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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-06-13
The rubber SubStitutp ,

The rubber substitute discovered by
an Italian in Central Mexico is obtain
ed from shrub called yule and other
names by the Indians and botacanically
known as Synathcrcocas- -Mcxicanas.
This shrub grows rapidly and abudd-
antly, reaches a height of about three
feet and may be easily cultivated
While it does not yield milky Juice,
pounding and maccration in naptha or
other hydroca:bon solvent extract gum
amounting TO rs much as 40 per cent.
OF the plants weight. This gum har-
dcns only to a viscid, sticky mass that
has the valuable properties of rubber,
may be V''lcanizcd perfectly, and is SUI
pcrior to most rubber in its freedom
from mechanical impurities. The
plant may be treated either in green
or dry state. AS prepared, the gum
contains a residual portion of the SOL
vent, and the composition, hailed us
"thc twentieth century gum" is
claimed to offer saving IN the cost of
reproducing the plant, in expectation,
i'll purifying materials, in fuel, in ma
chncry, and in time.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-06-13
,te Hydrogen from water and use it as

rate hydrogen from water and use it as
fuel to smelL iron.
The headings will suffice to Indicate
thc portions of the article under this
division of the subject. One relates
To the electric oscillator and the de,
veIopmcnt of new principle bv which
the earth responds to man. With this
the statement is made that intcrplaue-
lary, communication is probable. The
transmission of electrical energy to any
distance without wires is said to be
practicable rs the best means of in
creasing force.
In regard to communications with
other planets, Mr.. Tesla says:
"My measurements aud calculations
have shown that it is perfectly practi-
cable to produce on our globe an ccc-
trical movement of such magnitude
that without the slightest doubt its
effect will be pcrceptIble OH some OF
our nearer planets, as Venus and
Mars.
That we can send Il message TO n
planet is certain, that we can yet an
answer is probable. Man is not the
only being in the infinite gifted with n
mind"
Tesla considers his most important
discovery the capability of the atmos.
phcre for conducting electric currents
OF immense power to great distances
He says it will be practicable to trans
Ter the power of Waterfalls to any
part of the earth through the upper
strata Of the air, six or seven miles
high, and that ii will be done better
and more economically than ovel
copper wire. Then the export OF
power from countries like the United
states, Canada, Central and South
| America, Switzerland an Sweden will
bc source of great revenue.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-06-13
THE CHARLESTON EXPOSITION.

The most satisfactory progress is be-
ing made with the preliminary work fol
ihc South Carolina, Interstate anC
West Indian Exposition to be held il
Charleston, Dcco mbcr LIST, 1901 [,
May lst, 1902. More than Sly 900
has already been raised in Charleston
Tor the project and the executive com
IN ttcc is now extending its mllucnct
| and usefulness by appointing members
III the various counties of the State, tC
serve with them, and thus make i,
truly, as il should be a State enter.
prise. The question has been askco
why should the people Of the State b,
particularly interested ? and this can
be answered in il dozen ways. The
/ history sof eXpositions in this and for.
| cign countries has been, that not only
was the city where the big show was
held benefited, but the entire sur
rounding country has almost immedi-
atcly shown signs of improvement.
The exposition, with only the pro-
ducts of Charleston shown would no,
be of special service to South Carolina.
but even Charleston affair should be
patronizcd and approved by the people
of the State. This exposition, how
ever, is intended and will show to the
world the wealth and resources of this
splendid State OF South Carolina.
The Textile Palace which will be the
"main building and which will show
n cotton seed and the result from it,
Will interest thousands of men who are
looking for Investment and looking for
homes. They will not wish to settle
~ Charleston to plant cotton or TO
Duild cotton mills there. The man
who is interested in the splendid
forestry exhibit Will hardly expect to
make home in Charleston and fell
trolley poles. The mining engineer
and plOspcctor will find little interest
in assaying Belgian blocks i'm the
streets of Charleston, and The tobacco
grower from Connecticut who sees the
fine opportunity for transferring his
work to more fertile soil where The
winter is not nine months long and
every condition favorable for the rails
ing of the golden leaf, will not find
.iaDlc lands in the shadow of st.
Mlchacls church. These men, and .
OF others will see and approve
)f the products OF soil, of mine and
Orest, and seek their origin. This
$ no seliisl, project organized by Char.
eston for its agyrandizcment and pro.
II alone, but broad, generous plan to
'ut South Carolina before the world
n her best array and say,,"Look on
his picture, is it not fair? Can you
lscwhcrc find finer climate, more
productive soil, Drawer forests or
older streams? There are homes
ere for those who will come, and a
'elcomc for all who would help In
iaking this the greatest, as it is
nc proudcst State in the Union"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1900-06-13
THE MERCANTILE SIDE OF
FARMING.

