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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-22
A Good Natured Dor.

a very ordinary looking farm horse
harnessed to an old wagon stood by
the curb, md on the board that served
for q seat lay a small dog OF such
mixed blood that no guess could be
made as to his breed.
AS a delivery wagon passed on the
opposite side Of the street a large red
apple fell off. Before it stopped roll
ing the dog bounded across the street,
picked 1t up with his teeth and with
toll wagging rushed back to the horse,
In front Of which he stood up on his
hind legs while the apple was taken
from his mouth.
AS the horse munched the apple he
made the peculiar little noise that
horses make when petted, and doggie
replied with throaty little banks
which plainly told what q pleasure 1t
had been to go after that apple. Then
he went back to his nap on the wagon
seat.-Burlington Free Press.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-22
phe Aayentnee In Gambl,ns.

"In all gambling games" said an
old time sport, there is n percentage
in favor of the house Anybody, TX
cept n born fool, knows hat Il man
couldn't afford to equip an establish
ment, hire help, pay rent and defray
all the hundred and one incidental eX
penses unless he derived q profit tina
was based ON some fixed principle ant
not dependent on mere luck or chance
Just where the profit comes in, howGES
er, is something that very fewoInn n
understand. Most of the1f advantage
is derived from some - oomo such
In tho of the gums such
90 tho .zoro, nnr,Oers in roulet.s OF 'ne
~.snlits, in faro. but they are on LIZ
| mistaken. 1t really deps'gamas aito
| ciple that applies TO the @'percentope
and might be ter
OF capltal' may seem, L could take
"Strange $1,000 and begin pitching
a capitai which the chances are per,
niekeevent letting the players Guild
fe&r VI they wanted to, anbnd day
6hakssThe secret is this: 'rhe Nerage
lo.Wer has only limited fnioan. Oh
and a sight run quo Iuck
wipes him out. He Is c'nseu 10 quit
and somebody lelse /akes his place,
LII. t,.o nop5k KEGS right on through
good luck aniDod, continually swell
ing Its reseps with the cash Of the
broken plays. That principle of the
percentage : capital is at the bottom
Of the profit of ev4y gaming house in
the world from Monaco to Long
Branch."rNew Orleans Times.Dem-
Ocraf
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-22

in every fabric and at
every Price from rs cents
up. Try the BULL Docs
for everyday.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-22
Observation-Disclosures, L Blood Dis
easese-Cure Erect


1t is the deep-seated, obstinate
cases of Catarrh and Rheumatism
that B. B.. B. botanic Blood
Balm) cures. Tt matters not what
other treatments, doctors, sprays,
liniments, medicated air. blood
purifiers, have failed to do, b. B.
b. always promptly reaches the
real cause and roots out and drives
from the bones, joints, mucous
membrane, and entire system the
specific poison in the blood that
causes Rheumatism and Catarrh.
b. B. b is the only remedy strong
enough to do this and cure SO
there can never be q return of the
symphonic. Don't give up hope,
but ask your druggist for B. b.
b .-.Botanic Blood Balm or 8 BIS
Large bottles 81, six bottles (full
treatment, IS. B. B. b. is an hon
9st remedy that makes real cures
of all Blood Diseases after every.
thing else fails. We have abso'
lutte confidence in Botanic Blood
Balm; hence, so you may test it,
we will send o TRIAL BOTTLE
FREE on request. Personal medi.
cal advice free. Address BLooG
IBAxM 90. ass Mitchell ST., at.
LIZ 1GoN Nfii
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-22
brother Bob Ouarantipod

