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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-15
FOR SUPERVISOR

The many friends of Robin J.
Copeland respectfully nominate
him as a candidate for the Office
of County Supervisor, subject to
the primary election.
Friends.
The fricuds of c.. Marion Moore,
of Waterloo township, respectfully
announce him candidate fer
County Supervisor, subject to the
Democratic Primary.
| beg to announce myscit can
didatc for the Office Of County
Supervisor in the coming Primary,
subject to the rules Of the Demo
cratic party.
* j. S. Drummoud.
The friends Of J. D. Mock re-
spcctfully nominate him rs can
didatc for the olic" Of County
Supervisor, subject TO lhc action
Of the Democratic primary. s
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-15
Mr.. }. II. Harris,
Harris Springs, S. c..

Dear Sir:-l have prescribed
Harris Lithia Watcr freely, i'm
cases whore Il Lithia Water was
indicated, for over seven years,
and have mover known it to fail
to prove highly beneficial to the
patient | have used other lithia
wators, but have had better results
from Harris iithia Water than
any have ever employed in my
practice. reg rd il as sovereign
remedy in Uric acid Diathcsis,
Gout, rheumatism Of the kidneys
and bladder. In acute and chronic
brlght's disease, and in diabetes
we have no remedy at our com.
mand that cxccls Harris Lithia
Water. | have no hesitancy in
saying that the water may be re-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-08-15
VviEa WEEfh gczespsa
Fire Gould Not Havo Been More
Painful.

After spending two years in talk
ing all kinds of medicines that We
suggested for eczema, but without
avail, my mother was induced {, ..kc
Hoods Sarsaparilla. The ros' WAS
wonderfully gratiNin lir limbs
had been terribly lacrratyd by luc dis
ease, and there were times when tire
could not have been more painful.
She was, in fact, almost wild. Two
bottles Of Hoods Sarsapmila COM
pletcly cured her, and not trace Of
cczrma was LETT +. w. DECKER,
Gardiner, y. Y.
Eat We'll, Sleep Wen,
Hoods SaSnpnrillu ha been a
great blessing to me. w. weak,
irritable, tired and nervous; had no
appetite and was always sad and ic,-
poudcnt. One day | got hold OF
little book about Hoods Sarsaparillu
| looked 1t over and resolved To try
bottle. was better before it wus
gone, SO kept on until had taEyn
five bottles. | can now Aioyp wei,
feel cheerful aud can d6 all MY work,
mclHding plain sewing, nj can
walk two or three miles IA day. ,Hn
66 years old and now feel Shat lite is
worth living" Mrs. EMMA SMrlI.
GO E. Mitchell St., Oswego, n. y
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-11-14
BRAN AND MIXED FEED.
ration of Both Have Recently
Been Discovered i'm Several
Eastern States.

communication from the Vermont
experiment station says: Some months
ago the Maine experiment station re-
ported finding upon the market guam
titles of bran and mixed feed which
were seriously adulterated. The same
thing is to be found in Vermont to
some extent. The experiment station
at Burlington states that ILL the course
of it's inspection work under the state
law it has found one sample of bran
worth but little more than half what
standard bran should be worth; that
sample of much the same character has
been sent from another portion of the
state, and that attempted sales of
mixed feeds of known low grade have
been reported. The state law reeuir-
ing the inspection of feeding stuffs for
cattle does not cover bran, middlings.
etc., and adulteration may GO on in this
class of goods unchecked except by the
watchful eye of the buyer. Each and
every user of this class of goods may,
however, if he will, protect himself by
sending samples to the station for free
analysis. He will do well before buying
to investigate as to the source of the
bran and refuse any which does not
bear {, brand stating it's origin. 1t is
only proper to remark that adultera-
ton of this class of goods is still rel
atively rare and should be guarded
against. It will be well for buyers to
seek to learn the source of the goods
offered and to refuse such as do not
bear brand stating their origin. In
particular one should look askance at
any goods selling below the market
price.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-11-14
CHAPTER III.

