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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-08

When Admiral Dewey was ordered
to the Oriental squadron, he was indig-
nant and wrathful. 1t looked to him
like banishment from active service
Yet that which he deemed his virtual
obscurity proved his greatest glory
and opportunity. Mr.. RDckhiil, though
Democrat, so.called, was much dis
appointed in not being assigned to
China automatically, by the Mckinley
administration, in 1896, as minister at
Peking, and Mr.. Conger was sent there
In his stead. Now Conger is either
besieged or massacred, while RJckhill,
saved by the unseen, but unerring Hand
OF Destiny from his fate, has been
preserved, and, rs the one man in
America best fitted to grapple with
the gigantic problems hinging on
Conger's mysterious doom, comes TO
the front at bound as one OF the most
important men OF the times.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-08
WEATHER AND CROP REPORT.
Weekly Bulletin OF the Weather Blu
roAm for SnnIh Carolina
COLUMBIA. S. c., July 81, 1900.


During the week ending 8 u. M, July
3Oth the temperature averaged nearly
normal. The first part OF the week WAS
hotter than us1ai, the latter part
slightly cooler, with u weekly range
between Il maximum OF lOl at Bates
burg, and minimum Of IS at Green
Vile.
Rain fell somewhere in the State on
every day OF the week, and few locali-
ties but had beneficial amounts. The
State average was l50 inches and the
local amounts ranged from merely
sprinkles to between four and tive
inches, the latter In PORTIONS Of Ner-
shaw AMI Orangeburg counties. The
severe drought has not been thorough
ly relieved In the southeastern couu.
ties and oVer small areas elsewhere.
Damaging hail storms occurred In
Marion and Cherokee counties high
winds blew down corn and fruit trees
10 number OF counties
Farm work made favorable grOgress,
and crops are nearly all laid by in fair
ly good condition, with the crop pros
poets brighter and more encouraging
than during the past two months.
Old corn was too nearly tnatured to
be much benefited by the weeks rains,
excerpts In sDOts, and will not make q
lull crop. Young corn is quite promis-
ing.
Over a large portion OF the State,
with numerous exceptions, however, in
the eastern counties, cotton improved
materially and now looks promising,
but comparatively few sections report
the crop heavily fruited. Most OF the
reports indicate that the plants are un-
dersized and late, but fruiting normally
and some that thew are not fruitinp "a
they should at this season. There are a
few complaints OF rust and premature
opening, more OF shedding, and some Of
grassy fields, although cotton is gener-
ally laid by clean. In the western coun
ties cultivation continues In places
cotton is blooming to the top. Sea
island cotton Is still suffering from
| blight and rust.
Tobacco is ripening nicely, with
cutting and curing making favorable
progress, and nearing completion in
sections. The yield and prices are in
the main satisfactory.
Rice is doiug nicely, and so far Is q
line crop in the principal rice growing
| regions, but upland rice is poor.
Haying continues in the Charleston
district, where q heavy first cutting
has been housed in excellent condition
but later cutting promises poorly. Pas
lures are fine In the central and west
ern counties. Peaches are, dropping,
many are wormy, and some rot as they
ripen. Grapes are healthy and plenti
ful in Pickens and O1onee counties
elsewhere there is much rotting. Cane
sweet potatoes, and gardens failed, bu,
will be revived by the rains. la gen
eral, minor crops are promising.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-08