quite peeh quarintinedL fri
aSioy awhile. When thine and
looIe alnea we 81 l1sIt like we were
% % take the smallpox. Tho
madam got scared and prepared
an,upper chamber for me where T
could be quiet and unmolested,-
She tore down the old pack and re-
moved it with the general hang
ings and appurtinaces to other
quarters, marched me up stairs
and gave me orders. The room
was furnished with one lone chair
and q hard bed. She didn't want
to spoil q feather bed with me
she said. Now I tell YOU il was
awful. Think of being already
respondent and cast down, and
then all of a sudden to be cast up
and locked in. I have been used
ito a soft bed, plenty of quilts and
q. little more company of dark
nights than a quarantine set. It
reminded me of the old darkies
sermon. He squared himself be-
tore his congregation and began:,I
You will find my tex in de lsoJer
clause of de fust part " de thirty
fowth verse of lie fust chapter of
de gospel concorded by st. Mark:
sAnd he healed many that were
sick of divers diseases Now
bredren, dis was q doctor what
knowed how to diagonize q case
and describe de kind of medicine
what de case. Our doctors may
cure you when you hab de fever or
de small pox, but let me tell you,
and hear me when I say it, none
of desc plants L mentioned is
parable to de disease what de
Moster cured. AS I told you, you
may hab de small pox or de yaller |
fever and de doctor may fotch you
thro', but widout supernatural
tention, | tell you when you takes
de divers you's a dead niger sho."
So I felt. We may survive the
fever or small pox, but this thing
you call quarantine is an awful
disease. But my time is out and
1 raj down to Columbia to see the
fair and air myself and L feel
better. Large things are going on
there, but I noticed only three
counties represented in formal or
der, namely: Chester, Marlboro
and Lexington. 1t is q shame to
sit by and let q great institution
like this go begging, and a greater
disgrace to see and allow it to de-
generate into a gambling corpora
ton.
Mr.. Ebert Marian came near
having a serious accident some
days ago. While returning from
Fountain Inn with his little boy
in the buggy after dark his mule
became frightened on top of Irby
hill, and ran madly down the
slope to Forth Rabun creek, where
missing the road slightly, he ran
two wheels off the bridge and
broke the piece holding the
shafts. Fortunately no one was
hurt.
Martin Abercrombie is the most
aggressive Tillmanite in the up
country. Illlman may rear and
covert on stumps and use his
pitchfork in assemblies, but Mart
is the man that is heeled. He wears
a large circular heel spur, whether
walking, riding horse. back or in
a buggy. and is prepared to wage
war to q triumphant conquest. [
used to feel safe in standing flat
footed and opposing such meas
ures or men, as I conscientiously
believed to be heading in the
wrong direction, but now I am
hunting hiding places in brush
heaps and wood piles. I can't
stand b~are-legged against steel.
When it comes to putting gaffs
on the rank and file of the reform
movement l nm HeRs DE COMBAT
-.-its good bye Johny.
RpNrunn pAr
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-22
Death ana the Doctor

Death and the doctor met at the
door.
well, I've got himl" exclaimed
Death banteringly.
The doctor was furious, Of course.
ooh, yes" he cried, with much heat,
but you didn't dare make O square
issue OF 1T and get him with the dis
ease I was treating him 9orI'
Hereupon Death laughed affectedly,
saying neutrality-suspicious. Journal.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-22
How 1t Happened,

Poor fellow! I fear he was badly
hurt
"He was"
well, suppose he carried some ac-
cident insuranceP
mot a bit Of it. he wanted to take
out a policy, but In view Of his bust
ness the companies declined on the
ground that he was an extra h~azardoue
risk"
"What was his business?"
He was q canvasser for an accident
insurance company."-Chicago Post.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-22
Compliments.

How, for instance" asked the In.
Auisitive boarder, "weuld you define a
compliments"
I'm loves warfare" replied the d.
idactic boarder, "a compliment is O
skirmisher sent out for the purpose Of
bringing on an Chicago
tribune.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-22
TIE oIdeat Tree.

The oldest tree on earth with an au-
thentlcated history is the great bhoo
tree Of Burma. For 20 centuries 1t has
s0een held sacred to the Buddha, and
no person Is allowed TO touch the
trunk. When the leaves fall, they are
carried away as relics by pilgrims,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-22
800 Reward 500.

The readers Of this paper will.
be pleased to learn that there is
at least one dreaded disease that
science has been able to cure in
oil It's stages and that is Ca
tarrh. Halls CataArh Cure is the
only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being q constitutional disease, re-
quires q constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the
disease and giving the patient
strength by building up the con.
stitution and assisting nature in
doing it's work. The proprietors
have 80 much faith in it's curative
powers that they offer one Hpl,-
bred Dollars for any case that it
fails to cure. Send for list Of
testimonials.
r. j. CHENEY & Go,
Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, rs cents.
Halls Family Pills sre the best.
Clothing is our leading lire, anu We
are leaders In clothing.
y. r. Mintfss & &C.
NOEtcE.-~OY A~.eceigr
cd three carsb s5me thai
&sconi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-29

Mr.. Burt A Miller. nephew OF President
Mckinley. and Miss Louise A. Rabe were
u.arried IN Canton, Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-29
In Celebration of christma..

