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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-11-26
HOW PENSION
MONEY WENT.
Facts from Comptroller
Generals Report.
DIVISION OF FUND.
Useful Information to all
Veterans.
Worth Reading and Preserving by Old
DIVISION OF FUND.
Worth Reading and Preserving by Old
Soldiers and Their Widows Entitled
to Help from the State.

Part one, of the report of the comp
troller general for the year 1902 has
lust been issued and Ia full of inter-
esting information concerning the
pensions granted by the state to Con.
federate soldiers. Two hundred thou
sand dollars is appropriated annually
for the soldiers and for their widows.
III a soldier in order to obtain this PEN
sion he must show (a) he became disa-
bled In some way and that neither he
nor his wife has an income exceeding
$3.50 a year or (b) that he has reached
the age OF go years and that neither he
nor his wife is receiving an income of
$75 per year.
If a soldiers widow she must show
that she is (a), so years of age, or To-,
that her husband lost his life in the
civil war and that che has not an i'm
come of 800 per year.
The pensioners are divided into six
classes as follows:
Glass a, So per month. Those who as
a result of wounds received are physi-
cally helpless, losing both arms, etc.,
and unable to make a living, having an
income OF less than $3.50.
Class B, SO per month. Those who
in service lost one arm Or leg and
whose income Is less than S15O.
Glass G, No. ], 81 per month. Those
soldiers or sailors disabled by wounds
received during the war whose income
or wife's does not exceed $150 per an
num-
Glass @, No. 2, So per month. Those
who have reached the age of so years
and whose income or wife's does not ex-
coed SIS per annum.
Glass G, No. 3, 81 per month. Wild
ows of those who lost their lives in
the service with an income of less than
500.
Glass @, No. a, SO per month. Wild
w above the age OF sixty years, with
an income OF less than 800.
To obtain this pension one must have
been a resident of the state two years
and comply with several other require
ments. The comptroller general thinks
the law ideal in every respect.
There were 1850 pensioners in the
state during the year receiving $751;
S62.45 divided as follows:
43 In Glass A...... e. ......S 4,128
$40 In Glass B................I5,120
524 in Glass @, No. 1..........25,152
1904 in Glass G, No. 2...... ..72,5S7.l0
$50 in Glass @, No. 3......... 27 $40
$500 Class @, No. 4.......... so, O35.3 80
The pensioners were prorated per
annufn as follows:
SlasS '~oo'oV
Glass @, No. .............. ......4o.OO
Glass G, No. 2....................l9.6b
Glass @, No. 3.............. ......4S.W
Glass @, No. 4....................l9.65
This was done to keep within the ap-
preparation.
Besides this there was a special APP
preparation of $4,000 for the benefit of
those who had not heretofore partici-
MT ~ =,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-11-26

This was done to Keep Within the APP
preparation.
Besides this there was a special APP
preparation of 50, 900 for the benefit of
those who had not heretofore partici-
pated in similar appropriations Eighty
eeven received premiums amounting to
81, 900. 26.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-11-26

Splendid line Of ladies and Noises
jackets. Misses, si,0O to $500; ladies
$500 to $1,000.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-02
THURSDAY. JANUARY ?. 1902.
1T Is COMING

The Corpus Christi Eagle takes
glimpse into the future-the very
near future-tbe very near future,
it IS hoped-aud sees that pros
pscts for this section are bright.
1t says;
There are still few people in
this country who do not believe
that railroad will be built to
Brownsville because, forsooth,
sthey have been here for thirty or
or forty years and no railroad has
yet beeu built" etc, ETC., aud d
lot of similar rot that would 10
justice to that mossback age when
the world was fat aud 1.-THE sun do
move" But, nevertheless, out
side capital is beginning to reallze
that there are wonderful puslbill-
ties in the soil aud climate OF this
section of the state aud it is only a
question: of time u1tiI the country
between here and Brownsville will
be one of the most prosperous aud
productive agricultural regions Of
the entire south and west-made
SO by the binding Of railroad,
the sinking of arteslan wells, the
Intelligent investment ofcapitdl by
progressive men and the pushing
along the line. y
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-02
"A FAIR PROPOSITION

The Corpus ChristI Eagle says !:
"The investment of 5000, 900 in
the rice industry near Brownsville
by Chicago capitalists means the
production of vast quantity of
rice during the next season, and
that rice will have to be moved out
to market. A blind man can see
the necessity for railroad from
this place TO Brownsville in the
immediate future, and it needs no
prophet to predict the early build
ing of one either. SO let's get
down 20 business at once. "A fair
proposition has been submitted.
Are you ready for action7"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-02
And you'n be all right in the morning.