Pine lands are now bringing SO to $40
an acre for the timber and the owner
keeps the land after the pines are cut
away. 1t ls right sad to see all these
beautiful forests passing away, but
this ls destiny. While sojourning here
was the guest OF Judge Williams. |
felt very much at home, for his lovely
wife and twelve children adorn the
large inviting home. These children
are from two to twenty years and are
well behaved, obedient ard kept their
faces clean. The two younger ones
began to call me grandpa as soon as
arrived. Beautiful fruit abounds and
| get as much OF 1t as [ wish and 1t
keeps me In good health.
Yesterday visit McRae- Helena, the
twin city. McRae is the boy and Hell
ens the girl, and they get along In har-
mony like Winston Salon In North
Carolina. There is but one college and
one OF the newspapers Ia The Twin
City News, published by two OF these
same Scotchmen Mcintosh and Nc
Rae. This is q new lively and pro.
gressive town adorned with pleasant
homes and cultured people. | forgot to
mention that dagan-C n-ClaXton, the other
twin towns, have no corporation and
don't want any. No mayor or alder
men, marshall or police. 1t is like
Pelzer, In South Carolina. Judge VIII.
liams said why should the good people
OF "a town require these officials any
more than the good people in the coun-
try. Ii they behave they are not need
ed and they do behave here. I've been
living here six years and have not yet
heard OF tight or even quarrel, and
II blind tiger or one that wasn't blind
should come here we would strap him
over log and run him III In two hours
This Scotch blooded stock has ramified
all over this region and make laws for
Mr.. Walker, OF Mcltae. Helena, today
and he told me he had wenty seven
NIcRaes in his church book and half the
other names began with Nc
Tattnall County was named for JO-
siah Tattnall, who was governor Just
one hundred years ago. His son, Jo-
s!ah, was in the United States navy
and commanded the Grampus, q man
OF war, in 1868, while England was
fighting China. Tattnal was ordered
there to watch and protect American
interests, but to preserve q strict neu
trality His vessel got stranded on q
rock in the China seas and he was in
distress until an English man OF war
came to his relief and helped him Off.
Soon after this the Chinese were get.
ting the best Of the fight and Tattnall
pitched in and helped the English to
whip them. For this he was court
martialed when he came home and
when asked why he did it answered /:
1t was gratitude to our kindred.
cOuldent help it, for blood Ia thicker
than water" That reply acquitted
him and made him famous.
But must close. Goodby dear
friends OF the wiregrass, goodby Nc.
BILL ARP.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-08

SHAH OF PERSIA ATTACKED. An
attempt on the life OF the Shah OF Per.
sia, Musafer- EdDin, was made Thurs
day morning In Paris, but luckily 1t re-
suited in no harm to his majesty. A
man broke through line OF policemen
as the Shah was leaving his apartments,
and tried to mount the royal carriage
step. He was seized and placed under
arrest. The identity OF the man could
not be learned, but he appears to be
about 26 years of age and Ia evidently
an Italian. The Shah had shortly be.
fore the attempt received a letter tell.
Ing him he was TO be assassInated. The
would be assassin said: "This ia an
affair between me and my conscience"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-08
WHHN TRANSLATED
Nearly all Chinese Names Have q
Material Meaning.

Lcslie's Weekly
The mysterious names appearing in
the Chinese dispatches become famil
lar enough when translated, thus ::
Tung means east, 81, west nan, south :;
pei, north while tsin, kin, or king.
stands for c'pital or metropolis. rs ia
l'eking northern capital) and Nankin
(southern capital.) Tien means heaven,
so Tien.Tsin signifies heavenly metrop.
oils. HO or kiang means river, 80 Pie.
no Is north river; ST kiang, west river
Che means seven, so Che ekiung is sew
en- rivers. Shan is mountain, and
Shan-tung, cast mountain, and Shan.
81, west mountain. pai is white, and
Pai-shan, white mountain. Hal is sea,
and kwaD stands for gate, SO Hal kwan
(the maritime cus.Ums) Is gate OF the
sea, and Shan-hai-kw mountain and
sea gate. Shang is n city, and Shang-
hal, city by the sen. Hoang is yellow
HOang- 10, yellow River, and uoaug-
Hal, yellow Sea.
Yang means ocean. and Tse. sOn {:
her &C the Yangtsc River is son OF the
ocean, and Tientse. son Of heaven (thc
Emperor.) ku or kow is mouth or
pass, and Ia, big or great, 80 Ta-k -ku
means big mouth (pf pe.-Ho) while
Nan-kOw stands for south pass (from
Mongolia Hu Is lake ling u bin 4;
hsiang, village; hsien, Il tax dis
trict. Flu is II prefecture tai, Gov.
ernor; tao, u circuit or group OF ad-
ministrative departments; SO tnO-t tai is
a Governor OF u circuit, and fu-ta is u
Governor OF u prefecture. Chao or kian
10 bridge Ii, u Chinese mile pa,
eight, and thus Pa.likiao is the eight
mile bridge. Ch0 or Chow is depot
or stopping place; hence Tung-chow,
eastern depot of Peking.) Shcn is u
province, and Shen-si is the western
province.
Yamcn is police station or official
residence, and Hui, q secret society or
club. ts'ing means pure or clear, so
Ts'ink kiang is clear river, whic Ia
Ts'ing means great pure, (name OF
present dynasty,) and Kwo being II
Kingdom or empire, TaTs'ing Kwo
signifies the empire of the great pure
(China.) Ia Mei.ka is the name ap-
piled by the Chinese to the United
States, and means great America.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-08

