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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-01-24
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1t Is the custom for every retiring
Governor OF Massachusetts, to trans.
NIT to his successor In Office the Butler
Bible, on the hy leaf OF which Gov,
Butler wrote In 1884 that when he
came into the executive chamber the
year before he could not lind copy OF
The Holy Scriptures. He supposed
that each Governor took the book
away with him. He, therefore, de-
sired the present volume to bs used by
MIS- successor and to be read by him
and his successors la turn.
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Golden Medical Discovery. In thou
sands of cases where there has been OBJ
stinate cough, bronchitis, splitting Of
blood, weakness or other ailments which
If neglected lead on to consumption.
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Inherited Diseases

The question of heredity, or the
! transmission of certain mental traits
" physical characteristics from par
ants to children. is one that has been
much studied but of which as yet too
little is known. Formerly the inner
itance of disease was believed in I'M
plicitly, by physicians as well as lay
men, and the list of maladies to whlch
children were supposed to be almost
inevitably condemned by the accident
of birth was a very long one.
Among these hereditary diseases
were reckoned consumption and scrof-
ula, leprosy, gout, rheumatism, soitre'
cancer, insanity, epilepsy and many
other nervous affections.
AS we learn more about these mai
aides, however, one after another or
them is removed wholly or IN part
from this category and placed among
the acquired diseases.
Undoubtedly some diseases are real
ly inherited. but their number Is eer-
tainly not large. Many diseases run
in families, but are not on that account
necessarily hereditary.
Consumption, for example, was only
recently regarded as one OF the most
surely inherited diseases, and is SUN
believed by many to be so. But we
know that it is a germ disease which
while not catching" in the ordinary
sense of the word, is readily transmit
ted from the sick to the well when the
invalid is careless in his habits, espe-
cially as regards eXpectoration. 1t Is
also acquired more readily by those OF
delicate constitution than by the ro-
bust.
The children of consumptive parents
are seldom robust. and so are predls-
posed to any of the germ diseases, and
living constantly in house where the
germs of consumption are necessarily
abundant. they are very likely to be-
come victims of that disease.
This is an important fact. 1t teaches
us that since, as a rule. only the pre-
disposition to the family disease is in
herited and not the disease itself, the
chances of the younger generation es-
Gaping, if proper care is used, are very
great
The bringing up of child in con-
sumptive family should be of spe-
cially hygienic character. The best OF
food, floods of fresh air and sunlight,
not teo much study. long hours OF sleep
in a wel-ventilated room and, as far
as possible, avoidance of exposure to
IN, T,f tta 20 m a
these are the weapons by which the
malign influence of inherited weakness
of constitution may be overcome and
many precious lives saved Youths
Companion,
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FOR BUGGY RIDERS.

The man who creates a breeze TO
add to the comfort of humanity in this
hot weather deserves the thanks OF
all, in addition to the more suostan-
tial return of cash Here is shown a
new breezemaker for attachment to
wagons and any one who is compelled
TO take long rides over dusty roads on
It hot, still day will appreciate the
merits of the device at once. The in
vcntor is William S. Robinson of Ken
lucky, and he has SO made the device
that it can be readily secured to the
ordinary covered buggy in few min
utes. A collar is provided for attach
ment to one of the rear hubs, carrying
a toothed wheel, which meshes with
smaller wheel. On the same shaft
with the latter wheel is q grooved pull
ley, in which runs belt reading to
the top of the carriage. Here is mount
ed a pulley having fan blades, and the
belt is passed over small wheel at
one end. The fan pulley is held in
place by a pair of movable brackets,
which can be adjusted to the desired
height to direct the breeze in the face
of the riders. To throw the fan into
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-09-21
THE WIDOW HERSELF.
A Curious Matrimonial Story Comes from
London.

