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Evening star., 1901-01-12

lamp. From time 20 time one would tal.a
Ittie bail OF brown opium, put it into his
pipe, ana leaning on his elbow would s,lck
at 1t while he held the bowl over the flame
of the lamp. Some Of the men were chat
tirS, and some sleeping. Some were in n
stuppr, and others seemed excaotional,,,
bright On the outside of the CITY T saw
be2gars smoking opium in the open air
and everywhere the horrid smell got into
my nostrils.
The Worlds biggest Opium Joint.
Shanghai has one street which is noted
for its wickedncss, and upon this street Is
the biggest opium den in the world. II has
perhaps an acre of floor space in its tbroe
stories, and its interior is furnished In tba
most eXtravagant fashion. Its furniture js
of costly teak wood, its walls are inIa;d
with marble, and it's rooms are divided NV
carved screens inlaid with stained glass
1t has many rooms all given up to the
smoking OF opium. These rooms are of
different grades. and in them you may see
all classes of Chinese. There Were perhans
thousand smokers in the den when 7
entered 1t. and l went through hall after
hail. breathing the fumes of sickly smelling
vapor, through which the rays of the cleo
trio lights struggling found their way
l stopped at the cashiers at the entrance
and was offered pipe. The cheapest was
told would cost me 10 cents a smoke. and
or a quarter AS I went through 7 cav
that many men had their own pipes. Two
mandarins dressed in satin lay and dozed
with pipes of ivory beside them. In en-
other room coolies were smoking with ppes
of common wood, and in a third / saw two
girls, lying on cushions Of velvet, upon
couches of teak wood fnlaid with mother-of-
pearl. Each girl had long pipe in Ter
mouth, and one as looked filled her lungs
with the opium and blew the smoke out
through her nostrils. The girls were lying
facing each other. They rested themselves
on their elbows as they cooked the opium
over the lamp and then laid their heads
down on little red pillows and dozed off to
sleep.
In another section of the opium palace
was shown the rooms for private parties,
and in one saw dozen men lying en- six
ccuches in pairs. They looked up and one
| said ''Chin Chin" as I stood there. l was
| everywhere treated politely, and there was
| no disorder. The receipts Of this den are,
am told, about thousand dollars Gay
| from one years end to the other.
FRANK @: CARPENTER.
Evening star., 1901-01-12
IA Dream.

"a Dream.
Last night / dreamed this dream: That was deadj
And as l slept, forgot of man and God.
That other drea1nless sleep Of rest.
heard footstep on the sod.
As Of one passing overhead
And 10, thou dear, didst touch me on the breast,
Saying: "what shall write against thy name.
That men should see -
Then Quick the answer came,
Il was beloved Of thee"
Evening star., 1901-01-12