Down along the building railway in
the valley of the Platte there had been
two years of frequent encounter with
small bands of Indians. Down along
the Smoky Hill, in Kansas, the Chey-
ennes were ever giving trouble. Even
around Laramie and Frayne, on the
North Platte, settlers and soldiers had
been murdered, as we'll as one or two
officers, caught alone out hunting, and
the Indians were, of course, the per-
petrators. Nevertheless, it had been
the policy of the leaders of the North
ern Sioux to avoid any meeting in force
and to deny the completely of their peo-
pie in the crimes committed. Supply
trains to Reno, Kearney and c. F.
Smith, the Big Horn posts of the Boze-
man trail went to and fro with guards
Of only moderate size. Officers had
taken their wives and children to these
far-away stations. The stockades were
filed with soldiers families. Big bands
of Indians roamed the lovely valleys of
the Piney, the Tongue and Rosebud
near at hand, and rode into full view of
the wary sentries at the stockades, yet
made no hostile demonstration. Off
GERS and men went far up the rocky
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-11-14
Easily Weakened,

DR.. Bloomfield, bishop of London half
a century ago, was man of much wit,
and also had keen appreciation of wit
in other people, whatever their walk in
life might be. Once, when a new
church in his diocese was to be conse-
Grated, the. bishop received several let
ters complaining that the architect of
the new church had disfgured the in
terror and exterior with useless gew-
gaws." Consequently the bishop went
down to the little town to make an in
spection of the building, and sum-
moned the architect to meet him there.
The bishop could find nothing amiss
with the exterior of the church, nor
with the interior until, just as he
reached the chancel, he looked up and
saw four wooden images apparently
guarding the pulpit. What do these
figures representa- he inquired "The
four evangelists, my lord replied the
architect. ''They appear to be asleep"
said the bishop. do you think so, my
lord?" chats the way they look to
me-" said the bishop, decidedly.
"John," called the architect to a man
who was at work on one of the pews,
''bring your chisel and open the eyes of
the evangelists. " outh' Companion.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-11-14
MY SCHOOLROOM.

! have closed my books and hidden my
slate
And thrown my satchel across the gate,
Ny school is out for season of rest,
And now for the schoolroom I love the
My schoolroom lies on the meadow Wide,
Where under the clover the sunbeams
hide
Where the long vines cling to the messy
bars,
And the daisies twinkle like fallen stars;
Where clusters of buttercups gid the
scene,
Like showers of gold-dust thrown over
the green,
And the winds flying footsteps are traced,
as they pass,
BY the dance of the sorrel and the dip
of the grass.
trees,
And no one whispers, except the breeze,
Who sometimes blows from secret
place,
A stray sweet blossom against my face.
My schoolbell rings In the ripping
stream,
Which hides itself. like schoolboys
dream,
Under the shadow and out of sight.
But laughing still for its own delight.
My schoolmates there are the birds and
bees.
And the saucy squirrel, more dull than
these,
For he only learns in all the weeks,
How many chestnuts will fill his cheeks.
My teacher is patient, and never yet
A lesson of hers did I once forget,
For wonderful lore do her lips impart,
And all her lessons are learned by heart
0, come! 0, come, or, we shall be late,
And autumn will fasten the golden gate
-Kathrine Lee Bates, in Southern
Churchman.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-11-14
mA,lNNOJD ;. ..AXtl~4
Gf8K,,,,,:d: ;}SlQSE5S
- ~ ~
MELTING OLD COMBS.
Hints on Winding Up the Seasons
Affairs in the Apiary and DfspO-
sitiOn of the Hives.

November should be spent in winding
up the affairs of the apiary. All hive
parts which have been used during the
summer should, before being stored for
winter, be scraped clean of Jumps or
ridges of wax and propolis. Especially
should the combs not in use be sorted
and the exposed parts of their frames
scraped before storing. While doing
this quite lot of beeswax can be kept
separate from the propolis and saved.
We divide combs into three classes:
First, brood combs; second, extracting
combs, and, third combs to be melted
up. Brood combs may have few
drone cells in one lower corner, but
otherwise must be all workers, be
straight and contain very little pollen.
2. Combs used for extracting may be
partly or wholly of drone comb, but
should contain no pollen. If a comb
would belong to this class except for
patches of pollen cut them out and let
the bees fill up the holes next summer
with new comb.
In class 3 are the ones rejected from
! and 2; combs heavy with pollen, old,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-11-14
Hens Are Killed nv Oats.