Here is curious matrimonial story:
A young and handsome engineer com
ing home to London from Egypt. mada
the acquaintance of a good looking
lively woman on the liner They got
on we'll, and he told her a great deal
about himself Among other things he
mentioned that he had at one time had
cousin, but the latter had married
again, and dying soon after, left all to
his widow. And | suppose you hate
the widow" inquired his new friend
"Oh, no., replied the young man laugh
ing. My parents did but why should
I? l was quite boy at the time and
did not understand. | have always
been brought up to work and am doing
we'll. After all, a mans wife is more
to him than all his relations, | dare
say the old lady needs it more than
do. and she can't be going to enjoy it
much longer?" How old is she?'
We'll, | don't know exactly; | never
saw her. but she must be decidedly
elderly The old chap was old enough
to be my grandfather. He died ten
years ago, and he married some five
years before that" And you don't
grudge it herr" Not in the least"
In the course of the voyage the ac
quaintance gradually ripened and the
result was an engagement. Then the
fiancee confided to her intended that
she was the old lady" The distant
cousin had not married a woman OF
suitable age, as had been supposed
but a young girl of II just out of the
schoolroom. And so the money re-
turned to the family.
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them on only such vegetables as are
conducive to that result. Beets. car
rots, apples, green peas, oats, hay and
grass are their chief diet. with now
and then a very little cabbage for a
relish.
"They eat grass in great quantities.
and | have a cart load brought to me
every week from my friends and doe
tors who are interested in my work.
Besides using the grass as food they
carpet their cages with it and often
bank 1t up for themselves for sleep-n3
purposes. One very remarkable fea-
ture of their diet is that they drink
absolutely no water. | have tried to
tempt them to do so over and over
again, thinking that they must need
that which to every other creature is
a necessary beverage, but they always
Indignantly even refuse to taste the
water, while they eagerly drink the
milk which | put before them.
Mature enables them TO supply the
want of water entirely through the
food they eat, and the milk, which is
their only drink. may of course, con-
tain sufficient amount of the proper
ties of water However that may be,
the fact remains that they Will not
touch any liquid except milk. Al
though they are tiny creatures, not
much larger than a largesiZed rat,
they weigh from five to seven pounds.
and they consume considerable guam
titles of food for their size. The aver
age age of the pig is about two years,
and although some have lived longer,
they become enfeebled and sickly after
that age. | have at present over SIX
hundred, which ! keep in families of
eleven females to one male. Their
cages are of wire. and judged by the
assurance that cleanliness is next to
godliness, the guinea pig is indeed 1
righteous creature. Not particle Of
dirt or dust is allowed to remain in
their homes, and unless the cages are
kept scrupulously clean and dry the
pigs sicken and die in very short
time. The cages are all well yentll-
ated, and | am obliged to keep care
full eye upon the temperature of tho
rooms.
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Japanese Tops.


Sir Rutherford Alcock. in his
Japan" devotes some interesting
paragraphs to top-spinning, which the
Japanese carry to point of great
perfection. The tops are of delightful
variety, both in size and construction
The largest, or father of all tops, is
more than foot in diameter, and
p"oportionately heavy.
Some are solid; others contain
flock of little ones which fly out, when
the top is lifted, and spin away by
themselves. Others pull into spiral
or ladder of successive tops One
draws up into a lantern, and spins
cheerily in that form
The methods of spinning are almost
beyond description Even a very large
top is sometimes thrown as the Aus
tralian casts the boomerang, so that
while it appears to be going straight
toward the head of the spectator, it
returns to the thrower and is caught
on his palm. When it arrives thus,
the performer takes it by the spindle.
apparently stops it, sets it down, and
it recommences.
Turn it upside down, and it proceeds
just as merrily on its iron-spiked
head. The spinners balance it on any
kind of surface, round or fiat. on the
edge of fan, the sharpest Japanese
sword, along a thin cord; and after
some moments of unconcerned spin
ming there, it is tossed on the table.
Nt-ith
goes on working. unexhausted and in
exhaustible
One of the most delicate perform
ances consists in spinning a top in the
left hand up the left arm, round the
edge of the lobe at the back of the
neck, and down the other arm into
the palm of the right hand
Another is to toss it spinning into
the air, and catch it on the hem of the
| sleeve. Whence it runs down into the
hand
A third is to fling it up and catch
1t on the bowl of a pipe, pass it be-
hind the back, toss it to the front, and
there catch it again.
A large, heavy top is sometimes set
in motion by rolling the peg in the
bite of cord, one end being held in
each hand, then flung ten or twenty
feet in air and caught with the same
cord, spinning always. This can be
done ten times in succession
But the grandest display consists in
sending top spinnig up a rope to the
| head of mast, and then recalling it
| again.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-09-21

While examining the contents of a
chest, part of the effects of an aged
widow who died recently at Philadel-
phia. an interesting iter- was
discovered in the shape On the i'm
preston on piece of brown
wax of both sides of the gold
medal that was voted by Congress to
the renowned Paul Jones, in ac-
knowledgment of his services while
In charge of an expedition fitted out
by the revolted colonists. With his
fleet, Jones crossed the Atlantic, and
in 1878 captured a war vessel in Bel
fast Lough, and two others off F'lam-
borough Head, The gold medal was
said to have been in Paul Jones pos
session when he died in Paris in 1892,
but there is no record as to what be-
came of it afterwards.
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Chinese
Middlesne77