THERE is talk now of govern
ment ownership to teiegraphs, and
some democrats and republicans
in congress are said to favor it,.
A few years ago such an idea was
considered rank populism. It may
be a good thing, but there are
some strong arguments against it..
1t will be step towards centraIi-
zation, for one thing, and put an
enormous army Of sppointees up
der control of the party in power
Civil service rules may be claimed
as preventing such a result, but the
country's experience with civil
service reform so far has rot been
such as to inspire great hope of its
future benefits. Civil service has
f0stered some glaring abuses. The
success of the postal department is
considered as augurIng like ben
efits from government ownership
of telegraphs-aUd of railroads,
too, our populiSt friends say. And
If one, why not the otherf but
everyone who has ever had cause
for complaint against telegraph
companies and the postal service
will admit that, while it is an easy
matter to obtain redress from the
telegraph companies through the
courts, there is no such means of
obtaining redress for losses
through the postal service. A teIe-
graph company is responsible for
messages sent astray. If letters
are lost, they are lost, and that is
all there is about it. Still, the
change might result in improve
ments which would make it popu-
lar. The arguments in favor OF the
change, by its new advocates, may
prove coucluslvely that govern
ment ownership of teIegraphS is
the best policy.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-02
Notice to Shippers.

TO whom it many concern,
notice rs heveby given that amend
ment No l, TO fright tariff No. j
New Orleans, La, to Brownsville,
Texas, via. Schooner Samuel J.
Beacham, is this day cancelled.
Freight rates from and after this
date, New Orleans to Brownsville,
via said schooner will be governed
by freight tariff No 1.
Louis Kowalski, agent.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-02
Beware of Ointnents for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury,

as mercury viii surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
should never be used except ON prescrip
tons from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the
good you can possibly derive from them.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
F. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., con-
tains no mercury, and is taken internal
~, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. In buv-
ing Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get
the genuine. It is taken internally. and
made in Toledo, Ohio, By f. J Cheney
8 Co. Testimonials free.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-02
A Warm Tribute

Corpus Crony.
Robert Byron Rentfro died a
private citizen, after conspicuous
public service. His memory will
be cherished by those of us who
knew his real value to his family,
his friends and his country. lie
was a giant physically and richly
endowed mentaIly; but, beyond
all else, he had a large. warm heart.
Personally he feared aothing in
this world. Bold, rugged, always
ready for the rough encounters of
daily life. to the very last Christ
mas Eve he retained all those kind
ly instincts and human sympathies
which blended with his innate
courtesy and made him knightIy
and ehlyalroas American.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-02
Notice to Bondholders.

Notice is hereby given to Bond
holders of "ten-thirty public i'm
provements bonds, numbered Is
to II, Inclusive, of the city of
Brownsville. being a part of thirty
bonds issued by said city of
Brownsville, under the authority
of an ordinauce passed Nov. 26,
1889, tha' | am now ready to take
up and pay above bonds Nos. Is
to II, inclusive, interest on SAID
bonds ceasing Jan. ] 1902.
GEO. NJ. PUTEGNAT,
City Treasurer.
Brownsville. Tex, Dec. 4. 1901.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-02
wher PAIRING Onions.