Oats are a good food for hens. for
change, but they should be boiled
before feeding: A neighbor of mine
who keeps a good many hens was
favored with surprise party this fall,
the party being held in a grove, in
the form of picnic. The visiting
friends helped to make their call
pleasant by bringing a nice present.
While the friends stayed, the hens
grew hungry, and in the haste of
the moment, they were given a lib
eral feed of oats, as it was just after
thrashing. After the visitors had
gone an account of stock was taken.
and it was found that there was an
increase in resources to the amount
of a new sewing machine, minus the
value of about rs hens, the number
found dead. The oats had so swollen
in the crop of the fowls that the crop
was actually broken open by the
pressure.-RVral New Yorker.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-11-14
BREAKING In A COLT.
1t Requires Patience, of Course, Rat
1t Is Very Pleasant Task
Nevertheless.

If you have ever seen little colt
running after his mother in the mead
ows you know how very funny be looks
He has long legs that seem very
crooked and unce1 tain, for they point
in all four directions at once He bias
no name to speak of, and only stubby
little tail His coat is very rough, for
he has never been rubbed down with
brush, and, though you might look at
him great many times, you would
never believe that he could grow into
such big, strong, handsome horse as
his owner tells you that he will become
some day.
The most important day in a colts,
life is when he first learns to carry a
burden upon his back A small lap
robe is strapped upon him, and he is let
loose, to tear up and down the fields
and shake it off if he can Then
double blanket is strapped across him
like saddle, and after awhile he can
bear the weight Of the saddle itself,
and then the weight of boy. Sheeing
him is very troublesome, for he often
refuses to walk after it, and will roll
around on his back, holding his feet up
in the air in the most pitiful way, as il
he did not know what to do with his
new shoes. Teaching him to black" is,
accomplished by hitching team to the
back of the wagon to which Mr.. Colt is
harnessed. At the word ''back" some
one starts up the team from behind
and Mr.. Colt is backed until he learns
the use of the word. His training is not
very pleasant for him. But if he is
bright, intelligent horse he will learn
all there is to learn within a year after
he has got his growth, or by the time
he is three years old. He will then be
very frisky and inclined to be scared at
tribes. But If he is shown just what
they are he usually changes his mind
and behaves in a sensible way Train
ing a colt is easier than training any
other animal, because the horse is nat
urally the most intelligent of all dumb
administrator and Fireside.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-11-14

placidly grazing, unconscious of the
fact that in the shallow, dry ravine
itself half dozen young Indians
Sioux, apparently = were lurking,
awaiting the nearer coming of the
herd, whose leaders, at least, were
gradually approaching the edge.
Away down to the northeast, toward
the distant Powder river, the shallow
stream bed trended, and, following
the pointing finger of the scout who
crawled to his side, Dean gazed and
saw a confused mass of slowly moving
objects, betrayed for miles by the
light cloud Of dust that lowered over
them, covering many an acre of the
prairie, stretching away down the
vale. Even before he could unsling
his field glass and gaze, his plainscraft
told him what was slowly, steadily
approaching, as though to cross his
front-an Indian village, a big one,
on the move to the mountains, bound
perhaps for the famous race course of
the Sioux, a grand amphitheater in
the southern hills.
And even as they gazed, two tiny
jets of flame and smoke shot from the,
ravine edge there below Them and be-
fore the dull reports could reach their
ears the foremost bison dropped on his
knees and then rolled over on the sod
and then came the order, at sound of
which. back among the halted troop
ers, every carbine leaped from it's
socket.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-11-14
CANADIAN WAX PRESS.