The average Chinaman possesses a
remarkable memory. He will learn to
make himself understood in almost any
foreign language in less than half the
time it requires an intelligent English
man or American to make himself un-
derstood in any one of the many Chi
nese dialects. This disparity has led to
some curious anomalies in the trade
of the country, Thus at all the open
ports trade with foreigners is carried
on BY means of mddlemen. or agents,
who are always natives. They are
called ''compradores.
If a foreign merchant wishes to buy
tea, silk, porcelain or other articles of
native product he must do so through
his "compradores. If he wishes to
sell any article of foreign product to a
native house he must again call in the
scompradore. The "compradore" en-
ploys all the servants of the Foreigners
establishments, fixes their salaries and
is responsible for their honesty. He
keeps the foreign traders bank ac-
count Strengthened out with the native
bankers. and makes out shipping lists
and invoices. Practically, though nom
inally mere upper servant, he is the
real head of the house, and his word is
law. He is usually shrewd fellow,
and watches closely his employers in
terests, not forgetting his own. He
has certain legitimate commissions, or
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-09-21
They Are Essential to
the Conducting of
Business in the
Middle Kingdom.
xEEEFNTENNTWN |#NEWT

"squeeZes, as they are called on all of
his transactions His income is con-
siderable.
A foreign merchant, having acquired
after a long residence sufficient
knowledge of the language, decides
that his business is too much in the
hands of natives, and dsmisses his
''compradore. He goes in person to
some native hong" and asks for sam
pies and quotations. He is politely
shown through the establishment and
otherwise treated with consideration.
But when, with view to buying, he
inquiries for prices he gets mo have
got for answer. He goes to another
hong and another and another, but
always with the same result. No one
has anything to sell, All are behind
with their orders, Let the foreign
dealer return to his office and send his
"compradore" on the same errand, and
his orders will be promptly filed. This
is SO in every department of business
where foreigners are concerned. In all
of the treaty ports the financial affairs
of every foreign house practically are
in the hands of the natives. Foreign
merchants cannot hope to reach the
market except through a class Of mid
dlemen. This is the irrevocable Gus
has utterly failed to break down the
barriers between these strange people
and the outside world.
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zNgE AND
'RoGRESS

firing" them in furnace upon enam-
eled stone. He finds that the best
stone for the purpose is the basalt
found in prisms in the extinct volcanic
district of central France. This rock,
which is extremely hard and fine
grained. receives the enamel without
cracks. The Photographic film is de-
posted on the enameled surface, and
after the photograph has been made.
it is fired until the image becomes un-
alterably incorporated in the enamel.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-09-21

A Rome correspondent describes the
Pope as particularly grieved at the de-
Btruction of the new Roman Catholic
cathedral in Pekin, toward the erec-
ton of which he was a generous sub
scrlber. 1t seems that the building
was an object of offense to the en-
press-doWaCer, b. reason of it's spires
oyertopping those of the imperial res
idence. To satisfy her scruples, the
archbishop of Pekin acquiesced in vari-
Gus architectural alterations, but ap-
parently these were not sufficient to
avert the antagonism of the lady and
the Boxers. The Pope is said to be en-
deayoring to arrange a coalition be-
tween France, Austria, and Belgium
for the active protection and promo
tion Of Catholic interest in the Far
East.
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in the pail in the morning. The cut
shows small casing, which may be
attached to the door frame at the right
height to place the pail within con-
venient reach. A small opening in the
top of the casing allows the shank of
the angle-iron on the can to be in
serted. while a sliding catch at the rear
of the casing engages Q notch cut in
the side of the shank. The latch ex-
tends backward to the edge Of the
door, so that when the latter is closed
it prevents the latch being drawn
backward 20 release the shank Be
sides preventing theft this device also
supports the can in a position to re-
move the danger of tipping it over
with the foot, and there will be no
milk stains to clean up, as is often the
case when the can is placed on the
steps.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-09-21

Many experiments will soon be
made by the German army with diff
ferent types of automobiles for mill
tary service; the railway brigade has
charge of the affair and is to make n
series of trials in the open country,
in the peighborhood of Eberswalde, a
small toxin about twenty-five miles
from Berlin; the trials will be madg
under the supervision of the lieuten-
ant-generai, nine officers of the gem
efal stat. eleven captains, two officers
Of the engineering corps. a number OF
subordinate officers, artificers and
privates. In France a series of grand
maneuyers viii take place this year
IN the eastern part of the country in
which a number of different types of
automobile will be tried, such as pc.
troleum and electric vehicles, motto
cycles, besides a number of heavy
Scotte traction engines for the trans
portation of freight and baggage. The
experiments are to be carried out on
d large scale, and the organization mas
been for some time past engaged in
the special Study of applying the au-
tomobile to military, purposes.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-09-21
Best Form of instantaneous Shutter