The annual Christmas festival of the Sun
day school of Gorsueh NJ. Il. Church, AZ
and l. streets southwest. was held last
night In the church, under the direction of
Miss Estelle Crump. The exercises con-
sisted of recitations, songs, dialogues and
tableaux. Mr. VIM. r.. Hunt, superintend-
ent of the school. on behalf Of Santa Claus,
made the following presentations: To the
pastor, purse; to Matter Lester Kahlert,
cornetist, q handsome SILVER spoon, and to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-29

Miss Addie Blumburg. who is assigned to
the church by the Methodist Episcopal
Deaconess' Home, a purse in recognition of
the esteem in which she is held by both
church and Sunday school. Each scholar
was given box of fine assorted candies
and an orange.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-29
Chevy Chase Golf Club.

A DOGGY handicap. thirty-six holes-prize
a pewter golr pitcher-will be played by
the members of the Chevy Chase Club
commencing the 3lst instant and conclud-
ing the LIST proximo. Thirty-six holes NAV
be played continuously. or eighteen holes
ON two separate occasions, during the me-
riod stated. scores. duly attested. to be
handed member Of the committee or the
clubs professional. Entries may be made
1t time Of play or previously.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-29

objections to its probate that the hesitation
was not of sound and disposing mind when
ne executed the paper; that it was procured
by undue influence of a daughter Adfiie
that it never was published and declared
nor did the witnesses thereto sign. as nv
law required. A trial of the issues by iury
is asked by the petitioners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-29
Cincinnati May Get Davis.

A special from Cincinnati says: 1t is
learned from a reliable source that the
Cincinnati club has conditional option on
George Davis, the best ball player on the
New York team. 1t is understood that
President Freedman will accept an offer
made for Davis by the Cincinnati club pro-
viding the league fails in its efforts to re-
duce the league to eight clubs.
Freedman declared himself some time ago
that only in the event of the circuit being
reduced to eight clubs would he give New
York d winning team, and that If the
league found it impossible to reduce the
circuit he would have even a weaker team
playing in New York next season than
played there last season.
Manager Bob Allen is anxious to secure
Davis to play third base for the Reds He
made his desire known to President Brush
at the recent meeting of the magnates in
New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-29
Caveat to win of John M..on.

Eliza Snowden, VIM. Henry Mason and
Laura V. Stewart. today, through Attorney
w. Mosby Williams, filed a caveat to the
will Of John Mason, deceased, alleging as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-29

Executions asgregating So 600 have beer,
issued against Amos Hershy & Bro, who
conducted a general store at Gordonville,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-29
LIKE A DOG ON A STRING.
Rusfe Says That Ball Players Are
Utterly without Freedom.

Utterly without Freedom.
Amos Rusie, the well-known pitcher, Is
at Brightwood, a suburb of Indianapolis
and he is spending much of his time IN the
surrounding country with his shotgun and
dog. Apparently he is in fine physical con-
dition, and his friends say that he Is taking
good care Of himself and is free from dis
sipation.
He is still in the dark as to his future,
but he expresses himself as willing to play
with any club that will give him the salary
which he has been demanding from New
York When asked If he had any prefer
ence between Cincinnati and New York, he
replied: 1T Is a question Of money with
me. New York is great ball town. and
so is Cincinnati Either place will suit me
II / get my salary. l know nothing about
the base ball situation. save what l have
seen in the newspapers. l have received no
word from any one neither do 1 expect to
until February. One thing l do know is
that l am like dog attached to a string.
see in the papers that the New York
club has again reserved me. Bah players
have no voice in such matters. 1t has al
ways been a one-sided thing-the club get
ting all the money. while the players are
left out. What I am after is money, and
intend to get 1t or / will not play
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-29
Below Few Sample Snaps Chnk to Your Purse


