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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-08
THE LAND OF GRAVES.
Ancient Egyptians Believed In Con-
slant Reminders Of Death.

Ancient Egyptians Believed In Con-
slant Reminders OF Death.
To the Egyptian death was but the
beginning of a career of adventures
and experiences compared with which
the most vivid emotions of this life
were tame. He lived with the fear of
death before his eyes. Everything
around him reminded him of that
dreadful Initiation into the mysteries
of the tremendous after life for which
his present existence was but a
preparation. Ills cemeteries were not
hidden away In remote suburbs; his
dead were not covered with mere
grassy mounds or q slab of stone. The
whole land was his graveyard; it's
whole art was of the mortuary. Are
there no graves in Egypt that thou
has brought us into the wilderness to
die%' asked the Israelites In derision,
n we may believe that Moses WING
ed at the sarcasm.
Egypt Is the land Of graves, and the
whole energy Of the people, that could
be spared from keeping life together,
was devoted to death. The mightiess
tombs in the world-the pyramids
f'NNN 'liOh NV StNl vi IllNltI-
tudcs of toiling slaves. The hills were
honeycombed passages and galleries,
chambers, pits, all painfully cxcavated
In honor of the illustrious dead, and
scuipturcd and painted with elaborate
skill to make them lit habitations Cor
his ghost.
Wherever he looked the Egyptian
beheld preparations for the great turn
Ing point OF existence. The mason
was squaring blocks for the tomb
chamber; The potter nodded images
of the gods. or bowls md Jars, to be
placed in the grave for the protection
or refreshment Of the IA, exhausted
vita the ordeals Of the under world;
the sculptor and painter were at work
upon the walls Of the funeral cham
Der, illustrating the scenes through
which the ghost was 10 pass, or de-
plotting the industrious life Of the de-
parted.
The very temples which cluster along
the levels beside the Nile were In O
sense, but v~estibules to the tombs in
the hills behind. The sacred lake, now
the weedy, picturesque haunt Of wntar-
fowl, was then the scene of solemn
tSbisihScs w 'hC uSous AhS SShiphC
walls were covered with the terrors
Of the Judgment to come. The houses
of the living, indeed, were built Of per-
fishing mud, but the homes Of the dead
and the shrines where duplication
was made to the gods who ruled their
fate were made to last forever. On
these all the strength, the science and
the artistic skill Of the ancient Egyp-
tians were cheerfully lavishsd.-Sat-
urday Review.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-08
THE MAN.
He Who Requires tho Constant Care
OF an

OF an
A crowded car of an up town bound
Lexington avenue elevated train.
wednesday afternoon, about 8 o'clock.
was deeply interested In a couple that
entered it at Reid avenue station. The
man was SO nervous that he could
scarcely stand. and he fairly trembled
as his wife supported him to a seat.
AS 1901 as he reached 1t squarely, his
eyes closed, aud he appeared to be In a
deep sleep. The woman carried ia her
right hand q saw, u hammer and sew
eral other sorts Of carpenters tools.
She sat stern and erect, and looked IA
though life to her was n pretty tough
experience. The passengers guessed
that she was leading her nervous hus-
band home from work, but how on
earth he ever used the tools she carried
was a puzzle. If you look about Won
sharply these days 1t Is no
sight to see women careworn Of coun
enance leading along faded men. The
other morning a silent woman walked
into the barber shop on Evergreen ave.
nue., near Cooper street, followed by
her husband, n pale faced, thin individ-
uni, who acted rs though he was wnlk.
ing on air. He fell into q chair, and the
barber rapidly shaved him, while tho
woman sat in n corner and waited un.
I'll the process was complete. Then she
handed over the price Of q shave, with
no tip. aud walked out, followed by her
broken down better half.
"Oh, that's nothing" said the barber,
rs he looked after tho queer couple. Il
have Ind numbers OF mon come to my
place like that. Some of them are so
confounded nervous that before Won
get half finished they want to jump
from the chair. I've got six outside
customers whom I shave ut their
homes, and two Of them l shave I'm two
days; one side today, the next side to.
morrow, because Of their excessive OK.
citaDility. When l was over In the
Produce Exchange building, I had mon
Jump from my chair and run out Of the
shop because they couldn't sit still lonp
enough to be shaved."-Brooklyn
Times,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-08
THE EXPERT
One OF His Accomplishments tn
Ability TO Out or the Right Weight.