Although the fact of The pungent
Odor arising from the peeIing of
onious affecting the eyes is we'll
known, the way to avoid these
effects Is not So generally recOniz-
ed The odor which affects the
delicate membrane surrounding
the eyes is due to SiIlphurOus oil,
which volatiIizes rapidly when the
tissue of the vegetable is broken
in any way. To avoid the effects
of this vapor is easy il small
pared potato be stnek on the end
of knife with which the cutting is
done. y chemical affinity which
cannot readily be explained, but
FAeh is none the less satisfactory
in It's workings, attracts the fnmes,
and their presence is not manifest
to the operator till the potato has
reached a certain degree of satura-
ton. when it can readily be replac-
ed bv another.
Onions are among the finest
nerve tonnes We have, and if spring
onions are chopped aud spread
between sliced bread and butter
they form a sandwich which, If
eaten at supper time, will do
great deal toward insuring good
nights sleep. Plenty Of onions
should be found in a spring salad.
The unpleasant odor impaired to
the breath by eating onions can be
neutralized by eating little pars-
ly.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-02
why He DID 1t.

Corpus Crony.
Hon. James B. Wells left his
hotel here between two suns. and
went to Brownsville. In Justice
to the judges regulations, and to
avoid a libel suit, it is correct to
state that anyone who starts from
here TO Brownsville must leave
about halfway between two suns
to catch the early bird of a train
which worms toward the stage
line connection at Alice.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-02
Somebody's Garden.

The rose is made of little frills
The lily is acup;
Ana goblets are the diffodils
From which the fairies sup,
The daisy is a darling sun,
So small and round and sweet;
The sunaower is a bigger one,
Through never half so neat.
It sounds mysterious, and yet
You really can't deny
The lovely little violet
Was once a piece of sky.
The orchids, that 1 may not touch
Are curious, like shells;
The hyacinths remind me much
Of lots of little. bells.
In fact, through all our garden plot,
In summer time or spring
There's hardly any flower that's not
Just like some other thing
MARGARET STEELE ANDERSON
in Kindergarten.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-02
PURELY PERSONAL

Rev Mr.. Beeau returned yester-
day from short visit to the Point.
Miss Lily Mielke and niece, Miss
Keller, returned yesterday from
the Point.
Victor Egly, sr., Mrs. Schneider
and Mrs. Nj. Egan went to the
Point yesterday morning.
P. NJ. Griffith, U. S. Consal at
Matemoros, who has been in La
redo for day or two. expects to
leave this afternoon for the City
of Mexico.-Laredo Times, Dec.
%.
James Dishman, the Muerto
stockman, is in town on business.
He is accompanied by b. w.
Bergman was here about four
years ago, and made many friends
here during his previous visit who
are pleased to meet him again.
DR.. q. w. Collier and J. Il.
Bright of Beaumont. Tex, Z. l.
Hooks and A F. Hester of VilIage,
Tex, and N w Cruise of Konntz,
Tex, are a party of prospectors
that arrived here by ambulance
tuesday evening, and are staying
at the Miller. They are ont today,
looking at the country.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-02

The citizens of Corpus Christi
have organized for the purpose of
securing the proposed railroad
from that place to Brownsville. SO
far as The HERALD knows, no
definite proposition has been sub
United to our people, or, at least,
no action has been taken here by
the public in general. However,
they will doubtless do their part,
when called upon.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-02
Your Choice.
Selected.

Selected.
Why choose the evil, when the good
More lovely, more diyinely fair,
With Heavenly graces are imbued
Awaits the searcher everywhere?
Why go the downward ways of sin
Mid vain regrets and wild despair;
Why quell the good each soul may win
Why lose all hopes of Heaven here?
Peace like river flows serene
Beside the path the righteous tread;
Joy, as the sunshine, gilds each scene
And falls with blessing on his head.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-02

The administration may consider
the Schley Santiago matter closed,
but, if the American people are
true to their habitual love of JUS
tice, they will not allow it to be
closed until the wrong done the
real winner of the battle be right
ed.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-02
Do Not Fall TO
Consult Me.