crooked and unfinished combs. These
are cut out of their frames and melted
up. Where two or three rows of cells
next the top bar are good worker cells,
leave them in the frame as starter for
the new comb next season. These use
less combs, and all odd bits of wax, may
be melted and purified into nice bright
cakes of commercial beeswaX.
First put them into rather long,
narrow box, and pour cold water over
them to clean them as far as possible
of pollen and whatever else the water
will carry off. Chop them fine with
spade, and scrape to one end of the box,
which has been raised higher than the
other to allow the pollen water to drain
off. Change the water often for two
or three days until the mass is thor
oughly soaked and washed. Then put
it into cauldron kettle, with enough
water to float it nicely. The kettle
should be in an arch, which prevents
the fire coming higher up the sides than
the level of the contents. else the wax
may burn at the edges. When the mass
has boiled we'll for a few minutes, press
out the pure wax.
To do this you need bag of burlap,
such as binder Irvine is shipped in,
about 1OX18 inches, with two loops at
the top to hold it open by when pouring
in the hot wax. The press is made of
two strong boards. 1 inch ks feet:
laid one on the other, and strongly
hinged together at one end, the other
Dc n;, t,,.,~ !
Sharpen board and drive it into the
ground beside the kettle for the press
to rest on, and another for the end of
the lower handle. Let an assistant hold
the bag open while you dip it about
threefourths full from the surface of
the kettle with dipper, then lay it in
the press with the open end folded un-
der Strips of wood three-eighths-inch
square and one-fourth-inch apart are
nailed across the lower jaw of the press
where the bag rests on it. Under the
pressa tin box about 20 inches each way
has been set to catch the wax as it runs
out. Press by putting your weight
on the upper lever; shift the bag. and
press again. This may be repeated I'M
til the beeswaN is practically all out.
Empty out the refuse which remains in
the bag, refill from the kettle and press
again. Repeat the operation until
nothing remains in the kettle but hot
water. Now wrap the box in old quilts
or anything to hold the heat and cause
it to cool very slowly, to allow any
dross which may still remain to settle
to the bottom Of the wax. If it remains
liquid for several hours before forming
cake, the under side will be found
coated with a dark substance. which
should be scraped off before selling the
wax.
Be sure to choose a still, mild day for
melting up old combs. With cold wind
1T is almost impossible to get the wax
pressed before it freezes" all over the
press and hangs in icicles in the box
Farmers Advocate
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-11-14

canyons OF the hills In search az Ash
or game, and came back unmolested.
Escorts reported that they sometimes
marched all day long side by side with
hunting bands of Sioux, mile away;
and often little parties, squaws and
boys and young men, would ride con-
idently over and beg for sugar, coffee,
hard.ack-anything, and ride off with
their plumber in the best of spirits and
with all apparent good feeling. And
yet the great war chief of the Brules-
Sintogaliska-Spotted Tail, the white
mans friend, gave solemn warning not
to trust the Ogallallas. ''Red Clouds
heart is bad" he said. 'He and his
people are moving from the resrva-
tions to the mountains. They mean
trouble" Old traders like Folsom
heard and needed, and Folsom himself
fastened to Fort Frayne the very week
that Burleigh and his escort left for
Warrior Gap. Visiting at the ranch O.
his son in a beautiful nook behind the
Medicine Bow mountains, the veteran
trader heard tidings from an Indian
brave that filed him with apprehen-
sion, and he hurried to the fort.
els it true" he asked, 'that the gov
eminent means to establish post at
Warrior Gap? Is it true that Maj. Bur-
leigh has gone thitherw And when
told that it was, and that only Capt.
Brooks troop had gone as an escort,
Folsom's agitation was extreme. "Colo-
nel,'' said he to the post commander,
"solemnly have tried to warn the gen.
eral of the danger of thatmoye. have
told him that all the northern tribes
are leaguing now, that they have deter
mined to keep to themselves the Big
Horn country and the valleys to the
north. 1t will take 5000 men to hold
those three posts against the Sioux,
and you've barely got 500. warn you
that any attempt to start another post
up there will bring Red Cloud and all
his people to thespot. Their scouts are
watching like hawks even now. Iron
Spear came to me at my sons ranch
last night and told me not ten warriors
were left at the reservation. They are
all gone, and the war dances are on in
S'SAS foIiCy IL Jill Vic D1dSh ILLS "
the Powder. For heavens sake, send
half your garrison up to Reno after
Brooks. You are safe here. They won't
modest you south of the Platte, at least
not now. All they ask is that you
build no more forts in the Big Horn
But the colonel could not act with
out authority. Telegraph there was
none then. What Folsom said was of
sufficient Importance to warrant his
hurrying off a courier to Laramie,
fully 100 miles southeast, and order
ing troop to scout across the wild
wastes to the north, while Folsom
himself, unable to master his anxiety,
decided to accompany the command
sent out toward Cantonment Reno.
He long had had influence with the
Ogallallas. Even now Red Cloud might
listen If he could but find him. The
matter was of such urgency he could
not refrain. And so with the gray
troop of the cavalry, setting forth
within an hour of his coming, rode the
old trader whom the Indians had so
long sworn by, and he started none
too soon.
ITO Be Continued
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-11-14

