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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-27

Mis- overfeld stopped before the
clock door.
"Annie's hand used to wind the
clock" she said. "Oh, what would
give to hear her wind the clock once
more! | would be willing to lie down
and give up all to know that she was
alive. Liddy's words do so chill me-"
She knocked on the clock door.
"Mother!"
The guests stood with intent faces.
The clock shook again. The old wom-
| an moved back
THAT was Annie's voice. Husband,
you go and see If that is not Annie.
then my heart is dead forever and
hope there may be no hereafter for
me-"
Farmer overfed took the keys and
slowly opened the clock door
The guests stood with motionless
eyes. The opening door revealed at first
dress. then hand. The old woman
threw up her arms.
That's Annie's hand. There is no
ring on IT, Annie was too poor to have
wedding ring. open it slowly, hus-
band. If she is not living, l am dead"
The door was moved slowly by
trembling hand. A form appeared.
That's Annie, said the old woman.
A face. The lips parted
Father, may | come out and sit be-
side you in the chair at the tablet
The dog wbirled around with delight.
"Annie, my own Annie life of my life.
heart of my heart! Annie, how came
you here?" exclaimed the farmer.
Il wished to see you, father and all
of my kin on this day and mother-poor
mother
Don't say that. I'm not worthy that
you should say that, but my hard heart
/ is gone" faltered Mis- Overfield.
Il got Albert to prepare the clock
case so / could stand here and move
the planets around so that ! could see
you through the circles made for the
planets. You can never know how l felt
here My heart ached to know if any
one today would think of me- and when
you talked of me my heart made the.
old case tremble.'
Annie, come here" said Farmer
Overfeld. ..
but | was not invited, father. did
not Intend to make myself known to
any one but Albert. | have been here
before in the disguise Of a soldier"
Little Liddy gave a hysterical laugh
and said:
That was the soldier l saw"
why did you come in that way An
nie?" said Farmer Overfield.
MY heart had to come. This is my
home. You viii forgive me, mother?"
yes; we will forgive you, Annie"
said her father why, we couldn't
have had any true Thanksgiving with
out you
And, mother, you will forgive him?"
] rs lie good to you, Anne?"
| coed! Neye" was a true heart better
! to any woman on earth"
Then ! will forgive him, Annie. Now,
husband you say grace for US all-~for
the whole family-and when Annie
comes again she may bring him with
her"
The old man lifted his hands,
Father of all, loving all, forgiving
all. for all the family, for the one and
the ninety and nine-for ALL we praise
thy name"
Annie touched the melodeon and
sang
Eyes, they missed me at home yes, they missed
me-"
The old clock cleaner came round
again next year to the house on the
hill. Annie came, too, with her Voyag-
ing husband and wound the clock.
The old folks, one by one, went to
rest at last in the old farm burying
ground, and Annie was Annie to them
all
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-27

for interest and diyidents on railroad.
Industrial and other securities foot up
SIS. 900 900.
on Jan. 1 the government begins col
Iecting mails at Minneapolis with mo-
tor vehicles. running sixteen hours a
day.
New York merchants are agitating
for the creation Of department Of
commerce under the government
The Rothschilds have just purchased
the greatest copper mine in Mexico for
s. O030 900. They now employ $1,000 men
i'm their various copper mines.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-27

The road across the Nubian desert is
$50 miles. There are two fast trains
each week. The storms Of sand wear
out the machinery fast.
KIondike miners now believe they
have struck the long sought for
mother lode" on the Dome. nineteen
miles from Dawson, the highest part of
the divide" lying above the headwa-
ters of tie richest Klondike creeks.
Foreign demand for American cotton
goods comes in waves. Another is now
on. China. the Red sea region. India.
Africa. are all calling for large guam
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-27

into trains at will and operated from
one point through a master switch and
by which the operator or engineer can
control speed at will. 1t inaugurates a
revolution in electric car methods.
Sanitary improvements in Havana re-
duced deaths for five months in 1897
from 603 to 3 for the same five months
this year.
The barren deserts of the Sudan and
contiguous territory are being covered
by two railroads. one SIS miles long and
one 2a2 miles. Each train viii have to
haul FIVE tank cars filed with water.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-27
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