marks, 'T say, now, there's water over
yonder, and I propose to have a drink.
see?" Nor will he proceed till he gets it.
Never Breaks Down.
A well-trained mule can be ridden into q
well or up a tree. He never breaks down
on a march. AS in the case Of the army
wagon, there Is tradition that people
have seen people who once saw a mule
team collapse. but no person can be found
who has himself witnessed such an event.
When the back must be used In lieu of
vehicles the mule is the only pack animal.
He will carry everything his master puts
on him, and he will carry 1t forever, and
give no sign of complaint He fattens on
Wad1ng marshes and swimming rivers and
climbing mountains. He is as sure-footed
as he is clear headed. A mule team can
draw an ambulance six miles an hour for
twenty hours and feel rested after eating
bunch of hay and drinking a barrel of
water.
Nothing short of an earthquake will
cause a mule to run away. He listens to
the roar of cannon without batting an ear.
Inc sound of battle has neither terror nor
charm for him. He stays where you put
him, and he raises the white flag never.
Ihe mule is an army classic, and the
stories about him as the legends of
Samson. There is a familiar Lincoln story
to the effect that one day the loss by cap
ture of few mules and two major gen.
erals was reported to the President. WELL,
l1iHCciI, WIN a SnreWQ tWlnkle IN MS
eyes, Il can make plenty of major gener
ais, but l do hate to lose those mules
Art of Mule Driving.
1t is properly understood among army
tcamsters that the only ways to start a
mule are to build a fire under him or to
swear until the atmosphere is blue. Mule
drivers, like poets. are born, not made.
On the whole. Missouri men are supposed to
hardle mule a little better than any
body else. When Gen. Otis was in COM
mand in the Philippines raw Missouri re-
cruif was set to driving refractory mule
team His appointment was unfortunate,
because he had "hitched on to the Baptists"
just before joining the army. The roads
We're almost impossible, and the rest of
the teamsters were literally bombarding
their charges with oaths. The Missourian
held his peace, albeit in impotent rage. AT
last one of the wheel mules baked and re-
fused to advance a step. The driver used
every endeavor to urge the beast along,
but to no purpose. At last he roared out
soemnly. "Oh. Lord. you know where
this mule ought to be as well as anybody.
The whole army knows where he ought to
be. He knows where ne ought to be.
know where he ought to be, oh, Lord, and
If he doesn't move in a minute intend to
say So by gum!'
duty in Gen. Funston's division. He pre-
sented himself apologetically before his su-
peror officer
"Cap'n." he said, hitching his thumbs
awkwardly in his trousers pockets Il wisht
you'd pint Bill Jones to drivin' them
mules"
..How's that; can't you driver"
"Yeh."
whats the matter. then?''
'Well .ye see, Cap'n. I amt half wicked
huff. 1t takes a recklesser man than a
pirate to drive six-mule team"
These assertions are all from the view
point of the army mules stubbornness. No
man who has had experience with him
doubts his loyalty, his courage and his
tCughneSS
Evening star., 1901-01-12
How 1t Happened.

How 1T HAppened.
From Puck.
Hi Stackpole-"I see that city feller We
took out huntin' yesterday got a few
quails."
Josh Gunn-"Aw, yes! A fool bird would
occasionally fly into the shot,
Evening star., 1901-01-12
CURSE OF CHIN A

The Opium Habit Counts Its Slaves
by the Million.
HOW THE DRUG Is MADE And USED
A Visit to the Biggest Joint in the
World.
Evening star., 1901-01-12

From BrOokly Life.
The Heiress-"Oh, papa! the duke has
proposed"
Papa-"Hm! What are his prospects?"
The Heiress-"He says he can settle with
his creditors for shilling the pound"
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THE ADVERTISER.
LAURENS, 8. c., Dec. A, 1901.
The Anderson LYnchtng.

Lynchiug is not to be tolerated at o
great distance from the critic. 1t Is
very materially different when the
ground for the lynching is at your door
and among your neighbors, or per-
chance nearer still. In,Ande"son a ne
gro ex.convict passing a country house
and finding only a young married wo-
man in charge, demanded something to
eat. Being given baked potatoes, the
only cooked food In the house, he ours
ed her and then as she fed deliberately
shot her. Whereupon neighbors hunt
ed him down and took his life. Now If
the death penalty is sound this fellow
deserved it and deserved it quick. The
objection to lynching is in the posi-
bility OF a mistake, in the facility Of the
operation. In this case it appears that
the identity of the assailant was well
ascertained.
The Anderson people made no mis-
take. If the incident had happened
up in Maine we might criticize It. But
the circumstances make the monstrous
difference.
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VOTING CONTEST.
The Most Popular School Girl and Boy
Round Trip Tickets to the
Exposition offered.

