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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-05-08

friendship for the Senator. Some of
my friends tried to get me to opnlv for
'uc once, but ! declined to do 60
'hou%h they said ii would be easy for
'"e 10 OBTAIN II. | told them wouIJ
'ioV even accept the Shanghai ronsuJ.
snip, as 1t was my intention To remain
III editorial harness. Discussiny thie
matter with Senator McIourin hn
asked me whom | would rcrommnnI
ior the Columbia postmastcrsbin mi
LED me 10 believe that nv rncnnnnn
"''''i would nave great weight with
ni'n l cou'o not recommend man
unicSS nc was lit for the Office and
M"Iing to accept 1t. knew Gen.
nP'on was well qualified to dis
IharSc thc duties Of pos,mas' cr of CO.
,uhoia, but did not know whether
,ic ,' would accept the place or no,
FROM what was said at the time Il home
was gwen Gen. Hampton supnoscd
"uGu salary a3 that Of postmaster of
CVluihDla would be peculiarly accent
"oie 10 nm as placing him IN "A pOsIion
vi independence. But | knew he was
oiu ana cherished bitterness toward ,n
VINO were in any way responsible for
ms retirement from the l'nilcd St,trs
senate, aud did not intend lo have
my Trend tender an ollice to con
Hampton and have 1t rejected So
lold Senator McLaumn | would mako
my recommendation later.
then talked the matter over with
lnFee Iolumblans and asked one of
'hcn 10 ascertain If Gen. Uamnton
"ouIu accept appointment as po,tmas-
ler Oh columbia, and to make il per-
ieclly PLAIN that absolutely no condi.
llohs would be cattachcd to the apuoinl-
mcnt, but that if he accented # he
would not be trammcllcd in any way
and would be considered ahs0utely
free to support or oppose whom he
Pleascd 1t was an honorable offer
couched in courteous terms. # w,s
meant as recognition of Uamr,on,s
worm ana past services to the State,
services which, however, did not en-
'ltie MN TO election TO Il representative
ONCE, IL his views were at variance
win 'hosc OF the people whom he
would have to represent The gentle
man saw Gen. Hampton and the reply
was as courteous as the offer, bclng
mat Gen. Hampton would not accent
lhc appointment. There had been no
suggestion of buying" Gen. Hamp-
ton IN the offer and there was no scorn
IN It's rejection. So his words as re-
ported IN to-day State are il surprise,
to say the least of them. Neither Nc
i@urin nor Mckinlcy offered IN Office
to Gen. Hampton.
In conclusion desire TO state that
the information Of my offer was not
gwen the public by ne. told Nc.
i"urln of what | had done and he said
II would have given him pleasure to
nave used his influence IN behalf of
zen. Hampton to secure him am Office
without pledge or con lion. said
nothing about the matter to ANYBODY
c!sc ana am 1T loss to understand
how it became public.
GEORGE Il. KoMSrEE.
" Columbia, 5. c., May 4, 1901.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-05-08

George Cooper, of Logan County,
Oklahoma, who was recently mldc he
defendant IN a land SUIT brought by The
Guthrie and Western Railro4d Com.
pany, asked that The case be tried by
seven members of the Masonic Order
instead OF by the usual jury. The rall
road company's attorney, himself Il
MaSon, agreed to the proposition and
thc case was 80 tried, both parties
further agreeing that no appeal should
be taken from the vcrdlci. Coopcr
won.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-05-08

a lecturer in Hastings inquired
dramatically: Can any one in this
room tell me of perfect man ?''
There was Il dead silence.
" las any one" he continued,
" heard OF il perfect woman p
Then patient little woman rose up
at the back of the room ami answered:
:" There was one. I've often heard
OF her, but she's dead now She was
my husbands first wife,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-05-08

The mother asked little Dot to 90
INTO the next room and see If the clock
was running, for she had not heard it
strike all the afternoon. Dot came
running back, put her curly head into
the door and exclaimed: {" WHY. no
mamma, de clock amt a,runnin'. 1t
Is dcst standing still and a-waggin' its
tuil.n
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-05-08

