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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-10-18
THE TRUST PROBLEM.

The financial journals of the country
ore full of reports of consultations of
giant manufacturing, mining, trans
p%ortation, banking and other interests
into huge trusts. They tell us that the
aggregate amount of capital stock rep
resented in these trusts that have
secur d charters in the State of New
jersey alone exceed three and a half
billion dollars. This enormous amount
exceeds two to one the aggregate
amount of actual money of all kinds in
this country, including gold, silver and
paper. These trusts are not all incor-
porated in the State of New Jersey, but
perhaps half of them are. This would
pan out for the last year seven billion
dollars Of stock, or 500 for each man
woman and child IN the United States.
This does not include those previously
Incorporated, MOI docs it ever include
banking II transportation corpora
lions.
1t Is n fact easily proved, and denied
by those only who are in one way or
another interested, that those stocks in
these trust companies represent III
stock about ten dollars, some times
twenty, to every dollar of actual cash
originally invested in the plants which
form the combine. The object of those
combinations Of industrial or manu-
featuring enterprises is then plaln-to
do away with competition, TO save eX-
penscs by dlschargng drummcrs and
clerks, to fill all orders from II COM
mon center, to cultail and control
labor, to purchase ray materials at
lower price and sell their products at
higher prices; in other words, TO in,
crease the margin of profit between the
price of the raw and the finished prod,
ucts in such ratio as will pay dividends
on from five TO twenty five times tho
original stock of the companies com
bincd.
y recent statement to the point
Two giant combines control so pcl
cent. of the tobacco manufactured II
the United States. a few enterprises
have held out against them, trying t,
force the trusts to let them in on bet
ter terms or because they do not be
llcvc in the trusts methods. Nov
and then they fell in, however. One
OF the two giant combinations very
recently gulpcd III three other plants
Six hundred hands were Immediately
discharged and the wages of those re
tanned cut ut the rate of two dollar.
out of every five. They tell the publ,
that these combinations are beneficial
they regulate prices both VI raw anc
finished products, and give staple, un
changcablc pay 70 labor, But fact
prove the contrary.
With such conditions facing us
should not the common people of tn
country unite for self protect on and t,
learn how TO throttle these 81 mt com
Dimes? Something must be done, an
without organization and united effor
nothing can be dOne.-PrOgrcSStr
Former.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-10-18
L OF SEED WHEAT.

The value of any seed wheat is large
~ relative; 1t must be adapted to the
soil and situation for which it is re-
commended. Growers of experience
know This, and do not pretend to &C
cept the advice of some farmer five
hundred miles away. All that he may
say may be true, but ii is the difference
in the soil and surroundings that de-
for each the question Of profit
or loss. "A common and very satisfac-
tory way of adapting new varieties of
exceptional value to a locality is to mix
it with some local variety that is suited
to the soil and climate, and developing
the result from seed wheat that NAV be
of great value. Nearly all wheat will
detcrlorate If the seed is taken from the
same field year after year, and the only
way is to obtain new seed. The most
satisfactory way is to select half enough
seed wheat each year flom the field,
II then mix it with an equal quantity
OF good seed purchased from some
other place. See that the two are d.
fcrent but good varieties. They invali-
ably mix well, and produce excellent
results. In this way VIC constantly
Gloss the varieties and secure all the
good that there is in the market. OF
course the seed from TIC field must be
selected with the greatest care, ard
only the very largest and best grams
should be taken. Likewise the pur-
chased seed shOuld,comc only from reli-
able parties, and it should not be in
fcrior in any way TO thrt selected from
the home fields.
In specializing wheat we are reach.
ing a point that has its disadvantage.
1t is a good deal like inbrceding in
fowls. Too much OF IT. wcdkcnS The
stock, andin order to inslil new life and
energy into them it is often necessary
TO cross-hrccd. The raiscls OF fine seed
wheat have inbred some of the leading
varieties to the point where new blood
is required to make the iced stronger
and more productive. Thai is why, ]
believe, that some years the crops
succumb so easily to dry weather OF The
attacks Of enemies. The seeds are re
fined to the point of exhaustion, and
while under the most favorable con
uitions the plant from such seeds Nigh
produce the bannet crop, a very little
thing might blast the whole field. A,
u crops have to encounter some pref
W bad weather and many enemies, i
seems wiser to have plants with NOR,
ruggedncss ever though they might
produce a bushel or 50 less of wheat tC
the acre. In the long run the aycrag,
wheat field will be in favor of The
harder breeds. We have inbred fowl.
which if kept in a hot-housc may dc
better than any other breed, but out
doors they arc too sickly to do much
Cross-hrccding occasionally or often i,
just as essential in wheat as in fowls O.
animals. Mixed varieties Of seed whca
is my selection every time, although
intelligence must be used in the selec
ton William Conway, IN WisconSi,
AyriculturiSt.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-10-18
Him, but our most constant devotion