They were trotting through /. shall
low depression at the moment, the
two spring wagons guarded and es-
corted by some 30 dusty, hardy
looking troopers. In the second, the
yellow ambulance, Brooks was
stretched at length, taking it easy,
an attendant jogging alongside. Be-
hind them came third, a big quar-
termaster's wagon, drawn by six mules
and loaded with tentage and rations.
Out some 800 yards to the right and
left rode little squads as fankers.
Out beyond them, further still, often
cut off from view by low waves of
prairie, were individual troopers, rid
ing as lookouts, while far to the front,
full 600 yards, three or four others,
spreading over the front on each side
of the twisting trail, moved rapidly
from crest to crest, always carefully
scanning the country ahead before rid
ing up to the summit. And now, as
Deans eyes turned from his charges
to look along the sky line to the east,
he saw sudden sign of excitement and
commotion at the front. A sergeant,
riding with two troopers midway be-
tween him and those foremost scouts,
was eagerly signaling to him with his
broad brimmed hat. Three of the
black dots along the gently rising
slope far ahead had leaped from their
mounts and were slowly crawling for
ward, while one of them, his horse
turned adrift and contentedly nib
bling at the buffalo grass, was surely
signaling that there was mischief
ahead.
In an instant the lieutenant was
galloping out to the front, cautioning
the driver to come on slowly. Pres
emily he overhauled the sergeant and
babe him follow, and together the
four men darted up on the gradual in
cline until within ten yards of where
the leaders horses were placidly graz
ing. There they threw themselves
from saddle; one of the men took the
reins of the four horses, while Dean
and the other two, unslinging carbine
and crouching low. went hurriedly On
up the slope until they came within
few yards of the nearest scout.
''Indians!" he called to them, as
soon as they were within earshot.
"But they don't seera to be Oh lookout
for us at al. They're fooling with
some buffalo over here"
Crawling to the crest, leaving his
hat behind, Dean peered over into the
swale beyond, and this was what he
saw:
Half a mile away to the east the
low, concave sweep of the prairie was
cut by the jagged banks and curves
of watercourse which drained the
melting SHOWS in earlier spring. Along
the further bank dozen buffalo were
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-11-14
Experience Costs Money,

Once in awhile we find people that
complain about their nonsuccess with
incubators. The answer is always
ready; they have tried to raise chicks
BY means of an incubator without un-
Outstanding the principles on which
they are working. Let no person sup
pose that they can. succeed in any
branch of farming without a certain
amount of knowledge acquired by ex-
perience. A man that takes to raising
chicks in incubators and with the as
sistance of breeders should expect to
sustain some losses in learning how
Farmers Review.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-11-14

it will not slip down over the knee joint.
Then tie the halter stem or a short
piece or rope from the halter into the
ring, taking care not to have it too
long-not over two feet in length. II
the animal is very unruly, tie shorter.
Animals will accustom themselves to
this sort Of device in a short time, and
[ think It far more comfortable than a
poke.-H. A. Phillips, in Farm and
Home
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-11-14
SYMPATHY.

Eaton Shabbalong Con park bench)-
What is microbes, anyway?
Tuffold Knutt Con the grass)-Mi-
corbes is harmless little critters theirs
a prejudice against because they don't
have to work to make a Twin Chicago
Tribune.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-11-14
Looked ReyOnd.

cat last" exclaimed the enthusiastic
young business man, "I've hit on
scheme to attract the women. I've put
mirrors back of the goodsin my show
windows. Of course, they'll"
''My boy" interrupted the old hand,
cts no good. tried that, and found
the women never saw anything but the
mirrors -Philadelph Press.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-11-14
His PrOper Estimate.

when I marry" said the young
woman of advanced ideas, 81 shall in
sist upon my husband taking my
name,"
II would, too" replied the demure
young woman, promptly, ''if I expect
ed to get that sort of man. Chi.
cagO Post.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-11-14
BETTER THAN A POKE.
An Old Strap, Properly Adjusted, IL
the Best Thing with Which to
Shackle an Unruly Horse.

To shackle an unruly horse take a
short piece of strap, such as an old
worn breast strap just long enough to
buckle around the fore leg above the
knee joint, as at a. Put ring on the
strap and buckle just tight enough so