THE ADVERTISER has decided to
have another voting contest, this time
for the most popular school girl and
boy in the county. Everybody remem-
5ers the contest in the Spring for the
most popular young LADY,, and this
contest will be conducted in the same
way.
The prizes offered are two round trip
tickets to the Charleston Exposition,
n for the most popular school girl the
other for the most popular school boy
in Laurens county. The contest
will last November, December and
January, and it will close at a O'Clock
on Tuesday. afternoon before the first
issue of the paper in February.
A more extensive explanation Of the
plan Is given below. Send in your
votes at once.
At the top Of column appears print
cd ballots with a blank space in which
the name of the girl and boy You wish
to vote for may be written in ink or
pencil. Clip these ballots and hand
them or send them TO The ADvEF-
TISER Office by mail. Any person may
vote as many of these ballots as he
chooses and persons living out of the
county may vote, but the girl and boy
voted for must be residents of the coun-
w, Inc pallOtS can be saved and voted
altogether or each week as it suits the
voter.
THE ADVERTISER prints each week
about fifty papers which are for sale
and are not sent to subscribers. These
papers may be bought for $ cents each
now as heretofore, but nc orders for
extra papers outside Of these will be
received. There will be made a reduc,
tion to parties buyinp q large number
OF papers The voting will be practi-
cally cOntined to regular subscribers
and the persons who %subscribes now
will have that many more opportuni-
ties to vote. No one In any way con-
nected with THE ADVERTISER will be
allowed to vote.
Each week the names Of the girls
and boys voted for and the number OF
votes will be published. 1t will be q
good idea to begin your voting next
week.
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New Superintendent Of Epworth
Orphanaye.

The Epworth Orphanage has lest
the Superintendent who has been
in charge since the establishment
OF the institution in 1895, the Rev.
George Henry Waddell, who entered
the Methodist Conference in 1885
Mr.. Waddell has been forced to resign
on account of i'll health. The little
children atthe o~rphanage have thus lost
q true and tried friend, one who has
been q father TO them and one whom
they all love devotedly.
Last night the annual meeting Of the
Epworth board was held aud that body
elected MIR. Waddell financial manager
OF the ~Orphanage. To succeed him as
Superintendent the Rev. Whitefield
Brooks Wharton, now serving the
church at Prosperity, in the Cokes-
bury district, was elected. The board
received the annual reports of the in
stitution, which were gratifying, and
attended to considerable business.
The new Superintendent was born In
Laurens county, near Waterloo, in 1858.
He graduated from Wofford College in
1892. AT college he was known as
"Uncle Whit" which title will likely
follow him to the Orphanage. He Join
ed the South Carolina Conference in
November, 1892, and served In the
Greenwood circuit for four years, 60
ing thence to the Donalds circuit, and
lastly to the charge he now serves
His friends predict for him a success
full career as the head Of the browning
charitable institution of the Metho-
dists Of the State. He has quite a
reputation as a careful, earnest man of
business as well as piety.-The State.
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UNION MEETING.

The Union Meeting of the Sec
ond and third section of the Lau.
rens Baptist Association will
meet with the Second Baptist
church of Laurens, Dec. 27-28th
1901.
The churches composing this
Union will please elect their full
quota of delegates and urge
them to attend.
FRIDAY.
1000 a. m.-Prayer and praise
service conducted by the pastor,
1920 a. m.-Introductory ser.
mon by Rev. j. O. Martin.
Enrolment of delegates and
organization.
Recess.
SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION.
1. The similarity of the Lao
dicean church to the church OF
to-day.-T. b. Brown, @. b. b.
DO, Rev. j. A. Martin.
9. The Scripture teaching on
forgiveness-T. S.. Langston,
John M. Hudgens, A. Ell. Martin.
FRIDAY NIGHT.
Church membership. (a) The
conditions.-Rev II. G. Jacks,
Lewis Martin.
(b) The requirements = Rev.
j. ID. Pitts, Prof. B. Y. gilbert
son.
(c) The duty of the church tc
its members.-C. III. Roper, HI,
HI. Mahon.
SATURDAY..
$50. Prayer and praise ser
vice conducted by Capt. John
Moore.
4. The Office of the Spirit, =
(a) In regeneration.-Rev. M
@. Compton, w. A. Garrett.
(b) In the believers santifica.
tion.-Rev. b. j. Woodward, @
S. Knight.
Recess.
5. The Scripture teaching
and meaning of brotnerly love-
Capt. John Moore, ID. ID. Mahaf
fey.
SATURDAY NIGHT,
6. The duty of parents tt
children.-John R. Finley, Rev
B. j. Woodward.
z. What stand should a Christ
ian take against moderate dram
drinking?-W. E. Washington
Rev. ID. H. Owens, Rev. j. o
Martin.
SUNDAY.
1000 a. m. Sunday schoo
mass meeting.
II a. m.-Missionary sermon
by Rev. j. D.. Pitts.
Prof B. Y. Culbertson,
G. B. Bobo,
B. j. Woodward,
Committee.
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Cures Rheumatism or Catarrh through
the Blood. Cost Nothing to Try.