Him, but our most constant devotion
and anxiety Is for our children.
But why this moralizingp The poets
have long since sung the sweet song Of
hlisl and paternal love. Even David
sang Of the rich reward 10 the
righteous nan when his children grew
up like olive plants around his table.
Our little orphan girl came home
yesterday as proud as her Uncle Tom
will be when he receives his thousand
dollar sword, for che Is on the second
honor roll at school and her picture
will get into the papers some OF these
days. Another grandchild got the
second honor in another grade and the
parents and we grandparents are as
proud as the children. We had no
marks or honors when NO went to
school, except to got head in the Fri
day evening spelling class, whom the
whole school stood up in q semi-circle
and coptended for the highest place.
My sweetheart generally held the
tort and il l could climb to her side
and hold her hand in mine 1t WIS
enough for mo. But, an the beauti-
full books the children have Gov and
the beautiful pictures. How we would
have wondered and admired II we had
had q small portion Of them. The old
blueback spelling cook had five, |
think, and | SEQ the rude boy up in the
apple tree now stealing apples. And
we had an English reader and l re-
member the picture Of the two farmers
q~uarreling over q cow. One q her
by the horns and the other by The tail
and tt ey were both pulling with all
their might, while u lawyer was sitting
on a stool milking her. How does that
III lawyers and q law case now We
had o gfammer and an arithmetic and
| notice that three times three still
make nine and tho multiplication table
Is the same, but | don't zee the rule Of
three nor "tare and tret," that we
used to whisper vas enough to make
the devil sweat. Our geography was
a book and an atlas separate, bu'
there were 10 pictures. But there II
more in tho boy or the girl than 10 the
books, and either can get an education
IL they try to. The best part Of oul
education IN after we quit schOO
and settle down to the business of life
1t comes from ;eading good books
history, biography, magazines an
newspapers. In III young days wt
did not road trash, for we did nos hav'
1T, but now the young people read any
thing and everything. Ii evil com
munications corrupt good manners
as ST. Paul said, then q person
character is affected by the o b,
reads. Reading all sorts OF novel
is as much a dissipation as gambling
and wish there Wa u commission il
every State to decide what books wer
best for minors to read. There is
smart servant girl in my family ar,
she is reading "Trilby" on the sly
negroes will do every devilish thins
they see the white folks do. | reckon
that is the monkey that 10 in them.
BILL ARP.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-10-18

LIEUT.. WINSHIP's BRAVE Act
Emory Winshir, assistant engineer in
the navy, held an eHtire regiment Of
FIlipinOs at bay while 125 Of mis- com.
rsdes escaped to their boats. While q
party from The Bennington were max
Ing a reconnaissance at Malabon, Win.
ship was sent ashore in Charge OF the
steam cutter conveying three open
boat loads OF men. The lardiue party
went inshore too far without sending
out scouts and vas surprised by an
overpow ing force CT natives, who pur-
sued them iercely. The Americans re-
treated toward the shore, hOtly u
sued. Winship was alone ii the launch,
and at once realizing the desperate
situation, he unlimbcred the revolving
cannon Of the launch and opened a
steady fire upon the enemy. He was,
OF course, the mark Of the whole bat
TALON, but he kept his place unltnch-
ingly, his finger on the trigger, and
poured q deadly fire upon the FIlipinu4
until they turned ana fed, leaving
thirty dead on the shore. Then the
brave young officer fell back with five
bullets in his body. Commodore Taus.
sig says that but for W!nship meme OF
the party would have escaped.
The gallant young man who did this
l. Is native Of Georgia and graduated
tlr~c years ago from TIC naval aca-
deny.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-10-18