One OF HTS Accomplishments tho
Ability to Out OF the Right Weight.
1t Is his business. Of course, and he
becomes expert at 1t, as any man
might in any work, but the customer
who pays any attention to 1t at all is
sure to be interested nevertheless In
the accuracy with which the butcher
cuts of just the required amount Of
meat. Whether it Is two pounds Of
steak, or four pounds of chops, or six
pounds Of corned beef, It's all the same
to him. He cuts without long dwelling
upon where to set the knifes. He
slices away sort Of casualiike and
plies the saw and lays the meat on
the scales, and 1t does not weigh more
than n quarter OF n half pound from
the weight required on even the
heaviest pieces, and on the lighter
pieces he ONE within an ounce or
two or hits 1t right on the nail.
A man, for instance, goes into q
butcher shop and asks for three and q
half Or four pounds of, say, corned
beef. The butcher gets a big piece
out Of the pickle, lays 1t on a block
and picks up O knife, and, without the
slightest hesitation, with one strong,
smooth sweep cuts of, O piece, which
he lays on the scales. 1t weighs three
pounds and three-quarters. 1t Is In
weight exactly midway between the
limits set.
The expert butcher gets his ability
to do this, naturally enough, from
good judgment, to start with, backed
up by long experience, but when he
cuts things as close as this even the
customer familiar with his skill looks
upon him rs a wizard.-New York
Sun.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-08
Curing n Cold.

To feed d cold and starve a fever "a
dangerous maxim. At the first sign
OF a cold the patient ought to take q
rapid hot hath in n warm, we'll venti.
iated room then remain covered I'm
Ded' with hot water at the feet, for
several hours. Darken the windows.
court sleep and fast, save only from
drinking warm broth or cruel, until
unpleasant symptoms subside. Nor
should there be mental or physical
exertion. Then all the vitality can 20
TO restoring circulation and throwing
on that waste material which, retain.
ed, Is absolute poison. To eat in this
condition is to add the proyerbiaI
straw to the cancels back.-Good
Housekeeping.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-08
A SPONGE IN HIS BODY.
Queer and Fatal Result of a Surgical
Operation.


DR.. Morestin, a Russian surgeon,
who had been treating a woman for
recurring Assesses, announced the
recovery Of his patient the other day.
He had removed from her q pair of
physicians hemostatic forceps, four
inches long, which had been acclden-
tally sewed up In her body four years
before.
Said a New York physician: "a short
time ago an up country doctor came to
the city to be operated upon for the re-
moval Of the vermiform appendix, al
though l understand he never Lad ap.
pendicitis. He did not improve aftc~
the operation, and one light ne dled.
There wac - autopsy, and 1t was
oound that q sponge had been sewed
up IN him. Yet l have known of many
forceps, clamps and other metal instru-
ments to be forgotten and left in pa
tients, and the latter get well.
"Sponges are bad. From their very
nature they become collecting agents
and soon poison the body. The smooth
metal objects, on the other hand, are
apt to work their way into the ali
mentary traCt, and hen they soon pass
away. You doubtless have heard of
needles which have staid in the hui
man body for years, gradually work
Ing their way out of the system or
Of old soldiers who still carry the
bullets shot into them during the civil
war. The glass swallowers Of the dime
museums really perform wonders in
the way Of resisting foreign substances
In the human body.
"The most wonderful case of all was
that Of an insane man whom l saw In
an asylum in Lancaster, Pa. He took
to swallowing things in the carpenter
shop and before he was stopped he had
gulped down ITO nails Of all sizes,
some buckles, q piece Of old iron, some
screws and q lot Of other things.
a Of this hardware was extracted
n the man recovered. He is still liv.
Ing and still a lunatic."-San Francisco
Call
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-08
A Lively Gimme.

Get a large sheet or tablecloth and a
small feather. Have the company take
hold Of the edges of the sheet and form
a ring. Then some one blows the
FEATHER into the air and all must do
their part to keep it In the air and not
let 1t touch any one, and so it is blown
from n side to another, while the eff
forts made to keep it floating are very
funny. Sometimes, In tho excitement
or keeping the feather up, some one
Will forget all about holding the sheet
up, and then more excitement and fun
follow,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-08
Fatal Accident at Huntersyille.