Would you like to get rid of that
chronic rheumatism or offensive
catarrh forever? Then take a bot
tie Botanic Blood Balm which has
cured thousands of hopeless cases
that had resisted doctors and pat
ent medicine treatment, Botanic
Blood Balm Obj By cures through
the blood by destroying the poison
which causes the awful aches in
the bones, joints, shoulder blades
and back, swollen glands, hawking,
splitting, bad breath, impaired hear
ing, ETC., thus making a perfect
cure. Botanic Blood Balm thor
oughly tested for 80 years. Com
posed of pure Botanic Drugs. Per.
fectly safe to take by old and young.
Druggist, 81. Trial treatment free
by writing Blood Balm Co., Allan
ia, Ga. Describe trouble and free
medical advice given until cured.
Don't give up hope, but try b. BIB,
which makes the blood pure and
rich and builds up the call run
down." tired body. b. b. b. makes
the blood red, giving the skin the
rich glow Of perfect health.
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A Classic Academy.

There is an idea too prevalent that q
good graded school at home and a co.
lege convenient, and every educational
facility is afforded. No graded school
under the educational system Of this
State can fit a boy for o college of Or
binary standard, much less one OF the
leading institutions OF learning of the
country. 1t does o boy infinite injus.
tice 10 send him to the lowest class of q
college from a Graded School, and the
boy is apt to find it out before he has
been long at College. A first.class
Classic Academy is the place for a
youth after he reaches fourteen, and
until he is 16 or II if he is intended for
a College or University career. AT
such a school a boy or girl can be pre-
pared for the sophomore class il neces-
sary. The classics, the MATHEMATICS,
history and geography, with the mod
ern languages should be taught. Lau.
rens is a model site for such q school,
and there is none such in the upper
part of the state except as adjunct tC
the DepOmina.ional Colleges. We fee
assured that such q school would fill 6
general want and draw patronage from
all parts of the country, in and out Of
the State.
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Chips of News.

Thanksgiving was more generally OBJ
served In this State than formerly.
A million and a half dollar fire in
Now York.
Foot Ball season is about over and a
few wards in the College Hospitals are
empty.
Billy Boutwell,, at Harvard, beat
Terry. McGovern, light weight cham
pion, in two rounds.
In Michigan, in a terrible railroad
disaster, eighty were killed outright
and as many injured.
AT the Columbia Theatre, Bishop
Galloway, presiding at Conference, de-
livered a Thanksgiving address replete
with eloqunce, christian zeal and pa
triotism.
The presence of three Bishops, Gal
loway, of Mississippi, Duncan, Of South
makes notable the Conference at Co.
lumbia.
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State of SOnth CarOIina.
LAURENS COUNTY,