Do not go through life suffering
because you have beenstold that your
disease is incurable. can prove
that my knowledge of Phygic Science
and Alkloidal Dosimetric Medication
win be boon to you. If I cannot
cure you can at least relieve your
sufferings and make life a little
sweeter TO you. My reputation is
based upon my success. I will visit
any partof the county day or night to
attend the sick. Consultation conf
Dental. Calls left at the Botica del
Leon viii be promptly answered.
C. C. FORD, M. D.
Office. MILLER HOTEL.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-02

AFTER the anarchists have been
given an island to themselves,
wouldn't it be a good idea to
provide for the grand army of
cranks in a similar manDer?-Ex-
press.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-02

SAN ANTONIO wants the Demo
cratic State convention. The He
RAID votes for San Antouio. 1t
will be the best place to hold the
convention.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-02

The great ovation TO Schley by
the Historical Association, which
sat mute a moment before when
SIMPSONS name was mentioned,
should open the eyes of the Navy
nsople.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-02

Educate Your Bowels WItE CascareUs.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
Zoe. Pc II G c. G. fail. druggists refund Inouey-
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-02

The New Year has already gotten
into its working clothes.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-02

Now, don't 90 and date your
letters 1901" any more. It's
1902.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-02
The HERALD.

Subscribers who do lot receive their
paper regularly are requested to notify
this Office and the matter will receive
prompt attention and insure better SER
vice thereafter.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-02

DoN'T orc La yOu swore aff
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1902-01-02

Yesterday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-16
CHARACTER IN BANK CHECKS,
Gases Plain or Ornamental
Like the Signer.

Man shows deal of his individuality
in his bank checks. A "fashy" man
will have ''fiashy" check, and man
who wears loud" clothes and big
rings will have a check engraved on
tinted paper, with pictures and his
name covering the ends of it, with or
namental characters.
A plain, quiet, business man has a
plain, quiet check. 1t does not fol-
low because a man has his check made
to order, instead of taking the ready
made kind that the banks furnish him,
that he has big bank account, any
more than cheap suit of clothes indi-
Gates that man cannot afford to buy
better. On the contrary, a man with
bank account who uses quiet checks
usually has a bigger balance than the
man who sends out specimens of en-
craving with his signature on them,
says the New York Herald.
The Astors use checks with no en-
craving, being plainly printed. When
an Astor draws personal check the
name is printed near the left edge, in
the plainest manner. The numbers are
not even printed on them, but when
filled in at all are filled in with ink.
The Astors use a good quality of pink
colored paper.
The Vanderbilt checks are more elab-
crate than those of the Astors, though
not much more. They are not so elab-
crate now as they used to be.
One of the first things that some
men do when they go into business is
to have their checks made to order.
They think that it gives them certain
distinction, and it shows that they are
of Importance.
If there can be said to be fashion
in checks, small checks are the most
fashionable checks. A big check is bad
form. 1t is also bad form to carry a
pocket checkbook. 1t has an air of dis
play about it, and shows the charac-
ter of man, just as the wearing of
many diamonds does. The proper
thing to do is to have big book, three
checks wide, and to tear out two or
three to carry around loose in the
pocket.
Tellers and cashiers prefer the plain
printed to the deliberately engraved
checks. They are easier to read, easier
to keep tally of, and rather hard to
alter. An alteration or change shows
easier on plain check than on an elab-
| crate one.
1t is with banks as with men. A
good deal about bank can be told
from the kind of checks it furnishes
Country banks furnish more elaborate
checks than city banks. Big banks
have palmer checks and better paper
than smaller banks
The Chemical bank has plain checks
on fine quality of paper. Smalle,
banks have engraved checks on cheap.
er paper.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-16

A boon to travellers. Dr. Fowler's Extract
OF Wild Strawberry. Cures dysentery,
diarrhea, seasickness, nausea. Pleasant
to take. Acts promptly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-16
MAY LOSE OFFICERS.