fleet of ships is now loading for the
orient at Portland, Or.
A California oil combine, S75.OOO,O 900
capital. is formed to operate along
Standard Oil company lines. The Kern
river district, which produced 100000
barrels last year, goes in at $50 100000
4 new era in electric railroading has
been inaugurated by the invention Of
tho multiple unit system, by which any
number of motor cars and any number
of cars without motors can be combined
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-27

and introduced. the governments were
at their wits ends what next 10 do as a
measure OF defense. A flexible material
which each ship can easily carry and
with which it can defensively surround
itself is now being manufactured in
France and England. What next?
European butter is used in Shanghai
II comes in one-half one and two
pound cans. California butter sells in
japan.
London and Brussels. $50 miles apart.
are TO be telephonicaliy connected,
October disbursements az New York
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-27

over 100 heretofore unprofitate mines
in the west have been made prftable
by electrical equipment.
There is a railroad in Norway which
rms fifty miles beyond the polar circle
into Lapland From its Terminus the
sun is constantly in sight from Jlne
to July II.
The Chinese are again turnin- to
American flour. Hongkong stocks Sept
/ were reduced to $4,000 quarter acks
of washington and California fiou A
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-27

HE house was colonial and
stood high on the windy hill.
l have ridden past it at night
, when the dark savins lifted
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-27

The clock cleaner came to the house
On the hill. II was in the fall. The ma
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-11-27
The Entering Wedge

To your consideration is gen
orally the cost, though cost should
always be relative to value to be q
fair test. The lumber we sell may
not always be the cheapest in price,
but it's always cheapest in the
long run, because we give the best
value. Thoroughly kiln-dried pro
perly sawed and planed, you'll
find it matches" well, and will
be a lifelong source of satisfac-
ton.
R.H.Hudgens & Son.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-11-27
FROM A BACHELORS VIEW

A man who isn't afraid of m is
afraid of men.
A woman speaks of h,ving been to
her dentist, with the same pride a man
tells of having Won a thousand dollars
on the election.
a woman can make herself believe
anything she wants to-, and she can
make a man who loves her believe
more than she can make herself be.
lieve.
Patience and careful training will
cure most any woman of singing.
1t is the drinking man who has the
biggest contempt for the man who over
eats.
The thing for acouple to study when
they fall in love is how to keep from
falling out again.
The poor mans son is tho rich mans
heir.
Before you cal win you must learn
not to lose.
Women dream their thoughts; mon
think their dreams.
ANY idiot can make money; not one
in ten thousand can keep it.
The world judges your successes by
the failures you keep il from discover
ing.
The man who doesn't. fail isn't al
ways a success by o long shot.
Any sensible woman would rather
WIN an argument than be right.
The difference between men and wo-
men who lie is that-the women don't
mean to; the men do.
a ali6 Inwn hill q oou,o 10, t;,ooa - n
swift and fast When you are on it as
when the other fellow is.
When women are going to have a
club meeting to debate an important
question their fret preparation for il
concerns the lunch and floral decOra.
tions.
Any man can stay single until some
woman makes up her mind she is going
to have him.
Sell the average man grie; with a
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-11-27

GETTING THE OLD MANS CONSENT
-" 1t Yves settled sometime ago that
he was to marry my daughter" said
the father of a girl of the period, 4" but
it yet remained for the young man to
get my consent. 1t was merely a
formality, however, as / had cut no
figure whatever during the campaign,
my girl arranging matters to suit her
self without committing me or my
wishes.
Now, l remembered with what
t%repidatlon Ihad approached my wife's
father when i asked him for her hand,
and l made up my mind that when
that young man showed up to ask me
for my daughters hand L would have
revenge, not only for what / had to
pass through when l urged IN, suit,
but for being showed into the back
ground during the present proceed
ings.
Well, he called at my Office yester-
day, and i.toid my Office boy to admit
him and leave us alone and see that
NO were not disturbed.
"sJust dropped in said he, easily,
declining to take a seat, sto tell you
that l am going to marry your daugh-
ter the middle of next month. IL will
be al informal affair, so you may CON
slider yourself invited without further
notice. Good day"
"Before could catch my breath he
was gone, and when L complained tc
my daughter about his treatment OF
me, all the comfort l got was that
could consider myself fortunate in get
ting an invitation, as it was to be an
( exclusive affair ."-Dctrolt Free Press,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-11-27
LOCAL CLINTON TO ATLANTA