In Court of Common Pleas.
Piedmont Savings and Investment
Company, Plaintiff, against Walter
e. Gray, Defendants.
Pursuant to a decree of the Court
In the above stated action, I will sell
at Laurens Court House, South Caro-
una, on Salesday In January, 1902, 1t
oelng the 9th day of the month, to the
highest bidder, the following tract OF
land, to wit:
All that certain lot, piece or parcel of
land situate, lying and being in the
city OF Laurens, In said State and
county, containing Nine-tenths (0-1O) of
an acre, more or less, and bounded on
the North by a public street separating
it from lot now occupied by w. II.
Crawford; on the East by Sullivan
Street, on the South by lot Of j. ri. Sui
livan, and on the West by lot of John
L. Langston, Sr., being the same lot
conveyed to w. T.. Gray by S. s. Boyd.
Also, all that lot, parcel or piece of
land situate, lying and being In the
CITY and county OF Laurens, In said
State, containing FIve-sixth (5.6) of an
acre more or less, and bounded on the
North by lot belonging to the estate of
u: M. Langston; on East by lot of
Thomas Wright, on the South by lot of
5. 3. Boyd, and by Main Street and on
the West by Ell. M. Sparks.
Terms OF Sale-One-half of the pur.
chase money to be paid cash and the
other half at twelve months time from
day OF sale with interest. The credit
portion being secured by bond
of the purchaser and q mort
gage of the premises sold; with
cave to the purchaser to pay his entire
bid in cash. III the purchaser fails tn
comply with the terms OF the sale the
p premises will be resold on the same day
without further notice or on some sub.
sequent Salesday, On same terms, ct his
risk. The houses on the premises to be
Insured In q sum equal to the mortgage
debt and policy assigned to the Clerk.
JOHN F. BOLT, @. @. @. 1.
Dec. 4, 1901.
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HAIRSTON.

The Farmers are very busy sowing
grain.
Very nearly all the cotton is
open. But there is some scattered
cotton to be picked yet.
Mr.. Shockly and family of our neigh
borhood, have moved to the Laurens
Cotton mills.
Mr.. Annison Sem and family have
also moved to the Cotton Mills at
Laurens.
The Misses Notes, of Clinton, visited
Mr.. r.. o. Hairston's family Tuesday
evening.
Mr. Sherard Workman, of Woodruff,
visited his sister Mrs. e. M. Cunning
ham this week.
Miss Lucy Sloan who Is teaching at
Renno visited her parents Saturday
and Sunday.
Miss Lizzie Jennings, OF Hairstons is
spending a while with her. Grand.
parents Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Jennings
Of Tylersville.
Mrs. j. p. Sloan has been sick for a
few days. But we hope she will soon
be we'll again.
Joe.
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State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF
IN COURT OF PROBATE.

Whereas, John f. Bolt, Clerk of
Court Common Pleas, has applied
to me to grant him Letters OF Adj
ministration, on the Estate of Mar
garet A. Patton, deceased.
These are Therefore to cite and
adm0nish all and singular the kin
dred, and creditors of said Mar
garet A. Patton, decd, that they
be and appear before me, In the
Court Of Probate, to be held at
day of December, 1901, after pub
LEGATION hereof, at IL O'Clock in the
forenoon, to show cause, if any
they have, why the said Admins
tration should not be granted.
Given under my Hand, this 18th
day Of November, 1901.
o. g. THOMPSON, J.p,L.c.
Nov. IL, 1901-6t.
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A Startling Surprise.

Very few could believe in looking at
A. Il. Hoadley, a healthy, robust black
smith of Tllden, ILL.,, that for ten years
he suffered such fortunes from Rheu-
matism as few could endure and live.
But a wonderful change followed his
taking Electric Bitters. 'Two BOTTLES
wholly cured me-" he writes, "and /
have not felt a twinge in over q year,
They regulate the Kidneys, purify the
blood and cure Rheumatism, Neural
gia, Nervousness, improve digestion
and give perfect health Try them.
Only so cts at Laurens Drug Co.
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NOTICE
Or
County Treasurer.
Nov. II, 1901-6t.