Nearly one million OlG Fellows
throughout the United States, gathered
IN over 900 lodges, April 2G, and
celebrated the eighty-sccond annvcr-
sary of the founding of the order.
From the single lodge OF six members,
organized III Baltimore in 1919, has
sprung vast and bcncliccnt organlza-
tiOn
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-05-08

"l was just talking to Captain Britton
who recently arrived here from South
Africa. lie says all tho British of.
hcers look upon De Wet as a grea,
joke" " All, perhaps that's the reason
they're unable to catch on to him. -
Philadelphia Press.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-05-08

" Before you CO." said the delin-
quent subscriber to the dying editor,
81 wantto bring you that load Of wood
| owe you"
81 won't need it," gasped the edi-
tor" they use birthstone there p'-At-
lanM Constitution.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-05-08
LEE, THE PRINCE OF CHIVALRY."
A Splendid Tribute to the Conled, rate Dead by a
Native of Greenvie County

The address
W. Austin Esq native Of Greenvle County, the
of
lanta, and the Memorial
credit The address follows
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-05-08

COLUMBIA, May 4. The publication
OF the rumor concerning Gen. IIamp-
ton and the position he took upon the
matter was decided political sensation
here to-day. There has been consider
able talk about how the whole matter
started, arl a good deal of light has
been throw on the matter by the fol.
lowing signed statement from Mr..
George II. Rooster, editor and pub.
Usher of the Columbia Record and 2
strong personal friend of Senator Nc.
| Laurin
"ln view of Gen. Wade IIampton't
interview in this mornings State
brief statement from myself seems
necessary. AS is generally known,
am close personal friend of Senate
McLaurin and have been ever since h
first came to Columbia as a member G
the Legislature in 1890. 1t has bee
falsely said | wanted the Columbi
lpostmastcrship as reward for m
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-05-08

q a - TO RTA.
Bears the ~ The Kind You Haze AIaays Bought
''E'a'''' Of GAAzlz<sS
New-York tribune., 1901-04-28

mitigate tn" horror of the oCCa sion. | was
SHOWN several specimens Of the standard duel
hhS arm in one of the Fashionable shooting gal
ltrtS "t Paris Il few years ago. and my merry
laughter seemed to pain the habitu6s who were
present. They explained To me- with dignity
tAat u gentleman does not desire to mutilate or
manSle his adversary on the field of honor as
they understood was the custom in Semi-CiviIiZed
America, and that their pistols were made sue-
clally to avoid any brutal diSfigurement
agreed cordially that they were well adapted to
that end. They were six mlimetres in calihre
which is nearly the same as our - and were
loaded with special cartridges that contained
about half the regular service charge. Unless
II was by the biggest kind of a tluke | don't
see how such a gun could make more than a
neSh wound. | am certain il would not break a
bone al twenty-five PAGES. | was assured by the
maltre d'armes ut the gallery that the type of
pistol saw was the one used at all the famous
duels of recent date. and | was then able to un-
derStand why those who wounded were
able to make such quick recOVerieS Prior tO
that time had supposed the Stereotyped Joke
about the harmleSSneSS of French duelIing pis-
lois was badly oVcrdraWn. but | doubt now
whether it does the subject Justice 1t is a fact
by the way, that several Americans have bluffed
themselves out of duels in Paris by insisting
ON Colt .I5-calibre revolvers at short range The
hero of one memorable episode of that kind was
physician who has now the largest practice i'm
the American colony. He challenged by n
well known young Partisan, and. when waited
on ny very stiff necked colonel, who acted as
So-petWeen, exhibited a couple of frontier six
shooters, which he declared must be the weapons
used My principal is. unfortunately not an
artllleryman, monsieur, said the colonel drvIv
ana that closed the incident"
New-York tribune., 1901-04-28