Miss Sallie White was killed at
Hunterville, fourteen miles east
of the city on Wednesday after
moor by being thrown from a
buggy. She and Mrs. John White
were out driving, and when near
Huntersville store the mule become
frightened and ran. Both the la
dies YER thrown out of the buggy
about the same time, but Mrs.
John White was not seriously in
jured. The accident occurred about
d O'Clock and Miss White died
about midnight from internal in
juries. No bones were broken. The
funeral was at Clear Spring, Miss
White vas about fifty years of
age and was known in this county
as q most intelligent, refined
christian lady. She was q daugh-
ter Of the late King White, a
prominent citizen of the Hunters
vile section, and, the family con-
nection is quite large.
Miss White lived with O brother
In Lanfens County, and was on O
naIt to another brother at Hun
ttsville, whose wife was in the
eggy when the runaway took
to.ce. They had started to visit
tb,ster, Mrs. Fowler, when the
of;ident occurred. The family
s5ed in Greenville for some years,
ind several Of them were mem
oers of the First Baptist church
while here. They went back to
5heir home in the country eight
Dr. ten years ago. = Greenville
Mountaineer.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-08
What Might Have Been,

Now, ] suppose" remarked Mrs.
Snaggs, that the surgeons OF the army
are attached to the medical corps"
your supposition does you great
credit" replied Mr.. Snaggs sarcastic
ally. ITS n wonder you didn't mag
inc that doctors Joined the army for
the purpose Of building bridges or 60
ing up In G. balloon. Where should
army surgeons be except In the medic
al CORPSE"
"Wcll. I thought that they might pos
sibly belong to the lancers."-London
Standard.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-08
The Food We Need

DR.. Pavy, one Of the most eminent
authorities upon diet, says that the
average man IA IL state Of absolute rest
can liv~ on 16 ounces Of food a day, a
'-an doing ordinary light work can live
on 20 ounces and a man doing laborl-
GUS work needs from 20 to 80 ounces.
This Is food absolutely free from wa
ter, and 1t must be remembered that
everything we eat contains more or
less water, SO that from AZ to 90 ounces
OF ordinary food are necessary accord.
ing to the work in which q man Is en-.
gagged.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-08
aettine Accumulated.

A Ravenswood man tells this story
about a friend of his whose business
takes him away from home frequently:
For the last month or so he has had
a respite, and his neighbors have no.
ticed the unusual length Of his visit to
his own house. One of them asked
him recently If he had got pretty well
acquainted with the members OF his
family.
II think l am making an impress
sion," he responded. "My little girl
went to her mother the other day and
said, That man who comes here some.
times spanked me today "-Chicago
News.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-08
Millions Giyep AWAY.

1t 10 certainly gratifying to the
public to know of one concern in
the land who r not afraid to be
generous to the needy and suffer-
ing. The proprietors Of DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds have given
away. oven ten million trial bottles
of this great inedicine; and have
the satiaf" knowing it has
8he"' tbo,,sondo &c
lima, Bronchi-
d~;anases of
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-08
Working Night and Day

The busiest and mightiest little
thing that ever was made is DR..
Kings New Life Pills. Every
pill is a sugar-coated\ globule of
health, that changes weakness in
to strength, listlessness into en-
ergy, brain flag into mental power.
They're wonderful in building up
the &health. Only % cents per
bay Sold by The Laurons Drug
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-08
Little Troubles.

AS 1t Is only now and then that we
nave O landslide, while we are contin.
ually annoyed by the dust which sits
In at every crack and door and win.
dow, so 1t Is only now and then that
we have n crashing trouble, while we
are pcrpetually annoyed by little daily
cares and vexations.-Weekly Boa.
met
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-08
His Misfortuue.

Teacher-Try to remember this: Mil.
ton, the poet, was blind. Do you think
you can remember it2
Bobby Smart-Yes, ma'am.
Teacher-Now, what was Milton's
great misfortune2
Bobby Smart-He was a poet.-Co-
lumbus (O.) State Journal.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-08
He Fooled the Surgeons.