THE County Treasurer's BooE /:
will be open for collection If
State, County and Commutativ. \
Road Taxes for fiscal year 1900
at the Treasurer's office, from
October 18th to December Dist,
1901.
All persons owning property or
paying taxes for others in more
than one Township are requested
to call for receipts in each Town
ship in which they live. This il
important, as additional cost and
penalty may not be attached.
Prompt attention will be given
those who wish to pay their taxes
through the mail by checks,
money orders, etc. Persons send
ing in lists of names to be taken
off L urged to send in early a,
the Treasurer is very busy during
the month Of December.
The Tax Levy is as follows:
Laurens Special School ....,. 81 mills
Fountain Inn Special School. 4
Waterloo Special School 80. Q
Cross Hill Special School. 49,. 3
Mountqillc Special SCHOOL,. 81
Special Railroad Tax, Sullivan, IS
Ordinary Tax. -. t..........14 III
All able bodied male citizens
between the ages of 81 and 60
years + liable to pay a poll tax
of $500, except old soldiers who
r exempt at so years of age.
Communication Road Tax, $500 in
lieu of working the public roads,
to be paid at the time, as stated
above.
Come early and avoid the rush.
1t is said there will be no exton.
sion this time.
j.. TEL. COPELAND,
County Treasurer.
Laurens, S. o., Oct. 8, 1901-td.
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In Memory.

Died on November 18th, after a brief
illness, little Jimmie, the two year old
son OF Mrs. Leila Workman. We loved
him; we miss him from the family cir
c.e; we mourn because he is taken from
us; but oh how precious the thought
he has gone to be forever with the
children's best friend-and that too be-
fore he was conscious of any sin, or had
experienced any OF this worlds trou-
bles or SORROWS.
THE Lord is good and righteous Ia
all His ways"
J.. o. T.,
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SALE.

Notiee is hereby given thatI will sell
at public outcry on Tuesday, Dec. 10Th,
next, commencing at 10 a. M, at the
residence Of Mary L.. Cleveland, the
following personal property: Two
mules, Two head of cattle, Hogs, one
Buggy, n two-horse Wagon. Farm
Implements, Household and Kitchen
Furniture, one Piano and lot of Hay.
Terms OF Sale-Cash.
A. e. CLEVELAND.
Nov. 3, 1901.
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Good Roads Convention.

This is one Of the important events
OF the year and we hope the admirable
committee designated for Lanrens will
be at the roll call. The Convention
meets 10th inst, at Greenville. Col.
Shaw, Col. Wharton, Mr.. Rlchey and
Supervisor Drummond should not for
get the day.
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GuanO. and Acid.

1 can supply Guano and Acid In any
quantity. The best grades that are
made and cheap as the cheapest. Call
and see our goods before purchasing
elsewhere.
Messrs johnson & Godfrey have Guanc
and Acid stored with us, also. So you
see you a get any kind by callingso or
j. Wade Anderson at the Merchants
and Farmers Bonded Warehouse.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-12-04

Ex-senator George F. Edmunds, of
Vermont, has rented Mr.. George X.
Chafee's residence through the Olive
ros agency and will spend the season
I'm Aiken. Mr.. Edmunds has spent sew
eral seasons here in past years and We
are glad to welcome him back. He is
one of the foremost authorities In the
United States on constitutional law
Aiken Journal and Review.
How lucky! He Is needed right now
in Columbia to tackle our Jury Law.
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DIR. Rolfe Il. Hughes.

- Office in Dial Block-over Pal
metto Drug Store.
Specially prepared for Examin-
ing and Treating diseases of Eye,
Ear. Throat and Nose.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-12-04

Mr.. Floyd @. Shell, aged seventy-slx
years, died last week at the home OF
his son, Rev. j. w. Shell, at Reidville,
from the effects of a stroke OF paralysis.
His remains were shipped to Salem, Va ,
to-day for interment. He was a quiet,
u~nobtrusiye, Christian gentleman
S~partanburg Herald.
Mr., Shell resided at Graycourt in our
county for several years, and made
many friends, who will sincerely Ia
ment to learn Of his death.