Yes said the man, 80 | noticed ON the
card. suppose it's just the salcsman's mis-
take, but wanted to make ii was right to
leave the machine"
But he seemed still be turning the matter
over in his mind. for. after placing the machine
where il desired to have ii, and starting to
go, he suddenly asked:
Did YOU ever have a machine of ours
trial before?"
No" replied Mrs Smith. but l hired one
last year"
oh. said the porter, smiling. as if he had
solved mystery; that's it, then, They do it
sometimes 1t wasn't any mistake the
agent part to give a different name"
Much puzzled Mrs. Smith asked for
planation.
Well. you see said the porter its against
the rules To send out machine on trial to any
body who has ever hired one, the idea being of
course. that if YOU viii pay for one there's no
in sending il to you free. But the agents
want to leave many possible, To get all the
chances they can OF making sales. they some
times fix up schemes like this. Now, when it's
time to return this machine. if anybody calls for
it in the name of Jones. why, you'll understand
it's all right. But I'll probably be the one who
comes. and I'll remember You see. it is
ported at the office having been left with
people named Jones. Good day.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-28

board. This room is furnished with many small
tables and camp chairs and at one end of the
apartment are platform. a desk and a black
board This is the lecture hall of the floating
school, and there the young men who were en-
tertained by the French residents of New York
and who acted rs hosts when the representatives
of the French colony called to the ship are
schoolboys, despite their uniforms and gold lace
On the lower deck there are ten rooms set
aside for the young mdshipmen who proud
of their title, and usually make it clear Wis
ltors because" as one Of them explained to a
young woman whom he escoring about the
ship, people DO not know that have ad-
Vanced from the grade of cadet. and persist in
s,eaking of us as such, whereas really ceased
o. be cadets when We began this cruise" Groups
OF seven or eight occupy these rooms. They
lounging and study places during the day and
sleeping quarters at night. Each of these apart
ments is club bat there is large space also
where all the mdshipmen meet equal terms
for instruction ana entertainment.
The officers quarters are at the stern of the
vessel and although no barrier exists between
them and the quarters of the midshipmen they
are not accessible except when one of the stu
dents has business with officer.
1t VIII be no new experience for us when
become officers said one of the midshipmen in
good English. because are continually per
forming the duties Of officers under the direc-
tlon and guidance of the officers on board our
mess is conducted in the way as that of
our superiors, with the pleasant exception that
our government pays all the bills. We gain
ing officers experiences here and will be ready
TO do the work Of officers when our tour is
ended"
New-York tribune., 1901-04-28
TWO SURNANES BETTER THAN ONE
AGENT AS WELL AS TO THE DOU-
BILE NAMED WOMAN

This is true story, which points out the ad
vantage of possessing, at least occasionally
making use of, more than surname. Last
year Mrs Smith who lives in an apartment
house uptown, needed up to date sewing ma
chine for few weeks, and so hired one from
we'll known company. Two or three weeks ago
she received call from commission salesman
of the firm. He reminded her of the fact that
she had hired a machine last spring and asked
if she would not like one to again this
for two or three weeks on trial. Mrs Smith
said that she had intention of buying
sewing machine at present, but the agent not
at all deferred 10y this seemed anxious to lease
one.
Well said Mrs. Smith, finally, rejecting
that she could use one for little work that she
she had on hand, Il don't care; you may bring
it if you like
a few days later the machine arrived, in
charge of of the company's porters. This
man, however, before carrying ii upstairs, came
in to inquire whether the right name had been
given to him. 1t says on my card" he ex-
planned, that this is to be left with a family
by the name of Jones'"
Now the card on the letter box of the Smiths
apartment reads:
Mr. Henry Jones Smith"
oh" said Mrs Smith, that is the middle
name"
New-York tribune., 1901-04-28
GERMAN FIELD ARTILLERY.

ENGLAND BUYS EIGHTEEN BATTERIES OF Err
HARpT Guns
Ordnance bureaus ali over the civilized world
have OF late years given a good deal of attention
to the development of light artillery for field
service. Germany led the way, with quick
firing 15-pounder whose caibre is about three
inches. in 1896 and other nations have been
following her example more or less actively.
France. Italy and Russia said To have
adopted somewhat similar gun, while most Of
the ether powers are still experimenting Eng
land, however has recently made a large pur-
chase of German guns, securing less than
eighteen batteries of six pieces each.
The guns in question came from the Erhardt
works near Dusseldorf. One of their special
characteristics is that their carriages and
mounting constructed of steel in tubular
form thus insuring a combination Of Tghtness
and rigidity. The saving in weight which is
thus obtained makes it easy To handle gun in
a fight and to move it afterwdrd Two other
peculi;,rities of the mounting practically over
come the recoiL one is hydraulic brake, and
the other a contrivance whereby one tube tele-
scopes into another.
The Erhardt gun he worked up to fire.
quency of sixteen shots minute. Its action
is short and sharp. f not decisive for the linn
ber carries only thirtytwo ~ounds of ammuni-
ton. Solid shot for il weigh between fourteen
and fifteen pounds each The shrapne. shell
contains 3o5 bullets. which. at the maximum
rate of fire. would amount TO nearly five thou
sand minute The burning period of the
fuses is twenty seconds and the explosion
should occur at a range of six thousand seven
thousand yards. between three and four
miles. From the descriptions given the Err
hardt guns appear to be formidable weapons
The chief criticism which they evoke is that
hex- iI.alX Inch
fault however, is charEeabe To the gunner
rather than the gun.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-28
ON A FRENCH SCHOOLStiIP.
HOW MIDSHIPMEN ARE TRAINED ON
THE DUGUAY-TROUIN FOR SER
VICE In THE NAVY.