War Department Issues New ReguIas
ton Governing Teaching Of MILF
tary Science by Omcerr of the Gov.
eminent.
The general order governing the
instruction under army officers at
schools and colleges throughout the
country will cause a good deal of
CONSERVATION at the institutions to
which these new regulations, pub
Hshed from the war department,
apply. The order is a result of re-
ports made by the inspectors general
of the army, who have been visiting
the different schools, colleges and
universities where the government
maintains an army officer at public
expense as a professor of military
science and tactics, and to which the
war department sends each year a
quantity of quartermasters' supplies
and ordnance equipment for the use
of the students in the military de-
partment.
1t has been reported to the WASH
lngton authorities that at hardly any
of these institutions is the military
department regarded as of any inn
portance. The army officers detailed
as instructors usually have to find
time for their labors outside of the
college day, and there are numerous
annoyances ond Inconvenience
placed in the path of the officer who
is sent to do this important work.
Some colleges receive under an old
law an annual sum of $4,000, with
the idea that they shall maintain
among other features a military de-
partment. Few colleges pay any at
tentiOn to this branch of the work,
and at some of them the drilling and
lectures on the art of war are con-
Quoted so as to discourage students
taking any active part in that work.
The war department has decided
that it shall establish certain require
ments and compel educational insti-
tutiOnS to observe certain rules, and
failure to live up to these regula-
tions will result in the army officer
being withdrawn from the college as
an instructor. The order will arouse
good deal of opposition and some
remOnstrances from a few of the
colleges which have not taken kindly
to the detail of army professors, and
who only have accepted the presence
of army officers in the capacity of
professors in military science be-
cause the service of such an instruct
or costs the college nothing and was
an ostensible compliance witt the
law
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-16

To know mankind is easy; but to COM
prehend any one man or woman is impos-
sble.-Town Tories
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-16
THOUGHTS OF HOME.

1t dug me good to go back hum,
Wher' all my folkses be,
An git tn rousin welcome tibet
They allus have fer me;
like tew see my neighors, too
In wuns l ulster know
When 7suz jes' little tad,
A long, long time ago.
The OF house looks about tn same,
A-nestin' mungst tn trees;
Tn birds is singin' Jest es sweet,
Likewise the honeybees;
And up an down the front yard walk,
Wher once l ulster play,
IN same sunfiow'rs tibet bloom'd Their
then,
Is bloomin' Their tew-day.
Ole "Shep," who's know'd me ever sence
! wuz little boy,
VIII allus meet me at tn gate
An bark an jump fer joy;
l notice pap amt quite so spry
Ez he wuz years ago,
An mothers head is most es white
Es last DEFENDERS snow
Their hain't no spot on this green earth
Wher' kin feel es free
Els beck hum wher' l allus know
A welcum waits fer me;
hate tew think about tn time
Which soon er late must cum,
When Their won't be nobody left
Tew welcum me tew hum.
Ohio State Journal
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-16
Helping Papa Along.

Eyes, l was engaged IA times dur.
ing the summer"
1.-The usual brittle affairs, 1 sup
pose?"
"Well, not exactly. Papa's going ia
hold each of them to his plighted
word. one after the other, and l guess
he'll make a pretty good thing out OF
it. He said last summer that it paid to
be a damaged affection lawyer when
man had such a clever daughter to
drum up business" -Cleveland Plair
Dealer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-16

Railroad accidents, so fruitful of
tragic incidents, are also occasionally
productive of bits of humor, although
1t is not often that the humor finds a
place in the newspaper reports of the
accident. One amusing incident is re-
ported of woman to whose care
young man had been intrusted after
he had been badly hurt in a collision.
He was unconscious when he was car
ried to her house, and did not open
his eyes or speak for some time. His
first conscious moments were evident
ly full of bewilderment. He looked all
about the room, and finally let his eyes
rest upon his bandaged feet. He looked
at them long and carefully. A puz-
zled frown slowly gathered on his face.
With feeble finger lie pointed toward
the foot of the bed. "Those are not my
feet" he said. "My feet had russell
shoes on them" -Youth's Companion.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-16

A small unkindness is a great offense.-
Hannah More.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-16

Askal Chin, in Thibet, is the lake
which lies at greater height than
any other in the world. Its level ID
16,600 feet. The lowest is the Dead
sea, 1000 feet below sea level.--Geo.
graphical Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-16

the books of the issuing post Office
and any three of the four may be
destroyed and the government has still
something from which to recognize
its liability.