ordained mans help
meet. But it was never
meant that loves dream
should have so sad an
a W a k ing. 1t is due
chiefly to ignorance
that young women are
so rudely ava k enc d
from the dream of love.
They enter on the mar
ried state without phys
cal or mental prepara.
ton. They are entirely
unaware Of the great
physiological ch ange
suggested by the one
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-08

-Thore are to-day but three bando
OF Seminoles la Florida. So complete
ly have these people been disintegrat.
ed that no tribal relations now exist
between them; they have no acknowl.
edged chief, and they recognize no
mans authority. They number about
500.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-08

AT the present moment, in the
whole of the afflicted regions In British
India, 10 per cent OF the entire popula.
tlon are being supported by the gov
ernment.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-08

There are two kinds OF unhappy
people In the wOrld-those who are
sad because they are not known, and
those who are miserable because they
are known too we'll.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-08
She Snubbed a Lord.

The New York "swagger set received
breezy sensation recently when one of
the choicest young heiresses on the Avenue
married an American, who earns his own
living while on the same date went sail,
ing homcward distinguished little prince
ling whose yard long title rumor said
had been placed entirely at her disposal.
Bless me exclaimed her self made father
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-08

General rain has fallen over nearly
all India during the past few days, and
the prospects of the crops have i'm.
proved Immensely. The famine areas
have generally been benefited.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-08

l.iO III train makes ,;ose conno.,,o,
NJ Salilf un Falls for all points on s. Al,
Nloso connection at Greenwood for ali
polnIs WI .. a. l.. and G.. & g. Railway
way. ''a''-
For any information rsIativ. fol
rates, schedules. etc, address "'Ao''
w: y. CRAia. Gen. Pass. Agent.
n. Nj. NORTH. Sol. Apt Aunu u. t;,
I'M EMRRsOw. Traffic \ un.,r
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-08

London used to be the asylum for
foreign anarchists and assasslns. Has
Paterson, N. j., been selected as bet
ter lair than London?
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-08

San Francisco is said to sell all
eggs sent there. The fresh ones 20
readily. The partly stale are taken by
confectioners. The Chinese take he
rest.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-08
IN EFFECT JUNE 3D, 1900.
sOUTMBOUND.

tDaiIy FIX. Sunday.
Dining cars between New York and
Richmond, and Hamlet and Savannah, ON
Trains Nos 103 and IO2
Both trains make immediate connection
al Atlanta for Montgomery, Mobile, New
Orleans, Texas. California. Mexico, thatta-
nooga, Nashville, Memphis, Macon. Flor
ida
For Tickets, Slcepcrs. etc, apply to
q. MCp. BATE, II. +. A.
TYon Street, Charlotte, n. G.
r.. ST JOHN, Vice e-presidenl and General
Manager.
II. w K. GLOVER, Traffic Manager
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-08

Y c,
fsVery young woman should be prepared
Tor that change. There should be no
neglect of irregularities. The perfect
health of the peculiarly womanly organs
should be the daily care. S>
Thousands of women who an. ~
tered in marriage unprepared, f.w
and passed from Irregular 9M3
ities to debilitating drains, I&s%A
inflammation, ucera- SSkWp%3
ton and female weak LL/Y "a
ness, have been alto GuE/ A
gether and absolutely I[M
cured by the use ofE/%b
Or. Pierce's Favorite @~
{ =: +. 4 ]. |. 4: 4
Prescription. This great ayNrvomzp
medicine is not cure all. tEMigH
but specific for the NMlW
chronic diseases peculiar hHIX
10 women. 1t does one eklWlu
thing perfectly; it makes liRNN
weak women strong and MuM
SICK women we'll. -zAlyM
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-08
the SICK ARE
MADE WELL,
And the Weak are Restored to Full Sigor
aud Strength m the Hands of the Great
est Healer of Modern Times.