This has been too much overlooked.
We have been accustomed to think
that others should run that for us. We
have been so much engrosscd in pro-
ducing that we have not given as much
thought TO selling as we should have
done. There are so many sharp traders
IN every line, ready to manage that for
US, thai we have quietly submitted to
Their management. OF course thcy
looked after their own interest.
The result is that all we make IS
consumed and yet we remain poor.
More than this, every class is max
ing more money out Of our produce
than we make.
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AT Gam un Falls for all points OH S. A. l..
close connection at Greenwood for uIl
poihts 'ah D. a. l.. and g. & q. Railway,
way.
For any information relative I, Tickets
rates, schedules etc, address
w. - CRAId. Gen. Pass. Agent.
!" NJ. NORTH Sol. Agt AngD IA. Ga
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soara tho ~ Tho B'd You Have Always Bought
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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-29
Gun soLpIsss LOOK ALIKE.
rsir-uairsd rAzen Type Prevails In the
Army.

rsir-Hairsd rAnen Type Prevails In the
Army.
The saxop type prevails throughout
cur active fighting forces; at least. II
so appears to tho mere eye-observer,
whatever the records may show. A
newspaper correspondent. now In Bos-
ton, called my attention to this at San
Fernando, ia the interior OF Luson, and
| had myself noticed and spoken OF it.
Everywhere the pale blue or gray eye.
everywhere the fair skin, everywhere
the tawny hair and beard. In Cebu,
Panay, Negroes. and 6ulu the same
phenomenon, writes Senator Bever-
idge. In many instances the boards
have been allowed to grow, and OBJ
servsnces were startliRgly struck with
the resemblance which these herce-
looking bearded men-boys In years
bore to the old pictures In our primary
school histories of twenty-five years
ago, and OF the descriptions which ac-
companied them. The Saxon type is as
conspicuous in the Philippines ~ the
flag itself OF course, the dark hair
and eye are there, too. Three of the
most daring and enduring soldiers !
met were OF that type, but the general
impression Is distinctly fairness In
hair and lightness in eye. This calls
to mind the homogeneity of the people
of the republic. One might we'll expect
the same type In the men from the
Dakotas, Nebraska and Kansas; but
he who has not followed chronological
currents In America would have ex-
pected that the southern troops would
have been quite different type. And
yet, In the Tennessee troops in Iloilo
was found precisely the same type as
In the Dakota troops at San Fernando.
You might have said that they all
came from the same section. the same
state, the same county, almost the
same family. 1t was an inspiring
thought; the American people are in
deed one people. The boys from Ten
nessee look like the brothers of the
boys from Nebraska or Montana. The
boys from Oregon and Washington
look like the brothers of the. boys from
Pennsylvania. The boys from Cali
fornia look like the brothers of the
boys from Minnesota. And brothers
they are--brothers Of the blood, broth
ers of the flag. brothers Of battle,
brothers Of destiny. How mad must
be the man who dares believe that by
any temporary emergency these broth
ers can ever be divided against them
Enthusiastically Evening Post.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-29

concluded to try your medicine and
can truly say it does all that you
claim for it to do. -
Fen bottles of Lydia q. Pinkhann's
Vegetable Compound and seven pack
800 ~ Sanative Wash have made q
new woAcan of me. l have had no
womb tronS le since taking the fifth
bottle. weie,h more than l have in
years car, do an my own homework,
SLEEP we'll, have . !, ood appetite and
now feel that life Is North living.
owe all to Lydia e. PinEh ans Vegeta-
be Compound. feel that - mas saved
my life and would not be without ~ ior
anything. l am always glad to rccss m
mend your medicine to all my sex, for ,
know If they follow your directions
they will be cured. Mrs. ANNIE
THOMPSON, South Hot Springs, Ark.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-29
SHE COULD DA6eLE; TOO.