When the French schoolship Duguay-TToun
sailed away last week on her voyage to the
Azores she had on board seVenty-five young
men who will carry good reports of New-1ork
hospitality to their homes in France. These
were the mdshipmen who are making study
cruise of year ut the end of which time
they will become eligible for commissions in the
French navy. French societies well as citi-
Zens of French origin did much to make the visit
of the young sailors enjoyable, and in return the
officers of the schooship kept open house, and
launches and rowboats were kept busy taking
interested visitors from Thirty -fourth-st. to the
vessel
The Duguay -Trouin built for the trans
port service, but has been transformed. that
she is nov a combination battleship and school.
She carries of 800 sailors and forty sail
ors of higher rank who act as marines, and she
is supplied with all the modern appliances of
naval warfare. These appliances are Of char
acter that would make them of little value in
the face of a formidable enemy but they are
ample for the purpose of teaching the young
men their ana the proper way to make them
effective.
On the upper deck there is large room the
arrangement of which conVinces the visitor that
war is not the only occupation of the men on
New-York tribune., 1901-04-28
THE TINY FRENCH DTELLING PISTOL

From The New-Oreans Times Democrat.
Il q like to know something about the calbre
OF their pistols. said a crack shot of this city
before indulge in any panegyric on the nerve
OF Count f5uni de CaSteliane and Nj. de RodayS
me pistol is regarded as a barbarOus weapon
ny the regulation Partisan duellists, and when it
Is insisted upon they generally do all they can to
New-York tribune., 1901-04-28
UNHEAR RID WRATH.

From The Chicago News.
The deaf mute arose from his ped
AND stepped on tack in the dark;
lis well, perhaps, the world never knew
OF his silent but awful remark.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-28
NATURAL AND APPROPRIATE.

From The Chicago News.
. Sias-Say. Cy. what did the good folks say
when they found out Josh HaTdwoOd'S son had
turned highwayman?
Cyrus-Nuthin, Just held up their hands.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-28
TOO DANGEROUS.

From Leslies Weekly
Ted thought they going to he married
on St Patrick's Day
Ned-She was willing enough. and Pheliu
seemed to like the idea, until he suddenly
thought Of the orange blossoms
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-04-11
TWO SUITS
Are Stirring up the Elite Society Of
Wheeling.
Special to the Leader.