Know n good thing when they see
it-Tnke any pair of our slippers
including Wei Kid, -
Patent Leather,White ~"
Kid, Saline or Cloth,
Juliets. strap SAN
dals. opera Cuts, Hi
worth up to $3.50. = W
Now for only,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-02-04

to surrender or come out, and the house
was fired He then surrendered, the fire
was extinguished and Pippin was taken to
q handsome young white oak, which stood
within few feet Of the public road, and
was strung up. The body was left dangling
until late the next day.
But here is the interesting part Of the
history OF this period of lawlessness and
disorder. The white oak is n long lived
tree. The oak on which Pippin was hung
was young and vigorous but it at once be
gan to decay. The strange part of the story
is that the fatal limb upon which the man
was hanged first withered and died. The
blight then spread up that side of the tree
to the topmost bough, and then the entire
tree began falling to pieces, until to. day
only rugged trunk and rotting limbs are
left The place ever since has been hoo
dOoed, so far as the negro population is
concerned, and they give the Jim Pippin
Tree" a wide berth after shutdown.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-02-04
JIM PIPPIN OAK.
-S--
Ghost Story From the East
ern Shore. Past Law
leSSneSS.

1t would be difficult to find section of
the Eastern Shore which has not its inter
esting tradition, its thrilling ghost story.
One of the best from this section is that of
the "Jim pippin oak" near the old
Dixon tavern, in Queen Anne. Dixon s
tavern was not always the quiet, orderly
section it is to-day.
Some thirty years ago the great woods in
which the "Jim Pippin Oak stood, was
the rendezvous for band of men who for
miles around gave an unonviable reputa-
tiCn for la~lessness and deeds of violence,
running into burglary, arson and even
murder. The community was terrorizad
snd lawlvssness ran riot. When the sun
weut down, every door and window for
miles around was barred aud bolted. After
thn brutal murder and robbery Of Eeuj,mn
Roberts, Church Iiil merchant jim PIN
pig ard 80 man named NaRiDaiss were az
rested. The men were tried, and in spite
Of the Efforts of ex-senator Charles II. Glib
N"h, N'SS'Hhiss WIS 'ohN'"lS" VI ''uINtl III
the second degree, and he was sent to the
pemteptary for eighteen years. Ptppin
was acquitted and returned TO his father 2
home in the "big woods" near "Dixon's
Tavern"
A body OF masked men found the man
in sweet potato hole under old man Me-
ginnss' home. The doomed man refused
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-02-04

Glenville road was situated in the most
fashionable palt of London suburbs and
boosted of number Of small and large
houses, 2!l of different ages and architec
sure, which came as welcome relief after
the rows and rows OF moderately con-
structed dwelling houses so frequently
seen.
.A& No. 9 Glenville road squarely built
house of somewhat ancient appearance,
lived an elderly widow, her two sons and
her niece, the latter of whom had been en-
gaged 50 the elder son, Edwin, for the last
ten years, and who seemed as near her
wedding day at the end of her betrothal as
at the time our story opens.
But Miss Lancaster was seemingly con-
SEN with life until the little cottage on
she opposite side OF the road at last secured
ten%nt, a circumstance which Mr.. Edwin
seemed to take an extraordinary interest
in, since The tenant was remarkably pre-
possessing little woman-a widow, rich in
the possession of small annual income
and very pretty face
TIE wedding day seemed further off than
ever after the little widow had resided in
GlenViile road for the space of six weeks,
and one day after peepng through the
off together to some place Of amusement,
Miss Lancaster gave way to grief, and was
feund by her younger cousin, Herbert,
sobbiag as if her heart would break, on
she sofa
'WLGts up, BELIEF said he anxiously.
@'Yop haven't cen yourself for some time.
What's troubling you?"
And Hiss Lancaster's pride, which had
been dissolved in her tears, gave way alto
gethcr, and she contided her woes to her
sympathetic listener, and asked his advice
rs 20 whether she should give his brother
his '?ge4om.
''Nrnsense," said Herbert, warmly,
''Tyi't all right. It's the woman's fault;
You Know men are very susceptible to
plegtV women who run after them. He S
lots londer of you"
''Dn you think so?" said Belle, drying
her eyes and looking up, brightly. "She
is SC .l1ch younger and prettier than IL
wa ntraid."
'Elu't you worry yourself about that, "
returned her cousin kindly. "Do you sup
pose Grace IS jealous OF every pretty woman
I sr-al: :og'
IN n
go but shall be if she II have me,
and 49," cheer up, old girl; fIetting was
aevpr . beautitier OF the complexion, you
knO~."
Thot evening Herbert made up his mind
TO i-t"rfere, for the first time, in other
peoples business. Edwin was going a bit
too IT,. and the affair must be stopped
He unused for long time on the best
manner of doing it, and at last decided
shat tLs wisest thing to do was to make
Iov" 70 the widow himself, even at the risk
Of Offending the young lady he had set his
affections upon.
An0 ne did, too, and found making love
so tay wi6cw very easy and pleasant IN
'deI,aEilg. Nearly every evening was
spent q: the cottage, and the little widow,
delirh.ad at her new conquest, became so
cold a. mt her former one that success for
his sci ,me was promised from the first
She WAS so pretty, and had such winning
manrora, that before long the younger
broInag began to excuse the elder for his
intArn@tiou and to feel sorry for him aud
ais unfortunate engagement.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-02-04