How q Woman Broke Her Husband of
Taking Risks In the Stock Market.
He was business man making a
nice little sum every year for nest-egg
purposes, besides extending his bust
ness and slowly but surely moving
along toward Easy street. Yet he
was not content, and in the hope of
forcing the hand of fortune, was doing
some trading in the stock market. His
wife said it was gambling, pleading
with him to stop. He insisted that it
was perfectly legitimate and regular,
and she finally admitted that he was
right and gave up the contest.
His wife gave him no further trouble
until one Sunday morning she APP
peared ready for church in handsome
new cloak. Hewanted to know where
she got it, and she told him that he
would learn by and by. He went to
church with her, feeling unoomfort-
able. He kept his peace, however,
and said no more until the next Sun
day, when she appeared in rich black
silk gown. He asked questions, but
got no answers that were satisfying.
All that week he worried so over that
cloak and the silk that he lost his
grip on the market and fell short
seriously. Sunday came again, and
this time she had pair of diamonds
in her ears that fairly dazzled his eyes.
He hadn't spark of jealousy in his
nature and he believed implicitly in
his wife, but this was really too much.
She calmly took from her desk lot
of blanks with which he was quite
familiar, and handed them to him.
"They are the records of my trans
actions in stocks recently" she said,
with an air of triumph. 81 borrowed
$50 on the diamond ring you gave me
when we were married, and handed it
over to brother Charley to invest for
me. 1 told him you said it was all
right, and he did as told him to do.
I didn't know thing in the world
about it, OF course, but was lucky
and have made $500, and if the luck
doesn't go against me I'll make an
other thousand next week. 1t is too
easy for anything, aud you know,
dear, you showed me so clearly that
there was nothing wrong in it. l
have paid our share of the preachers
salary, too, for the next year, and I'm
of organizing a Daughters of
the Stock Market in the church. Wont
it be lovely?"
MARY, my DEAR" he SAID, solemnly,
eff you'll quit 1 WILL" and Mary,
after the manner of women, began to
cry, she was SO glad that it turned out
Just as it did.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-29

Desert Lands That Have Been Redeemed.
OF recent years the vast desert
plains of the West that were supposed
to be worthless have been made to
produce abundant crops and the finest
products by means of irrigation. This
method Of retaining the desert lands
has been put into practice quietly,
but to the extent that to-day irriga-
ton has redeemed hundreds of thou
sands of acres of land in the States
of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wy
oming and California. In Idaho alone
over five hundred farmers water their
lands by means of irrigation bitches
little streams of water that cut the
farms up into strips surrounded by
water Some of the canals from which
these small water bitches run are over
fifty miles long. The water that flows
down from the mountain regions in
the spring is preserved in huge reser-
voirs and given to the thirsty land in
small quantities during the summer.
By this means the land can always be
kept moistened and there is no fear
that the crops will dry up through
drought, though there are long dry
seasons when rain does not fall for
weeks at time.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-29
oAINHsE roor BINDING
Opposition Developing 70 That =,