All doctors told Renick Hamil-
IN, of West Jefferson, o., after
Offering 18 months from Rectal
Fistula, he would die unless q
costly operation was performed.
but he cured himself with five
boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
the surest Pile cure on earth, and
the best Salve in the World. IS
cents q box. Sold by the Laurens
Drug Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-08
Cold water as 4 stimu,ant

According to a high authority, cold
water is q valuable stimulant to many
II not all people. Its action on the
heart Is more stimulating than brandy.
HIS own experience is that slipping
half a wine glass of cold water viii
raise his pulse from 70 to over 100.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-08

Money In America Is as important
as quinine In the African jungle. Don't
squander your quinine. a few grains
saved up are better than none.--New
York Evening Journal.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-08
rre,ua,ced Against the piano.

II never thought the time would
ever come when I should be delighted
70 hear that piano going" remarked
Fogg as the %nstrument" In the next
house was being carried down the
stairs to the furniture wagon.-Boston
transcript.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-08
CENepps
n.saon supERy1soR CENsus,
Fourth Diss..ats South Carolina

G-rICE SUPERVISOR CENSUS,
Fourth Dissstet South Carolina.
Al the request of the Directors
of Census, / hope you will print
in every issue of your paper, if
possible, from now until June 1st,
1900, information and suggestions
concerning the 18th census, which
all desire should be as perfect as
sic. This request is made
ling that none receive great
or benefits than Editors from re-
liable statistics, neither can this
work be done satisfactorily with
out their peculiar and valuable
help which can be furnished from
no othef source. The idea is to.
have the attention of the people
so continuously called to the va
rious inquiries which the schedule
will contain, that they may be
fully prepared to answer them ON
the arrival of the census enumera-
tors and agents next June.
am also authorized by the Di-
rector to assure the Editors who
desire special census matter for
use in their papers to request it
from his office at Washington, and
it will be cheerfully supplied. It
is also his desire that copies Of
your paper containing articles on
the census, original orEotherwise,
be forwarded to his office. Your'at-
tention will be appreciated.
Very respectfully,
GEORGE w. SHELL,
Supervisor 18th Dist.
Why buy inferior suits when
you oan buy something good for
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-08

In some parts Of Holland a birth Is
by fastening a silk pin
cushion on tle doorknob. If the pin
cushion is red, the baby is a boy, and
IL white n girl.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-08

The wife Of the fourth emneror of
China invented silk weaving and was
worshiped In consequence. Japanese
bronze work resulted from a woman's
efforts.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-08

One mar Is probably just as good as
another, but he usually considers him.
self n little better Chicago News.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-08

Some men," said the corr fed phi
iosopher, cant stand prosperity, and
other men can't got the chance to
stand it."--Indjan apoiis journal
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-08

A landlord a always raise the rent.
That is more than many Of his ten
ants a do-Philadelphia Times.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-08

Big lot boys suits just received
at simmons Bargain Store.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-08

Why buy inferior suits when
you can buy something good for
the Same money? ~ show
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-16
COUSIN GEORGES DECISION.
He Thought His New Found Relatives
Were q Very ShOddy
Lot.

"Now, my dear, want you to be very
kind to your cousin George when he
comes" said the girl S mother, accord
ing 10 the Detroit Free Press.
"Oh, mamma! ] simply can't tote
him all over town, and don't think YOU
ought 10 expect me to-"
Put you must entertain him nicely
while he's here. He probably will not
stay long"
"li"w do you know? We've never
seen li!n-we don't know anything
about him. Dear me! think it's hor-
rible! don't see what he's coming for.
just suppose he's dreadfully awkward
and doesn't know how to act! Why, it
would be too embarrassing for any
thing! And the girls have been studying
genealogy at the library for the last
two weeks, and they're awfully critical
about ones relations"
The next afternoon a coupe drove to
the door and Il young man alighted. It
was George. lie was an athletic Young
fellow, who, though he hailed from a
small western town, had been educated
abroad, and was as fine a specimen of
manhood as could be found. Marguerite
was delighted. The relief was great.
She gushed profusely over her new
found cousin and offered him all sorts of
social inducements to spend a week.
But he left the next afternoon.
what was the mattcr--why didn't
you stay longer with your Uncle Hen
rvs family?" said his father, after he
had reached home. Didn't you like
them?"
mo. They were the shoddiest lot of
people l ever ran across"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-16
PRICES TO CATCH THE EYE.
The Italian Fruit Seller Shows Much
shrewdnsss in Marking
His Stock.