No. CG connects at Washington with the
fenhsylyania Railway Buffalo Exureas,
arriving Buffalo TBS m.
Columbia, Newberry Il I.aurens Rail-
way, train No. 81, leaving Columbia, Uni0T
station at II .23 n m daily, connects al CIin. +.
ton with a 1. Ry No 63. afTordIng short.
esI and quickest route by several hours To
Atlanta, Chattanooga, Nashville. 81. I0uis,
Chicago and all points West.
CLOSE connection al Petersburg, Rich
mond,. Washington. Norfolk.
Columbia. Savannah, Jacksonville and
Atlanta with diverging lines.
Magnificent vestibule trains CARRYING
through Pullman sleeping cars between
all principal points.
For reduced rates, Pullman reservations.
etc, apply to
WIN. BUTLER, JR., ID. p. A, Savannah. On
j. M. BARR 1sT. V. y. AND q. NJ. WE 1.
BUNCH, "A, Portsmouth, Va.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-11-27

fires VI u ,olcano.
"May 1 ask, SIR" said the officer, pale
but calm, "why you desire my deathf"
1.-THE wrong, the brutal wrong you
did"
1 know not why some demon of bar
barism should have come to me ut this
critical moment when of all others l
should have shown %gentlencss and
magnanimity. Here was an opportuni-
ty to make n graceful acknowledge
ment of Helen Stanforth's service and
sacrifice, perhaps to heal the breach
between us. l threw 1t away. My
abandoned purpose was rekindled-l
was crazed by Helen's treatment. |
drew my revolver and brought 1t to
bear ON my unarmed enemy.
"Coward!" cried Helen.
I turned to her scornfully. "Who
babe me pursue this man to the bitter
end?"
81"
"Who promised to aid meT
az"
"Who now begs for her brothers life
at the hands Of n southern rcnegadeT
"I2 Never" She sprang between
me and her brother. "Fire!'
She stood glaring at me. beautiful in
her uncompromising fury. was be-
wildered, entangled In the mcshcs of
her beauty, her relentless will power.
Then suddenly n cold chill swept over
me, as n blighted frost across n land
hot with the rays Of n tropical sun |
stood aghast at what / had done. l
had returned her incstimable service
by a miserable attempt to force her to
beg for her brothers life. had lost
what hope l had cherished Of a recon
c~iliation-of winning her. l threw my
weapon into n corner and was striding
from the room, when Captain Stan
forth, freeing himself from Jack. cried:
"ln the name of God, what does all
this meanW
ut means. Captain S%tanforth."
said. turning, that OH n certain night
In east Tennessee a party Of UnlOnists
on their way north were ambusled by
citizens with shotguns. A body Of
Confederate cavalry came down to
their assistance. You. raptain"-
at is false. | ted my company TO
the scene you mention not to attack,
but to protect"
1t was now my turn to stand stupe-
fed. Had been all these months fol-
lowing an crror2
81 came OH the ground" Captain
stanforth continued, Just in time to
witness the most diabolical sight |
ever saw In the south. One incident
Of that terrible night l shall always
remember-a murder that L punished
with my own hand. l saw n woman
flying for protection to a nan who
stood near her. A cowardly cur beside
me fired. and she fell through her pro-
tector's arms. / drew my revolver and
shot the murderer dead"
You shot the murderer"
/ had no tongue for other words.
This man, dear to Helen, dear to Jack,
dear to all this household, was not only
innocent of the crime I had imputed to
him, but was my avengcr. / took one
step forward and seized his hand.
"Thank Godp
"You have been mistaken"
$50 far mistaken that had 1t not
been for these two women / would
have shot you down where you stand"
strobe to the door, rushed down the
patch to the gate, mounted my horse
md without once looking bnck Mt the
gaping crowd behind me gallopcd down
the road after the advancing army.
ITO BE Continued !
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-11-27