Opposition DcvslopisG 60 Thas An
cient and rorturins Cussons
Some influential Cinnamon are now
advocating the abolition Of that mock
Ing and cruel custom Of foot binding 10
prevalent In the celestial empire. HOW
common this custom is in China ana
how fatal to the welfare Of the women
ID little appreciated in America. Some
Chinese girls are permitted to go Win
unbound feet until they are years
old. when the time arrives for the
bandaging process to begin, and the
"golden lilies" ss these deformed rect
are called. must be nodded. The ban
dage used for this purpose is mace OF
substantial webbing two and one-naik
inches wide. The process consists prac-
t.cally in doubling the toes and heeis
together, with the toes, except the Dig
one, bent Under. The women, when the
object has been accomplished, and the
foot Is encascd In the tiny shoe, stand
upon the tip OF the heel and the tip OF
the big toe. This, OF course, cannot pc
accomplished at once, but 1t 10 the
product OF long and torturing ordeal.
At first the bandages are applied rather
loose, but periodically they are drawp
tighter and tighter, as the feet yield to
the pressure Of the webbing. The heel,
when the foot is encased in the shoe,
rests on tiny platform OF wood fitted
above and behind the heel for that pur-
pose. The suffering endured by the
victim during the process Is beyond de-
seriptior, and 1t Is not an Uncommon
occurrence for outraged nature to pro-
test, and such diseased condition OF
the feet to ensue as to render neces-
gary their amputation. Sometimes the
children will not submit to the opera
ton, and their obstinacy results In
saving the feet. Many children cry
through the long hours Of the night
and bring on various nerve troubles.
The New York Tribune states that feet
are bound to smaller size In Foochow
than in any other part of China, for
the fashionable shoe Is only two and
half inches long, and the consequent
assure where tho sole Of the
foot should be Is about three
inches deep. The feet of Chinese
woman WELD an important influence
over her life. When she is to be be-
trothed the size of her feet must be
ascertained for the sutton, and great
Is the disappointment II the brides
feet prove larger than anticipated.
When the wedding day arrives the
bride draws the bandages as snugly as
possible. The soles Of the tiny shoes
are purchased with holes ready made
In the wood near the border. in order
that the wearer may embroider the
shoes and stitch them to the wooden
soles, for the women make their own
Shoes.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-29
DOCTOR AND PREACHER.

A Noted Ants-Ds,Ium Character. whs
Could Also Pot Up stin Fight.
Zone OF the noted ante-bellum char
acters of the SOUTH" says a Georgian.
was DR.. McKane, who lived between
Washington and Augusta. He was q
physician Of the old school. and being
also a man Of strong religious views,
he was in the habit Of occasionally
preaching in the rural churches. Physi-
cally McKane was q giant, and II he
failed to convert sinner by word OF
mouth ne was not averse to finishing
the argument with his fists: 90, need
less to say, his PROSECUTING was sinsu-
larly successful. One Sunday, as the
story goes, he drove to a neighboring
village for the purpose of holding serv-
Ices, and was met as he descended
from his buggy by the local black
smith, who was the bully Of the COM
munity. The blacksmith had heard OF
the doctors prowess, and, regarding
his presence as a menace to his own
prestige, decided not to let him
preach. Well, stranger, who be y,
enyhow?' he asked as starter, plant
ing himself In the visitors path. My
name is McKane,' replied the doctor,
and I've come to hold meeting in the
church yonder.' My name is Bill
Williams said the blacksmith, and
I'm here to tell y that y can't hold nc
meetin' in this town today That's
something we'd best settle Immediate
ly.' said MeKane. with perfect cool
ness, and proceeded to pull of his coat.
The blacksmith had the advantage Of
brute strength, but McKane was q
skillful boxer. and after few swift
passes he saw an opening and knocked
his man down. The bully got up raw
ing and was promptly floored again
The third time McKane stretched his
adversary out he jumped on his ches,
and began smuggling him about the
face. Hold on beloved the black
smith. splitting out couple OF teeth
| I've gotter num- DO I preach here
today?' asked McKane, landing stiff
punch on his nose. Yes! yes!' yelled
the other: preach all y want tot!
And will you come and hear me-?
continued the doctor, hitting him q
terrific lick in the eye. Yes! I'll GOMEZ!
All right, brother said the fighting
parson, rising and wiping his hands;
the services will begin at 10 sharp.
The blacksmith kept his word and wal
on the front bench. They say he after
ward became a class leader"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-29
Statuarv in New York CITY.