Have YOU any pain or ache or weakne6Sf
Are You Does Your blood SHOW thatt contains inn:
Sick7 a, ,Sb activlty OF mind and boiyP Are
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-08
. N. - TOE ia.
Bears tho y The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature ss &>NI9Izw

A novel idea for sportsmcn seems to
be of Portuguese origin. An electric
lamp is placed ON the collar of the
hunting dog, and this frightcns foxes
and badgers from their burrows when
the dog enters.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-08

ror Two years had been 9@feS
q .ai suinerer from chronic diseases and femo,.
wweddxness writes Mrs Allen A. Bobson. of ia,s
tisao aEis.ors. who only relieved me for a time NJ
BE- adyised me to take Dr. Pierce's Psyorits
e6ted pt,on. did, and have been highly ben.
ofainnd ofnaimend Dr. Pierces medicines to ali similssiy
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-08


you easily tired2 Have YOU
lost ambitionI Ia there any
unnatural drain upon the
system1 ls every organ per.
forming its proper fupc.
tom In other Words;
Are You Il Perfectly
Strong, Active, Nlgor-
GUS, Healthy, Happy
Man or Woman
III not, you should not de.
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suit "a specialist, ono to
whom tho human body isan
open book and who under.
stands every phase of weak.
ness and disease and to
whom the proper treatment
for a cure iS uS simple Us
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-08

,he adding of a column OF figures. 80
" For over 20 years, DIR. j. NEWTON
Tho Leading HATHAWAY has been the leading
Specta'iSt. tice has been Tor years larger than
that OF all other rspcciastscombihcd. HsCurCs OF all
sorts of diseased conditions have been tho marvel OF
fame has spread into every town and every hamlet
Those with all manner diseases have sOuEb
his services In order that they might he made NhuL
by the administering of his wonderful system oftrct
consultation and medicines who few months later
have rctHrned to him In most vigorous Ia h To give
49,, him their thanks.
All Diseases Dr. Hathaway treats all diseases
H,,,,d those peculiar To aud tltuS,
peculiar to women. ~ we'll IL
Catarrh, Rheumatism. Kidney Complaint, r. ma
and all forms of lingering aud chronic disorders.
n, DIR. lIathnways success III the
VariooCoie ana treatment of NariCoccl" anG
Stricture Structure without thraii nf km,i'
cautcry IL sph"nnmcrG' The
patient IL treated 10y this method al his owl. lum,
without pain or loss Of tim" from business Ihlsh
positively the only treatment which cures with out
operation. DIR. Hathaway calls the rHriiCuiI, aitCn
pages 27,2sel0 and 81 of lis book which viii be
Eyerv Case scnt free on application
tsO'y ".So Every case taken fy Dr. linrhhw.N
Specially is specially tr"at"d nrc",'inn :" It's
r....,oI nature.all under hs general ne rsO!la'
s"Sa'eo' supervision. andn'l r",u'd I, .Us' Il 10y
him prepared from the purcst n"d lost drII's i'll
his own iaboratnrlcs under his personal oversight,
and all from sncctal prosecutions Ot hISowu.
Low tation or advice. either at his Nric" or ID,
Eecs mail, and when IL taken Ia" ur" low
fee covers all cost q! nrdIrim"s Ut,i ryOfre.
6ional services.
j. NEWTON HATHAWAY, St. ..
DE-. Hathaway ~ Co,
wy South Bioad stree. Atlanta, Va
MENTION THIS PAPER WHEN wrlriNG.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-08

