. q
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-01-04

CHARLESTON & WESTERN CARO-
- lima Railway Co. Augusta and Aeh,-
Bird, 1897. ~
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-01-04

,., ~ ''''N'N''
tibet G5U,OOO G,OO0,O,o
dan -. =, 10000 10000
kashgarla 1900. 10000 l., 10000
IulSarla .......... l2o,OOO 100000
NulJa -. .......". 2OU)O 10000
I,tal.... ........l,5 6I 900 3Sl 100000
This census OF China's population
may not be strictly accurate, for the
simple reason hat there are many Dor.
tiOns OF the empire which have not as
yet been thoroughly traversod. China
is far behind the z in its material
progress and development; and on ac-
count OF its utter lack of postal, tele-
graphic and railway facilities. there
are thousands OF Mongolians living in
remote districts OF The empire who are
wholly ignorant OF the fact that China
and Japan have ever been at war. This
may seem i~ncredulous, but the state
ment Is, nevertheless, made on good
authority.
AS the Chinese Empire has preserved
its national integrity for more than
tour thousand years, it looks pathetic
that 1T should now, at the close of the
nineteenth century, become the spoil OF
European powers but with Russia at
Port Arthur, Germany at Kaio.Chou
and Great Britain in the close neigh
" ! Oolee, / y 10 CteaIly apparent
that The doom of the empire is sealed.
Already the Chinese capital is sur.
rounded by hostile guns, and the work
Oh partltloning the empire may begin
at any time. In some respects the
civilization OF China has been produc-
tive of good. Especially is this OBJ
servation true so far as it applies to
the wonderful cohcsiveness which has
steadily existed between the various
portions OF the empire since the time
OF its establishment far back in the
early twilight OF history. While
the political aspect Of Europe has un-
dergone marked changes and altera-
tlons with each passing century, the
Chinese empire has maintained it's DO
lltical Integrity undisturbed. In this
respect the empire has even rivaled the
sturdy fabric of the Himalayas them
selves. But while China has managed
to survive the shocks Of four thousand
years, the history Of the empire has
been synonymous with anything else
but progress, and Is thoroughly satur-
ated with heather superstition. On
this cou the partition of the en-
pre- with the consequent introduction of
european ideas cannot fail TO exercise q
wholesome influence upon the vast en-
pre- which has 50 long stun bered In idle
letharRy. Up to the present time Ger
many, Russia and Great Britain seem
10 be the only powers which have
drawn up their fleets in Chinese waters
In readiness for approaching events
but as time advances, other claimants
Will appear upon the scene, and the
contest will become all the more thrill
ing and spectacular.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-01-04
THE CHINESE empire.

The Magnitude of it's Territory and
it's Teeming Population-Estab.
lishcd Four Thousand Years Ago.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-07-15
IN Old FOLKS MEETING
Continued from First Page.

April 1, 1879, to July 80. 1882; Baker
Smith, Sept. 10, 1882, to April 10, 1884;
A. Gushing Dill, Dec. 1885. to June %,
1889; William Hollinshed, Aug. l., 1889,
to Jan. 1. 1892; Charles w. Wood, March
/, 1899, to Aug. 1, 1895; R. Jacob Lem
mon, APRIL, 1896, to present time.
A list of the ruling elders from the
organization to the present time shows
twenty-five names, with date of installa-
ton, as follows:
July 9, 1920, E. D. Wells, Jacob Drake,
John Corwin; August 5, 1921, Jacob
Stewart, Stephen Clark; Jan. 90, 1926,
Thomas Wolfe, Miller Johnston. Moses
Tucker; Jan. %, 1884, Pete Yetman,
Daniel D. Briant; April 30, 1887, Abra-
ham Seward, John Dalrymple; July 80,
1887, Daniel P. Merchant; Dec. 81, 1851,
Abraham Fordice; Feb. Z, 1859, Robert
P. Allen, Joseph Cramer, Albert De-
Hart; Oct. 10, 1880, Frank F. Merchant,
Charles G. DeHart, Nelson Hughson,
Samuel D. Youngs; Oct. 26, 1890, Chas
E. Clark, John F. Hubert, Ernest B.
Combs, Isaac N. Cumback.
The regular Communion service fol
lowed the sermon.
The ''Old Peoples Meeting" held il
the afternoon, seemed to many the most
enjoyable of the days services, especially
to the old members who. in response tC
the roll call, spoke freely of the interest
ing and inspiring scenes and events ir
the long history of the church. There
were present few who had entered thu
church under the first pastorate anG
worshipped in the old primitive meeting
house, and these were given special con
sideration throughout the service. Tht
old associations and the memory of sac
as well as happy scenes under the ole
roof, brought the ''unbidden tear Il
many eyes. The 'sOld Peoples Meeting
will not soon be forgotten.
An evening service in charge of th,
Christian Endeavor Society, with al
address by Rev. William Freyling O
Morris Plains. closed the days celebra
tion. Those who attended from out O
town were Hospitality entertained b,
members Of the church at their homes.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-07-15
NORRIS COUNTY BRIDGES.
Continued from First Page.