The barbarians who used some of
the greatest works of classic art to
build walls with are held in deserved
odium by the posterity they have
robbed Of a great heritage; but on
seeing some of the horrors they have
spared to crowd the Louvre and the
Vatican and other galleries. one can
only grant them the benefit of the
doubt and say that incidentally they
may have saved us many a shock.
And one must remark what excellent
walls could be made out of some of
the marble now misplaced in New
York's statuary, and how prettily
some of the bronze would simmer in q
melting pot. = Rupert Hughes, in
Harper's Weekly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-29

"Once I sailed these seas, whore
are the man-eaters, with a corpulent
captain. Whenever a chief came on
board the fist thing he was sure to
admire was the proportions of our
gallant tar, and the chief would feel
him and smack his own lips and turn
up his own eyes at the prospect of SO
much fatness-eoing to waste, as one
may say. These attentions our skip
per very much disliked. Well, one
day both boats were absent trading,
and it fell suddenly calm. '"The old
man" the forecastle name for a skip
peri and self were the only whites on
board. The strong currents caught
the vessel aud carried her on the
rocks, and we could get no bottom q
hundred yards from the shore; the
underhow from the waves kept her
from striking. The natives gathered
on the cliffs, as ravens to a carcass,
waiting for the catastrophe. took
off all my clothes, and we waited and
waited for some two hours, the natives
recognizing the captain, and telling
HIM plainly they would eat him at
last. The strain on our nerves may
he imagined. At last the captains
gave way. Goodbye, G., old
fellow" he said, "those beasts will
have me in the ovens at once. You
may escape-you are thin. If you
see my old girl again, tell her I was
thinking Of her at the last" This
was said with a gulp and culver in
the voice. But just then the two
boats came round the point, having
at last heard our stern guns, and we
were saved.-"Among the Man Eat
ers," by Johu Gaggin.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-29

The empress of Russia speaks flve
languages, and riding, painting, row.
Ing, sketching, swimming and tennis
are among her recreations. But one
of her favorite amusements is in draw
Ing caricatures. Freed from the fear
of the censor, she INDUCES with her
pen and pencil in way which makes
even Russian ministers tremble, draw
ing them in caricature, which would
mean death or Siberia to any other ar
list.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-29
NTedical Book Free.

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sent Free, postpaid, sealed, to any male
reader mentioning this paper, &c. for post
age The Science OF Life. or Self-Preserva-
ton, The Gold Medal Prize Treatise, the best
Medical Book OF this or any age, $40 pp,
with engravings and prescriptions. Only
40, paper covers. Library Edition, full
gilt $500. Address the Peabody Medical
Institute, No. Bulfinch st Boston, Mass,
the oldest and best in this country. Write
to-day for these books; keys to health.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-29

In ton of Dead Sea water there are
1877 pounds of salt; Red Sea, ninety
three; Mediterranean, eighty-five; At
lantic, eighty-one; English Channel
seventy-two; Black Sea. twenty-six;
Baltic. eighteen; and Caspian Sea-
eleven.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-29
Arc You u.lnr AIlrn,s roor.E.sr2

1t is the only cure for Swollen, Smarting,
Erred, Aching, Hot, Sweating Feet, Corns
and Bunions. Ask for Aliens Foot-Easr, a
powder to be shaken into the shoes. Cures
while you walk. At all druggists and shoe
Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Address
Allen s. OImsted, LEROY, n, Y.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-29

Mr.. Edmund Barton. who goes to
London to represent New South Wales
during the passage of the common
wealth bill. Of which he is part author,
is a personal friend as well as a col
league in many fights for the national
idea of Mr.. Deakin, who represents
Victoria, SO that the twain will speak
with one voice. Mr.. Barton is a pro-
tectionist, an incisive speaker. skill
full lawyer. an excellent conversation
alist. As an instance of his scrupulous
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-29
ATLANTA, Ga. Oct. LIST. 90.

Allow me to thank you for the good
your Tetterine has done me. Four
boxes cured me of case of letter,
after trying specialists and spending
several hundred dollars and getting no
benefit from them. Henry W. John
son, 2S1t Marietta street. 30 cents
box at druggists, or by mail from ].
I. Shuptrine, Savannah, Ga.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-06-29

TIE gun which our troops captured at
Dronfield was the very weapon which Lord
Armstrong presented 10 the Beers in 1873 to
defend themselves against the attacks of the
Basutos.-Dundee Courier.