ASTHMA CURE.-The season Is on
now when many of u best medicine
plants are maturing. The catalpa bean
is now at its best. This is n tree and
grows along the sidewalks in many
towns and roadsldes in the country;
grows usually about twenty feet high,
has beautiful branches of lilac col0red
tlowcls in spring and later long bean
pods. These bean pods are Il valuable
remedy in many kinds of asthma, and
especially the cases that involve the
heart. Take n good handful of the
bean pods and bruisc with u hammer
or mallct; put in onc quart water and
let boil gently until nearly half is
eyaporatcd; strain, add one-third good
whisky or brandy, and bottle. Take
one tablespoonful four or five times
daily. In some urgent cases, however,
take a t%easpoonful every hour. Adj
ministcrcd in this way it has a more
and rapid effect. If the nervous
system or heart arc involved this is one
OF our most useful remedies. If con-
stipation is present, take from five to
drops casCara aromatic four
times daily. If the tongue is pale, take
half tcaspoonful of b~icarbonatc soda
in half cup hot water three times daily
until tongue is a normal color. Stir
the soda until dissolved. If the
is rather red and dry drink one
w glasses lemonade three or four
Times daily until the tongue is moist.
these two conditions must be corrected
m any disease before n remedy can act
kindly, and especially is this the case
With chronic diseases. Gather q supply
the catalpa beans and make them up
ilto m9dicine. Ii costs little, and may
a>sihe means of saving a dear onS from
<o#I'<A H.. III a
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-10-18

the other half stuck to cotton and
raised only the same quantity or a very
little more than they are now doing
they would get rich. AS it is, the
average cotton planter is lucky if he
gets out even at the end of the year.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-10-18

"A dozen years ago the very best
type of sleeping car could be built for
$4,000. That, In fact, was considered
an e~xtravagant price, and included.
ever luxury OF the period. At o.
entSA thoroughly first-class q
$4,000. The increase has Id
galArly steady, taN
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-10-18

KEROSENE For PoULTRY.-A writ
or in Barlow Couricr-Informant, adyo-
Gates the use of kerosene in the poultry
yard. The following article will, per-
haps, be interesting to poultry breeders:
The many uses that kerosene can be
put to in the poultry yard makes it an
almost indispensable article to be
charged to the expense accounts; and
no article will enhance the profit of the
poultry yards as kerosene diligently and
i~ntelligently used for painting tho in
side of nest boxes; for setting hens
there is nothing equal to it as it surely
kills all and prevents other vermin
from entering the nest until it is
thoroughly evaporated, which, if the
crude oil is used, will give the hen mn
pie time to hatch her brood. A few
drops in the drinking water OCCASION
has a good effect upon the general
health of the flock, and for colds or
Group there is nothing better if care
applied. Scaly legs may be cured
by simply wetting the legs of the fowls
astea occasionally, and the crude oil
this case also, as it takes a
The Advocate and news., 1899-03-22

up, poison runs riot and disease has full
sway. Just as chOked sewer breeds
pestilence in a city, so do weak and un-
healthy kidneys breed disease In the hui
man body.
Swamp-Root clears out all the impur-
tiles, helps the kidneys to perform their
work properly drives the poison out Of
the blood and system, invigorates and
regenerates you and adds tenfold to the
pleasures and comforts Of life.
Swamp-Root has been tested in so
many ways, in hospital work, In private
practice, among the helpless too poor
to purchase relief, and has proved so
successful that special arrangement
has been made by which all readers OF
the Advocate and News, who have not
already tried 1t may have o free sample
bottle Of Swamp-R Root and thus test for
themselves its wonderful curative prop
critics.
II you will send your name and full
address to DR.. Kilmer G. Co., Bingham.
ton, N. Y, sample bottle will be sent
absolutely free by mail postpaid, also q
book telling more about Swamp Root
and containing some of the thousands
upon thousands of testimonial letters
received from men and women who owe
their good health, in fact, their very
lives, to the wonderful curative proper
ties Of Swamp-Root.
This great remedy is for sale at most
drug stores in fifty-cent and one-dollar
sizes, Don't make any mistake, but make
note Of the name, SWAMP ROOT, DIR.
KILMER'S SWAMP ROOT, and remem-
ber that 1t Is prepared only by DR.. Kill
mer & Co., Binghamton, N, Y.
II you take advantage of this generous
offer and write for free sample bottle
be sure and mention the Topeka AdVo-
cate and News when sending your ad-
dress to Dr. Kilmer g. Co., Binghamton,
N. Y.
The Advocate and news., 1899-03-22
House Bill No. 600.