YOU ARE MAKING a great mistake in
not sending for 10 cent trial size OF Ely E
Cream Balm. 1t is specific for catarrh
and cold in the head We mail ID or the
80 cent size. Druggists all keep it, Ely
Brothers, So Warren Street, New York.
Catarrh caused difficulty in speaking and
to a great extent loss of hearing. BY the
use of Eiy's Cream Balm dropping OF mucous
has ceased, voice and hearing have greatly
improved.-J. W. Davidson, Atty at Law
Monmouth, Ill.,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1899-02-04
SOUTHBOUND p. M.

WcrK days and Sundays. Sundays only.
stops only on notice to conductor or agen
or II passengers are to get Off.
Stops to let Off passengers.
n Stops on notice to agent to take on pas
sengcrs for points east of New York.
Trains leave Port Deposit for Perryvilc al
34S, S.j2, 1904 and l0.l2 Il IN, and at R.40, 3.l4,
735and $50 p IN, week days Leave Perryville
FOR Port Deposit at 6.35, $40, $40 and II 25 m
LOS ana 2.l5, 4.05 and 6.ls p III week days.
j. Il. HUTCHINSON, j. II. WOOD,
Gen'l Manager. G. A.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-05
ACTIVITY AT MERcUR.
New Properties Being Worked Ener
getica11y Details of Development.
J. ,lSnacial Cnrresnondence

Especial Correspondence)
Mercur, Sept. 4.-There is considerable
activity on properties between Mercur
and Lion Hill and there is every evidence
of; its continuance for some time. The
Northern Light continues active and the
mill lis kept busy while the. amount of
The strike at the Hercules is proving
to be better than at first supposed, and
there is every evidence that it is the most
extensive. ever made in the property.
AT the Chloride Point everything is
working smoothly and shipments of rich
silver cyanides are being made regularly.
The supply of ore seems to be unlimited
and the extraction has reached the high
est percentage obtained on that class of
ore so far.
A great deal of work has been done at
the Little Pittsburg, and a large body of
cyaniding ore has been opened up. A
great deal of prospecting work has been
done with gratifying results. The show
ing is far ahead of what it has ever
been.
The new tunnel at the Tioga is nearing
the point where a strike may be made at
any time Two shifts are being worked
under the direction of H. Murdy of Ogden
The new shaft on the Gold Coin is pro-
crossing rapidly and in short -ticce
should cut the vein.
An eastern syndicate has purchased the
ground owned by T. De Lamare of Tooele
near Dry canyon and will soon commence
active developments on the property. The
price paid is unknown, but it is thought
evidence of a valuable mine being opened
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-05
SOUTH SUNBEAM STRIKE.
Four Feet of Ore Disclosed In the
Lower Draft.

The South Sunbeam folks are feeling
pretty much encouraged over late de-
.velopments at that Tintic property
Manager Thomas G.. Merrill came up
from the mine yesterday and gave out
The information that about four feet
of quartz showing some pretty good
mineral had been disclosed in the cross
cut being run on the lower level of the
mine. The last shot put in Saturday
night cut into a heavy tale wall, which
was followed by a heavy flow of water
Some of the ore has been aSsayed ar
gave returns of from so to 100 ounces in
silver; other assays will be taken to-
Gay, which will further determine the
Importance of the strike. Mr.. Merrill
stated last night that it is the inten-
tion to install a pump at the mine at
once; water has become such a dis
turbing element it has made pumping
machinery necessity in order to carry
on the development work vigorously.
A steam hoist will likely be added
to the equipment of the mine very
soon. and the shaft continued down to
the 800 level. Sinking was stopped in
the shaft not long ago on account of
water making an appearance.