Special to the Leader.
Huntington. w. Va, April 1O.-A
month ago Miss Margaret Mac Beth, of
Bellevue, KY, sued Selby f. Bonham
for breach of promise asking damages
in the sum of $4,000. Complications
have since arisen almost as remarkable
as those which made famous the Com
edy of Errors" but to the participants
it seems that there is more of tragedy
than comedy. No sooner was Mr.. Bon
ham sued by Miss Mac Beth than he
straightway married Miss Osa Fisher,
charming girl of Kanawha County,
this State, and who. by the way, had
introduced Mr.. Bonham to Miss Mac
Beth several years before. Miss Mac
Beths judgment, should she recover in
the suit against Mr.. Bonham, would be
probably of no worth, because he is al
legged to have transferred all of his
property, including a laundry of which
he was manager, to his wife. Thus 1t
seemed for the time that all was suit
ably arranged. Miss Mac Beth might
sue to her hearts content, and her late
suitor was safe from the stern DEGREES
of unrelenting Courts. Then it was,
when all was bright as summer day,
that cloud appeared above the matri-
monial horizon.
John G. Huddleston. conductor on
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad,
who lives at Hinton, had in the days
not long gone met and wooed, and sup
posedly won, Miss Fisher, now the wife
of Mr.. Bonham, but then heart free ex-
cept for Huddleston. Miss Fisher, so
Mr.. Huddleston declares, promised to
be his wife, and he believed, prepara-
tions were being made for the ap-
preaching wedding. Friends were de-
lighted. The gifts began to come in.
On Easter Sunday the happy twain
were to be married, Then it was that
young Bonham, in LoehinYar STYLE lit
orally carried off the bride, and Miss
Fisher who was to be Mrs. Huddles-
ton, linked her fortunes with Bonham.
And this is the reason for the suit Of
John C. Huddleston VS.. Osa |. Bon
ham, wife of Selby F. Bonham, for
breach of promise, damages $4,000.
The best legal talent in the state rep.
resents the plaintiff, and there is no
doubt but that at the next term of the
Circuit Court of this county the suit
will be pushed to a trial. Mr.. Hud-
dleston is not acquainted with Miss
Mac Beth, who has sued Mr.. Bonham,
and there is no connection between the
two causes Of action. Both suits, how
ever, promise to be interesting in the
extreme because of letters which, it is
believed, will be introduced.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-04-11

have just secured the exclusive
agency for the sale of the tract of land
on Ninth Street, between John Street
and Emerson Avenue, extending East
several hundred feet, which has been
surveyed, plated and subdivided into
twenty (20) lots; and the plat has been
accepted by the City Council.
This property is about 200 feet north
of Warren street, and there is brick
sidewalk leading up to it avoiding the
objection of MUD in bad weather.
There is not more desirable location
in Marietta to build a home good
eighborhood-and being on high
ground it commands fine view of all
the city; is not infected with Malaria,
and the land slopes sufficiently to make
the natural sanitary conditions perfect
The city has already grown out to
and beyond this locality and it is be-
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-04-11
GRANDVIEW !!

ing rapidly built up. 1t is right in the
city and quickly and easily accessible;
being but few blocks from the
electric cars. have priced these lots
from $1OO to 5000 each and if you will
but take the trouble to let me show
them to you, you will be convinced that
they are the best bargains ever offered
in Marietta. Satisfactory terms Will
be made to responsible parties.
If you only wish to speculate, there
is nothing in Washington County that
will bring better returns on the money
invested than here. People are pay
ing more money for lots in Corn fields
and Frog ponds than l am asking for
this very desirable property right in
the city.
These lots are genuine bargains,
they are for sale now and will Lee
pleased to show them at any time.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-04-11
Don't Be Funny.

1t does not pay. If you have a good
thing, tell it right out. Don't use false
means to attract attention. We say
right out" and mean it, too, that DR..
Caldwells Syrup will cure every case
of Stomach Trouble. 1t will stop any
pain caused by Indigestion; it knocks
Sick Headache by attacking the cause
of the complaint and aids you to digest
your food, no matter what you eat.
Osgood, Mo-, Oct. 28, 1899.
Pepsin Syrup Co., Monticello, Ill.
Gentlemen:-I have used Syrup Pep
sin some time and find it gives mos;
excellent results and it is one of the
greatest selling preparations l have
ever carried in stock.
do not hesitate to recommend it.
Very respectfully,
DIR. T. Jones.
Sold by
CURTIS & HUTCHMAN,
CHARLES R. BUCHANAN.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-04-11
Sunday School Convention.

The forty-second annual Ohio State
Sunday School Convention is announc-
ed for Chillicothe, Ohio, on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, June 4th to
9Th, 1901. 1t will bring together
about 1,200 of the leading Sunday
School workers of Ohio. Each COUNTY
in the state will be represented by ten
credentialed delegates, who are az
pointed by the county executive COM
mittee or selected at the county con-
vention. Entertainment is provided
for delegates only, but all persons are
entitled to the privileges of the floor,
and the reduced railroad rates. The
central passenger association has
granted a rate of one fare for tho
round trip from any point In Ohio
tickets good going on June and 4, and
returning to and including June 7. Fol
further information address Joseph
Clark, General Secretary, Columbus, o