AN ACT relating to cities Of the first class,
and relative to the releVy Of assessments
and taxes for public improvements therein.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of the State
Of Kansas:
Section /. In case the mayor and council
of any city Of the first class shall have here
tOfore levied, or shall hereafter levy, any
assessments or taxes for any public Inn
proVement in said city, which assessments
or taxes are or may be informal, illegal, ir-
regular or void for the want Of sufficient au-
thOrity to make or levy the same, or for any
cause whatsoever, the mayor and council OF
such city may at any time relevy any such
assessments or taxes In the manner pro-
vided and against the property liable for
taxation, or assessment, for such improve
ment, at the time Of the making thereof;
Provided, that In all cases where informal
illegal, irregular or void taxes or assess
ments, levied for any Improvement against
any lot or tract Of land shall be paid in
whole or part, such lot or tract of land
shall not be reassessed or retaxed for the
tax or assessment, or the part thereof, so
paid.
Section g. If any assessments heretofore
or hereafter levied by any city Of the first
class shall be held or found to be void for
the reason that the same were levied with
out regard to, or IN excess Of, the amount Of
the special benefits accruing to the lots or
tracts Of land on which the same were lev
led by reason of the Improvement for
which such assessments were levied,
the mayor and council may, IL
they shall deem It for the best interests OF
such city so to do, appoint three apprais-
ers by resolution who shall make true,
impartial and equitable appoFtionment OF
the costs OF such improvement, according
to the special benefits accruing to each
and every tract or lot OF land by reason OF
the construction Of such improvement, and
the general benefit accruing to the city at
large by reason Of such improvement. Said
appraisers shall, before making said ap-
poItionment take and subscribe an oath
to make true, impartial and equitable ap-
portlonment Of the cost OF such improve
ment according TO the benefits accruing
BY reason thereof, and shall. within twenty
days from the date Of their appointment,
m0ke such appOrtionment, and file their
report In writing with the city clerk, and
the mayor and council shall, at their first
The Advocate and news., 1899-03-22

Thousands of Families Have One in The
House at All Times.
The Same Exceptional Opportunity Offered Here to
All Readers of This Paper.

A prominent citizen remarked re-
Gently, to the editor of Advocate and
News: "It may seem surprising to you,
but in my house we have family doctor
there all the time Nor am l the only
one who has this great blessing" said
he. II know Of many families who have
this same doctor always on hand, always
within reach"
DO mean man, q physician, In
flesh and bloOd?" he asked. ''No, not
exactly that; the family doctor that l
refer to Is DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root the
great Kidney, Liver and Bladder Rem
edy. We have not had to call a doctor
to our house since we have used It,"
This is the testimony Of thousands
who know Swamp-Root for what 1t Is.
This famous medicine is the absolute
colqueror Of kidney and bladder dis
eases, and many man and woman who
walk the streets to-day in the complete
possession Of health owe their lives to
the power Of this great discovery over
kidney and bladder ills and uric acid
disturbances. In diseases Of the blood,
no matter from what source they arise,
Swamp-RoOt goes right to the source of
the trouble, and cures by first removing
the cause, and sends the blood leaping
and bounding away In quest Of bright
eyes and rosy cheeks.
Constipation and liver troubles, urlnal
weaknesses and the torture that goes
with them, rheumatism, stiff joints, in
fact, diseases arising from any wrong
condition Of the blood, liver, bladder or
kidneys, are promptly overcome by DR..
Kilmer's famous discovery, Swamp
Root.
None but those who have made study
Of the subject realize what an immense
amount of work the kidneys perform
every day. They are the sewer of the
system, and once they become ClOgged
The Advocate and news., 1899-03-22
BOB rNGERsoLL SAYS