While they are accommodating knowledge
on the profound sciences, are often so
ignorant of their own natures that they
allow local disease to fasten on them to
the ruin of the general health. Beck
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There Is no alcohol In "Favorite Pre-
ecript;on" a:d Il is entirely free from
opium, cocaine and all other narcotics.
rvnmr letter i,,st received. I" writes Miss Rose
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express how thankful I am to you for your
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time i have been using your inedieine nave
found 1t to be the most wonderful and best
remedy for female trouble that i ever have
tried. Sorry I did not know of your Favorite
Prescription years ago." e,
DIR. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
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cent stamps to pay expense OF mailing
only. Address DR.. r. v. Pierce, Buf
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-11-27
Growing Three Bales to the Acre
now ONE FARMER ACCOMPLISHED IT.
Cotton Planters Journal.

Nkn1HAnna
Cotton Planters Journal.
In round numbers, on q conserva-
tive basis, the South plants about 49,
600 900 acres in cotton each year and
gets about 10000, 900 bales, thus taking
two and q half acres on an average to
make IL bale of cotton. When we
consider that on an average all of this
land is capable of making at least n
bale Of cotton to the acre under ordi-
nary careful farming, we realize what
an enormous amount of useless labor
is expended annually in the cotton
growing States from the direct cause
of ignorance.
For a number of years, on ordinary
land, ] have made 1900 pounds of
seed cotton per acre, or three bales, in
other words, and knowing the ease
with which this can be dono, if the
average farmer only "knows how,o
has led me to write this little book,
giving to my fellow cotton growers the
benefit of my experience and observa-
ton. Had l known what / know now
thirty years ago, when i commenced
growing cotton, the knowledge would
have been worth many fortunes to me
oyer and over, and o that 1 give |
this experience to others, my one hope |
is that the cotton growers of the South
will make practical use of it and profit
thereby, as this experience is now
profiting me.
One of the reasons for the past ex-
tremely low average in cotton produce
ton in the South per acre is owing 10
the fact that not one farmer ont Of ,au i!
ever takes the trouble 20 study his ownj
land, and learn what it needs ia the
way of fertilizer. Another reason Is
that cotton growers arc content TO
plant enc variety of cotton on all kinds
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-11-27

label of joy on it and he'd be just as
happy as if he got the real thing.
1t takes cold, hard nerve for a man
TO sit up in his club and brag that his
wife is president of a club with some
Greek or Latin NAME.
It's funny, but the girl who would
marry q drunkard to reform him would
never think of trying to make rufles
out of barbed wire.~-New York Press.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-11-27

tlIarris Springs. tDaily except Sunday.
For Rates, Time Tables, or further liz,
formation call on any Agent, or write to
w. q. CMILDs. President.
II. NJ. EMERsoN, Traffic Mgr,
}. IL. LIVINGSTON, Sol. Ag'I, Columbia,
s. g..
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senger Agt, Wilmington, N. &.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-11-27

Iney had been conducted to Shelby
Vile by the company OF cavalry which
had captured them and were now a
part of the procession OF men and
horses hurrylng by. Captain Rlngold
looked up at us with q melancholy
stare. He caught sight Of Jack, and l
shall remember to my dying day the
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-11-27

The three greatest shipping ports in
the world arc New Yo k, Liverpool
and Hamburg.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-05
Freely WINS CASE
TELEPHONE COMPANY CAN STRING
WIRES WITHOUT SECURING
SEPARATE PERMITS
DISCHARGED IN POLICE COURT
Judge Holds Permit to Erect Poles
Includes Authority to String
Wires on Right of
Way.