v.
but whose people work In harmony and
have q very fine high school an / school
building called the Hagan .Claxton in
stitute, that is just midway between
them and Is sustained by both Tho
teachers convention was In session
there-about hundred teachers from
Tattnall and other counties-and say
truthfully / never looked upon q more
Thoughtful, intelligent and earnest body
of teachers, both men and women. BY
request made some fatherly remarks
to them and then had to stand up and
receive hearty handehake from every
one. That night | gave my lecture
large hall where 45O good people from
the twin towns and adjacent country
had gathered. How easy it Ia for q
lecturer or preacher to please and
magnetic q large audience when they
are packed close together. The stand
ard OF teaching is rising higher In this
region. The county school commission
ers are good scholars, graduates OF our
colleges, and they are exacting In their
examinations. Nineteen applicants
were rejected recently In one county.
This ia an interesting region and farm
Ing Ia easy and prosperous. The long
staple cotton Ia grown here. | did not
know until now that the bloom was
first yellow-a bright canary-and then
turned red. The seed are black and
are rolled out instead OF being ginned
out. 1t is harder to pick this cotton
from the bolls and seventy.t five pounds
10 good days work. 1t is now 20
cents pound. Sugar cane abounds
here and is the most luxuriant crop
know OF. But 1t is the turpentine and
lumber business that scatters money so
freely In all this region. visited the
Perkins mills. They are up to date
I'm ell respects and cut and kiln, dry
and dress rs, 900 feet In day, and give
to several hundred hands, +!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-24
TOPEKA WILL WIN.
Cyrus Leland Says Republican
Convention Is Sure to Be
Held Here.

''The Republican state convention
will in all probability be held in To-
peka. I do not think there will be any
other active candidate for the place"
This statement was made by Cyrus
Leland today, and Mr.. Leland probably
knows as much about the sentiment of
the state committee on the subject as
any other one man.
From the expressions which I have
heard among the members of the state
committee and Others" said Mr.. Le-
land. 4 think nearly all of the COM
u1ttee Would prefer to come to To-
peka- I understand a good place will
be provided for holding the conven-
ton, and such things naturally come
to Topeka as the political center of
the state.
1.-THE convention will be made up,
probably, of between 800 and 900 del
egates. If arrangements can be made
so that the floor Of the Grand can be
reserved just for the seating of the
delegates, and the vestfbules in the
rear and the balcony and gallery given
over to spectators, it will be an excel
lent arrangement, because that would
prevent the crowd from mixing with
the delegates, and do away with a
great deal of confusion
The Commercial club will meet this
evening to take steps to secure not
only the Republican state convention.
Out one OF the HOPQllSL conventions
also. The POpulists will probably hold
two conventions, one to select delegates
TO the national convention and one to
nominate a state ticket.
At the meeting of the club tonight
committees viii be appointed to meet
the state committees Of each party and
explain what the club proposes to do
towards preparing the Grand opera
house for the conventions, and the ca
pacity Of the house both for delegates
and spectators.
Both conventions will be of more
than ordinary interest this year The
Republican state ticket will be renOm-
mated without doubt, SO that there will
be little interest on that score, but the
big contest will be over the selection
of delegates to the national conven-
ton, and interest especially centers in
the fight that is being waged on Cyrus
Leland as national committeeman.
This will bring a big crowd to Topeka
The PopuIists will have an entire new
state ticket to nominate, and there will
be a warm fight over the nomination
for governor, and this will attract a
big crowd of PopuIists TO Topeka,
should the state nominating convention
be held here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-24
MR.. PARKS PLAN.
May Get Atchison Champion Plant
and Start Populist Organ.

It is rumored that ]. s. Parks. ex-
state printer, and publisher Of the Be
lott Cali, IS after the Atchison Cham
pion plant If he gets it, it is said that
he viii establish a Populist organ in
AtchisOn.
At present Mr.. Parks is the publisher
of the official organ of the Modern
Wo0dmen of America, which is in itself
a disqualification One hundred thous-
and copies are printed and mailed every
month, and a large force of hands is
required to do the work Mr.. Parks has
a complete plant at BelOit for publish
ing the paper. but his freightbills on
paper from the Missouri river west are
enormous, and for this reason he is look
ing for a plant further east where he
can run a, newspaper and at the same
time publish the Modern Woodmen or
gan During the time that he was state
printer his present paper, the BeIoit
Gail, was conducted by his father, T. S
Parks, and Seward Jones' SO that his
purchase of another paper would not
necessarily mean that he would give up
the Call