criticism from various up-county mem
bers who were opposed to lighting the
streets of Madison and Morristown." was
adopted by vote of 10 to s.
Reports of bridge committees on new
work were then received. Mr.. Kimball,
for Hanover township, stated that first
bids on Whippany bridge were rejected
as too high; new bids were secured and
the committee recommended that a con-
tract be given to the Wrought Iron
Bridge Co. for the iron work, $849; Huss
Bros. for mason work at 50 % per cubic
yard, 100 yards; Mr.. Vreeland, for
Berry street bridge, Dover, first bids had
also been rejected, but finally awarded to
Dover Boiler Works for iron work,
81 OFT; to Smith & Tanning for mason
work. 81 70 per cubic yard, So per yard
for retaining wall, 1872 per yard for
grading, making entire cost of bridge
about $4,000. Mr.. Orr, for Randolph
township bridge at Port Dram, to F. F.
Birch for iron work $500, and John
Eckhart for mason work at $2.45 per
cubic yard, making entire cost about
1000. Each of the above contracts was
authorized by the Board.
Bills were presented by the several
committees as follows: Finance, ST.
376 50; freeholders and officers, 81 $40 SO;
insurance, $1,OOO.7O; miscellaneous,
$26S. rs; Poorhouse. $953.35; Children's
Home. S434.17; bridges, So, 4sO SO; road
account, 81, 553 10; road repairs, s., 9ss.O7;
engineering, ETC., $156.74
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-07-15
BIG BARN BURNED.

Firemen Fight Severe Blaze on Market
Shareholder Buildings Saved.
The stable and storage building of
John r. Piper. connected with the hotel
property in the rear Of Market street.
was damaged by fire shortly after noon
on Tuesday. The blaze adds yet another
mystery to fire department annals. 1t
was discovered in the second story
among large quantity OF hay and straw
Cries of fire brought at once the chemi-
cal engine of Independent Hose, which
arrived at the building before the gen.
eral alarm was heard. The chemical
was followed by the old hose carriage,
which laid a stream from the Market
street hydrant, and together these
streams did remarkable work in control
ling the flames. But the fire was ex.
eeedly difficult to control, the entire up
per half of the building being ablaze in
side. The engines arrived late, and with
their aid the fire was quickly ex.
tinguished. Loss to the building is
estimated at 81 1000; insured. A large
amount of liquors stored in the first
story were uninjured.
Several buildings adjoining the FIRE
narrowly escaped the blaze, including
barns of James P. Sullivan & Son, w,
A. Louanstein, G. Stein, the cycle
academy and repair shop of j. H
Schmidt & Co.. and the Commercial
Club bowling alleys. Though starting
in perhaps the most thickly settled por
ton Of the town, only one building wal
damaged.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-07-15
churoh improvements.

The interior of the Church of the Re
deemer presented much improved
appearance on Sunday last.
The entire church has been recarpeted,
the woodwork repainted, the pews re-
made and recushioned. A handsome
oak and brass pulpit was used for the
first time. The most striking change,
probably, was seen in the two new
oak screens for the choir. The one
toward the body of the church is about
seven feet in height, partly closed and
partly open and Of beautiful design,
made in keeping with the style of the
body of the church, while that facing
the chancel is in keeping with the more
ornate style of the chancel furniture.
In the immediate future the chancel Is
to be tiled in dark green.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-07-15

The baseball team won from the South
Orange Field Club on Saturday last after
ten innings had been played by the score
of 10 to II. South Orange took the lead
at the start and until the sixth inning
had everything their own way when the
other scored three runs on home run by
Caldwell with two men on bases. Four
more were scored in the seventh. South
Orange scored three in the eighth and
one in the ninth. In the ninth inning
Howell hit safely, Caldwell was thrown
out at first, Turnbull got his base on
balls, Noble flied out, making two outs,
two men on bases and three runs to tie
the score. Ford hit for two bases, both
runners scoring. Little hit safely, scor
ing Ford and tying the score; Remsen
out at first. Tenth inning South Orange
did not score. The Field Club scored
one run, winning the game by Todd's
base on balls, stolen base, sacrifice by
Howell, and an error by South Orange:
Innings 80 1918 9 10
M. F. c. OIL 0 03 A % 1-13
S. o. &c. 49011 1908 0-12
Batteries Howell and Caldwell, Boyer
and Grady.
The ball team play Englewood F. G..
at Englewood Saturday.
The handicap tennis tournament COM
menced Thursday; play so far is as
follows
E. K Mills beat N. Smith GA. 6-3; E.
Shaw beat J. s. Woodward ga, 90; F.
Thomas beat P. MerrelI 81, 6-3; J. Willis
beat Truesdell 8, 6-3; F. Hoyt beat
Samson 60, 90.
Schedule of the Morris and Essex Ten.
mis- League are as follows:
J July 16, South Orange VS.. Morristown,
doubles; South Orange vs. Summit,
singles. July %, Morristown VS.. South
Orange, doubles; Morristown vs. Sum.
nit, singles. July 80, Summit VS.. South
Orange, singles; Summit VS.. Morristown,
doubles. August 6, South Orange VS.
Summit, doubles; South Orange VS.
Morristown, singles.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-07-15
A MOTHERS OFFERING.

Go, at thy country's call.
Whatever gentle bonds may hold thee here.
Whatever tender claims may seem more dear,
Thy duty first of all.
Go And God guard thy way
Through all the hidden dangers of the night,
Through pain and peril-to the dawning light
OF peaceful day.
Go Thy young heart is brave.
Battle for right with all thy strength and will.
Shouldst thou not triumph, thou at least canst
fill
A soldiers grave.
Col If the cause be won,
On the bright record free of stain or blot
Thy name shall shine forever; but if not,
Gods will be done!
Go! can say adieu
AS gladly as greeting home to thee,
And look my last through smiles, if thu wilt be
Firm, brave and true.
Col my one child my joy
Unto his country for whatever fate,
By these last tears. O Heaven consecrate
My only boy!
Madeline S. Bridges IN Leslte's Weekly.