B. l.. Freely, manager of the North
western Telephone company, who was ar
rested Wednesday on charge of OBJ
structing the street by the stringing of a
number of telephone wires across St. Al
bans street, without first having secured
permit, was discharged in the police
court yesterday by Judge Hine and the
case against him dismissed
Primarily the arrest and consequent
bearing, which was authorized by reso-
luton passed by the police commission,
was for the purpose of enforcing the act
which requires that all corporations
stringing wires or in any way tampering
with the streets shall first secure a per-
NIT, but in the case of the telephone COM
pany, it was signal failure.
The company produced it's permit for
the erection of the poles secured ten years
ago, and as the wires attached consti-
tuted a. necessary part of the same, the
court held that second permit was not
necessary. AS the wires hung some
thirty feet above the level of the street,
the proposition that they constituted a
nuisance was not entertained.
The opinion as rendered by Judge H1ne
has been accepted by the legal depart
ment and practically sets at rest the con-
tention that a permit is necessary in
every case where a wire of any nature is
being strung along or across the streets.
If the company or corporation con-
cerned has the city's permission to en-
cumber the streets with It's poles, the
permit also includes the right to attach
wires to the same and carry them over
any street along the right of way. The
stringing of such wires, however, must be
within the bounds of reason.
While this one point has been settled, it
by no means conflicts with the authority
of the police to interfere when the streets
are being torn up or disturbed. In this
instance it is held that the permit is
necessary and must be produced when
demanded.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-05
COFFEE FOR MOTHERS.
The Kind That Nourishes and Sup

plies Food for Mother and Child.
''Afy husband has been unable to drink
coffee for several years, so we were very
glad to give Postum Food Coffee a trial,
and when we understood that by long
boiling it would bring out the delicious
favor, we have been highly pleased
with it.
ct is one of the finest things for nurs-
ing mothers that I have ever seen. 1t
keeps up the mothers strength and in
creases the supply of nourishment for
the child if partaken of freely l drank
it between meals instead of water and
found it most beneficial.
"Our five-year-old boy has been very
delicate since birth and has developed
slowly. He was white and bloodiess 1
began to give him postum freely and
you would be surprised at the change.
When any person remarks about the
great Improvement, we never fail to tell
them that we attribute his gain In
strength and general health to the free
use of Postum Food Coffee, and this has
led many friends to use it for themselves
and children.
Il have always cautioned friends to
whom l have spoken about Postum to
follow directions in making it, for un-
less it Is boiled fifteen or twenty min
utes it is quite tasteless. On the other
hand, when properly made, it is very
delicious. l want to thank you for the
benefits we have derived from the use
of your Postum Coffee" Mrs. w. w.
Earnest, III 9Th Ave, Helena, Mont.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-05
TALK OF JANIToRs
CITY HALL COMMISSIONERS ASK
QUESTIONS OF THE GUS
TODIAN
DISCHARGE OF OLD EMPLoYE
Two of the Commissioners Didn't
Take Kindly to ActiOn-Chimes
of Court House Clock Will
BE Heard Again.

"I've heard good deal of talk about
reducing the force of janitors at the
court house on the grounds of ecomo-
my, but it seems instead that we are
employing new ones. I'd like to nave a
little light on the matter"
County Commissioner Wright held the
floor, and his demand for light" came
at the meeting of the city hall and
court house commission yesterday when
Custodian Cramsey asked that his APP
pointment of one N. Enlxel as a JAM
tor be approved. Whose place the new
appointee5 took was not mentioned, but
it came out later when Commissioner
Lott called attention to the existence
of a resolution that required the custo-
dian to supply the. commission with
the names of all janitors laid off, and
the cause ----.t.--
One c. sJohnson, who had served the
city in the capacity of janitor for some
thing like nine years, proved to be the
one Suppianted by Mr.. 4-t48el, and his
discharge, the custodian said, came be-
cause of his inattentfon to duty.
It guess I am partly responsible for
this mans discharge" put in -lderman
Hunt "Some of the members of the
council called attention to the fact that
they could write their names in the dust
that covered the council chamber desks,
and I spoke of the. fact to the cnsto-
dian Johnson was the particular per-
son in charge Of this department, and
the custodian said he discharged him
because of incompetency."
Neither Commissioners Lott nor
Wright took kindly to Mr.. Johnson's dis
charge. nor to the appointment of an
other janitor, but in the vote of ap-
prevail which followed they gave their
consent.
The contract for the repairing and OIL
ing of the city hall clock having ex-
PRED it was decided to call for new
bids. 1t was also decided to repair the
chimes, the sounding of which has
been discontinued because certain
neighborhood residents claimed they
were an annoyance.