According to Monsieur Sigriste OF
the French Academy of Sciences, the
only thoroughly scientific shutter for
instantaneous photography consists of
slit moving rapidly across the sensi-
tive plate. But to obtain good results,
the space between the plate and the
shutter should not exceed one tenth of
millimetre, and the edges of the slit
must be sharp and carefully beveled
to exclude reflection.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-09-21

Or William Elliot Griffis, in a re-
cent article on Japan, speaks of the
rapid growth of its already over
crowded population, and adds that the
japanese, who have heretofore been
largely vegetarians. are now beginning
to eat a good deal of meat. A meat
eating population makes greater de
mands upon the land of a country than
Noes nation of yegetarians. A piece
81 beefsteak represents the growth of
an animal during many months in
which it has been eating grass and
other crops from wide range of ter,
ritory: dish of oatmeal is mans di.
rect use of vegetable product.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-09-21

trip from Berlin to Parts has been
made by Herr Arthur Reuter-, who
started from Berlin on May 81 and
reached Paris on June 5. The route
followed included the cities of Magde-
burg. Brunswick. Hanover and CO.
logne AiX-la-Chapelle and Liege; Ma
mur. Givet and Reims, making total
distance of 715 miles. Herr Reuter-
stayed two days at Aix-la-Chapelle
and at Liege; he covered the distance
from Liege to Paris in twenty-one
hours
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-09-21

The hrmorist who declared himself
grateful for three ways of disseminat-
phone and tell a woman-was prob
ably i3norant of the case of Mrs. Glad
stone. Just after her marriage Mr.
Gladstone put to her the question
Shall tell you nothing and you can
say anything, or shall tell you every
thing and you say rothing?" She
shose to know ard to be silent. and
Sursns alr'ost sixty years of beautifu
ssara"a 'fe keat her part of tho cor
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-09-21
LOCK FOR MILK CANS.

Many housekeepers know by expert
ence how disagreeable it is to wake up
in the morning and find the milk can
and contents gone. or perhaps the
drained can is left to tell the tale Of
petty thief Here is a cheap and simple
device which will prevent the theft OF
the milk without making it any more
difficult for the housekeeper to take
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-09-21

The most perpleXed man in Indiana
Is George Rogers of Richmond, who
raises chickens for the market, and
has over 800 of them. While feeding
them the other day, one of the fowls
nipped $500 diamond from ring on
his finger, and then darted in among
the other 299. George doesn't know
which of the chickens gobbled his cost
iy gem, and. therefore he is deeply per-
picked
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-09-21

The king OF Sweden and Norway is
noted as an admirable linguist When
the Oriental congress met at Stock
holm some years ago, he addressed
the assembled scholars in the Ian
guages of the nationalities to which
they respectively belonged, and spoke
with equal flueney in English, French,
German. Italian. Russian and Span
ish.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-09-21
search for the Searcher.

The duke of the AbruZzi having
started from Italy some time since to
look for Andree in the arctic regions,
Captain w Bade Di Wismar has now
started from the east coast of SpitZ-
bergen to look for the duke of the
A5ruzzi.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-09-21
THE MARBLE TIMES
AND
CRYSTAL SILVER LANCE
MARBLE, COLORADO.

Millions have been spent in civilized
countries in futile efforts to preserve
grapes. The Chinese have known the
secret for many centuries and millions
more have been vainly used in the ef-
fort to, drag from them the recipe.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-09-21
Photographs on Stone.

In France. Monsieur Leboyer, trying
to solve the problem of how to make
photographs permanent and free from
ail change, has resort ed to the plan of
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-09-21
New Rubber Sub3titute.

From shrub called yule. growing
wild in central Mexico, a new substi-
tute for indiarubber has recently been
produced. The bark and wood are
ground up and macerated with gaso-
line, oil of turpentine, naphtha, or
some other hydrocarbon solvent, and
the gum thus extracted resembles
crude rubber. 1t is free from impur-
tiles, and can readily be manufactured
into various commercial forms. The
shrub yields 40 per cent of its weight
in gum.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1900-09-21

Many woman has a gorgeous petit
coat which she would like to wear OIL
top