railway companies are devoting much at
tention to facilities for feeding their pa
irons. Formerly when Nancy went out
ridin' on the klvered kyars," she carried
In her pocket piece Of fried chicken and
lots OF that good old Eight" bread like
mother used to make. The question OF
time Is so important that some railway
lines provide cafe cars and dining cars
which are "hltched onto" the train at con-
venient points and In which passengers are
served with meals while the train Is run
ming. For obvious reasons this kind OF SER
vice is not satisfactory to large majority
of the travelling public Other railway lines
have dining stations at convenient points
suited to the time schedule of the trains;
trains stop at these stations for q period
OF twenty to twenty-five minutes.
This plan OF feeding passengers Is In use
on the Missouri Kansas q Texas railway
system.
In the past few years the KATY" has
assumed control Of the dining stations on
Its line-placed them in charge of Mr.. r. ~.
Miller. one OF the best known managers In
the country No expense has been spared
to make them the foremost of their kind.
Most delicious meals are served at the mod
est cost Of 80 cents. Lunches are also
served "a la carte" at the lunch counters
which are operated In connection.
ON recent trip through Texas, Bob In.
gerson was 80 pleased with the Katy"
dining stations. ne announced in the dining
hall at Smithville that In all his travels he
had never been served such a delightful
meal outside OF his own dOmicile.
The Advocate and news., 1899-03-22

In the Kansas Court of Appeals, Southern
Department, Eastern Division.
1, w. o. Champe Clerk OF the Kansas
Court of Appeals, Southern Department,
foregoing are true and correct copies Of the
syllabi Of the decisions N the above entitled
cases as the same appear on file In my
office.
Witness my hand and seal Of the Kansas
Court of Appeals, Southern Department,
Eastern Division, this Goth day Of March,
1899.
[Seal.1 w. o. CHAMPE,
Clerk Kansas Court OF Appeals, Southern
Department, Eastern Division,
BY p. l.. EATON,
deputy.
The Advocate and news., 1899-03-22

held, that the refusal OF the trial court to
strike II out was not error.
2. In an action to recover upon the stat
utOry liability Of q stockholder OF an insolv.
ent bank the stOckhOlder may set up as
defense the payment 0G corporate debts, to
the full extent OF his liability and allege
and prove that such payment was made In
real estate.
8. Where the corporate debt Is paid by
the stockholder In real estate, II should be
equal In value to the debt paid, the tranh-
action should be free from fraud In good
faith, the debt bona fide and the property
accepted by the creditors in full payment
4. "A stockholder in a a corporation who
has paid the full face value Of his stock
when proceeded against by a creditor OF the
lty for the debts OF the corporation, may
show by way Of set-on that the corpora
tion Is indebted to him upon bona tide
claims and demands which accrued before
ne became liable as such stockholder"
Pierce " The Topeka Commercial Security
Co.. Kan. Supreme Court. (Opinion not yet
published)
All the Judges concurring
A true copy.
Attest: w. o. CHAMPB,
BY e. L. EATON,
Deputy.
Kansas Court Of Appeals, Southern De-
partment, Eastern Division.
No. 52a.
The City Of lola, appellee,
vs..
]. w. sugg, appellant.
Appeal from Allen County.
AFFIRMED.
Syllabus. BY the Court. Schoonover, j.
A city of the third class may, within the
limits Of the city, require the owner, keeper
or harbOrer Of any dog to register the
name, together with the description of the
dog with the city clerk, and to pay rea-
sonable tax or license for each dog, al
though the dog so taxed or licensed may
never have been permitted to run at large.
All the Judges concurring.
Attest: w. o. CHAMPE,
[Seall Clerk.
BY Il. L. EATON,
Deputy.
The Advocate and news., 1899-03-22

mated in the House, and passed that body
February 2Sth, 1S99
s. ]. OSBORN,
Speaker OF the House
CI4AS. 70. LOBDELL,
Chief Clerk OF the House
Passed the Senate March Srd, 1899.
II. ~. RICHTER,
President Of the Senate.
]. W. MORPHY,
Secretary OF the Senate.
Approved March 4th 1899
w. n. STANLEY,
Governor.
The Advocate and news., 1899-03-22

II am told that sQualllnger has become a
Christian"
'T don't believe It. saw him throw
banana skin on the sidewalk the other
day."--Boaton Journal.
The Advocate and news., 1899-03-22

For GENERAL STATUTES OF KAN
SAS 1887, compiled by Judge w. G. Webb
by authority OF Legislature (price $5), ad-
dress Kansas Statute Co., Topeka, Kas.