The Italian fruit seller shows his
ShrewdnesS as business man in small
way by TIE prices which he puts on his
'"rc". The fruit. is arranged in tcupt-
'".F groups on his rush cart. and each
."Guii is usually marked with ticket.
=" mat the pedestrian may know the
i'r'reS without asking. Over a pile of
Elums may be seen the tiny sign:
Fight for nine cents" Now, saws the
New York Tribune, the average custom
er does not buy eight plums, and when
he asks for one ii is two cents, or two
Tor three cents, and, as the vender sells
more lots of one than anything else, the
elEht for nine cents becomes myth.
and his stock averages nearly two cents
apiece. Peaches that are marked 12 for
- ccnts if sold in dozen lots would be
fairly cheap, but one peach from the
same pile always costs three cents, and
MS two for five" is the popular sale i'm
that class the lot which is advertised at
25 cents usually brings more than 30.
In the orange season "eight for Is
cents is favorite price placed on the
fruit, which is really sold for four cents
apiece.
a bronZed italian who has a regular
route over which he sells fruit at all
times OF the year was asked: "Why
don't you make prices for one or two,
and not for eight and doZen?"
"Eighic Tor nine mackc yc lo0k-dcn
yc paye two fo' one" and he winked the
other eye in way that showed that his
reputation for shrewdness was we'll de-
served.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-16
Ordnance.

The Board OF County Commissioners Of
Elko county, State OF Nevada, for the use
and benefit Of the Inhabitants of said Elko
county. do hereby order aud establish an
ordinance to prevent ball playing on any Of
the public streets, in the town Of Elao, in
the above named county and State, and to
prescribe penalty for the violation thereof
to wit:
Each and every person who shall play
ball on any OF the public streets Of the said
town OF Elko shall be guilty of disorderly
conduct, and upon conviction thereof shall
be fined for the FIRST ofcnsc, in the snm
OF four @D dollars, or imprisoned In the
County Jail two (2) days; and for any subse-
Qucnt ofense, he shall be fined in the sum
of eight (SS) dollars, or imprisoned in the
County Jail four (G days. This ordinance
shall not apply to what is at present known
as the EllSo Base Ball Ground.
The Clerk of the Board is ordered to have
a copy Of this ordinance published in the
INDEPENDENT and Free Press.
Said ordinance to take effect upon Octo-
ber 5, 1899.
By order Of the Board,
f"~2 Attest: A. G.. DAwLEY,
SEAL Clerk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-16
To Whom it May Concern.
STATE LAND OFFICE.


CARSON CITY. Nevada, August 81, 1899. I
Notice is hereby given that the State Of
Nevada, under the Act Of Congress approv-
ed June l6, 1880 (2l Stats. 2S7), has filed in
the United States Land Ofice at Carson
CITY, Nevada, List No. 232 oNlands selected
under said Act, aud has applied for u pat
ent for said lands; that part OF said list is
open to the public for inspection, aud a
copy thereof, by descriptive subdivisions,
mas been posted in q convenient place in
said United States Land ONCE for the in
sPectton of all persons interested and the
public generally.
Within the next sixty days following the
date OF this notice protests or contests
against the claim Of said State Of Nevada
to any tract or subdivision described in the
list, on the ground that the same is more
valuable for mineral than agricultural pur-
poses, will be received and noted by the
Register and Receiver of the United States
Land Office at Carson City, Nevada, for re-
port to the General Land Omce at Wash
ington, D. G..
The following are the subdivisions de-
Scribed, to wit:
E. q OF S. E. Z Sec. 20, the E. "A of N. T..
= and f. u Of S. E. d Sec. 81, N. w. a of
N. W. u Sec. 28, Lot Of N. w. y Sec 3, E.
q OF N. +. 4 and L. q OF 5. E. u Sec. % I.
30 n. r. SO f. NJ. D. b. & M.-4S2.60 60 acres.
f. D. KELLEY,
State Land Register Of the State of Nevada
Date OF first insertion, September 1, 1S99
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-10-16
NOTICE.

By order of the Board of County
Commissioners of Elko County, State
of Nevada, made this 9th day of
February, 1929, notice is hereby
given that all persons who are charg-
es upon the county must come TO the
County Hospital, or all claims for
their support will be disallowed by
said Board except in cases of extreme
emergency.
Attest: A. G. DAwLEY
County Clerk.