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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-04-03
STRANGE AND
STARTLING STORIES.
AN UNUSUAL COINCIDENCE

Two Women Who Had Passed
as Married Men in New York
and Virginia.
One of the strongest condolences in
human life took place last week when
the newspapers announced the dis
covery of the fact that a person sup
posed to be a married man in New
Yerk proved to be a woman when dead,
ana at the same time just such a re-
velation was made about q woman in
Virginia.
A person who was known in Canaan
daigua, N. Y, for five years as William
@. Howard died suddenly, and an au-
topsy showed that the supposed man
was a woman. Howard, who was
employed as a farm hand, went to
Canadaigua five years ago with a wo-
man, who was known as Mrs. Howard.
Two children were. born to the sup
posed wife.
The dead woman worked for farm
ers in the neighborhood, and those
most intimately acquainted will. the
family never had the slightest suspicion
that she was not a man. The cause
of the woman's death is a mystery. On
Wednesday night she took two tablets
for q throat affection, and was dead in
ten minutes. The medicine was sen
from Wellsville, N. Y, where relatives
reside. The authorities are completely
mystified as to all matters touching
upon the woman's life. They do not
know her right name. Two men,
claiming to be half brothers, attended
the funeral, but refused to diyulge any
information. An inquest was to be
held, and some light may be thrown
upon the strange case.
The little manufacturing town of
Ettrick, across the river from Peters
burg, Va, was the scene of the other
strange and mysterious occurrence.
where George Green, a citizen known
to every man, woman and child in the
vicinity as a man, turned out to be a
woman. He was seventy.two years
old, and for forty-one years had been
known to The world as the husband of
Mary Green and he had mingled with
men, consumed a mans daily ration of
tobacco, and worn boots, trousers, sus-
poh"oiot ouo VII 1ho dpphI6l VI u man.
The woman who was deceived into
marrying another woman, believing
her to be a man, sacrificed the best
years of her life rather than divulge
the secret which the object of her af-
fections begged her to keep unknown
the world.
1t was a pathetic scene to see The de.
voted m weeping by the form of |
her loved mi who in life was known
as her husband, George Green. For
.thirty.hve years Mrs. Green has carried
upon her heart the secret and never
even by intimation made known the
fact that one whom she married for q
man was O woman. And this secret
would have been buried with the form
had not strangers been called to perform
he last offices for the dead. Mrs.
Green deeply doplores the fact that
Ter sorrow has been exploited before
he public.
When asked why she did not prepare
ne body for burial, she said she strug.
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oheart failure" Wills heart was weak.
1t was fate for him t. meet this end.o
But If we went behind the "weakn heart
Us should find a uweakn stomach, prob
ably, and back of the weak stomach Is
careless eating at irregular hours.
When the stomach is diseased the
organs depending on the stomach for
nutrition are starved. Starvation means
weakness of the body and its organs.
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures diseases of the stomach and ether
organs of digestion aud nutrition. When
these organs are cured, diseases of heart,
liver, lungs and kidneys, caused by the
diseased stomach, are cured also.
yin the fall of 1897 I was taken with smother.
Ing spells, paipitaton Of the heart, and a dis
tressed feeling In my stomach writes MI.
II. w. Kinney, of Knight, Doddridge Co, West
Va. III consulted a doctor and he said I had
organic heart trouble. He gave me some medi.
cine, but II did me no good. I then tried differ
ent kinds of patent medicines, but they only
helped me a little. 1 then sent and got FIVE
bottles OF DIR. Picrce's Golden Medical Discoy.
cry Before the first bottle was gone I felt a
change. When the FIVE bottles were gone
began % work. had not worked any fora
~ am well and can eat anything now with
the exception OF pork and greasy food
Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure
Piliousness,
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by any to whose notice it has come.
Physicians fail to give conclusive ex-
plantations. One physician, however,
who has been interested in the case
described it as in which the woman
had the sensibilities of a He be-
lleves that whatever there is mascu-
line in expressions of features Is due
to the fact of habitual associations
with men and the mental attitude Of
the person who assumes the role of a
a 1t is a case the study of which
many are interested i'll, and a more
satisfactory explanation of this remark
able sensation may be found out before
long,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1902-04-03
The Entering Wedge

To your consideration is gem
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" we'll, and will
be a lifelong source of s~atisfac-
ton.
Hudgens & Son.
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Cheap Rations for Horses and
Mules.

Mules.
To the Editor of The Laurens Advertiser
Farmers from various sections of the
State have been writing asking about
the ACCESSIBILITY Of feeding horses and
mules on cotton seed meal and bulls and
ais asking for q cheaper ration than
corn.
The following prices are given in a
letter from Scranton, s. o.: Corn, $40
per ton; oats, $45 per ton: wheat bran.
S25 per ton; cotton seed meal, $25 per
ton; rice meal, $22 per ton. OF course
corn and oats are out of the question as
a food for horses and mules at the above
prices, so something cheaper must be
looked for.
The analysis shows that rice meal has
about the same composition as corn meal
and we have found that 1t is just az good
for feeding pigs. We have fed it to
horses with good results. / think we
are safe in saying that it may he used in
place OF corn pound for pound.
III no hay or fodder Is used in the
ration n hulls are resorted to as rough
ness some heterogeneous food such as bran
or cotton seed meal must be used to
supply protein. Hulls may be fed with.
out any further fear Of injury to the ami
NAL. Should they refuse to eat the hulls
q iieeio CoIn ulcbl OF DTdu BDTlnKlou owe
the surface will tempt them.
A good cheap. ration may be made up
as follows:
Six pounds Of rice costing &c cents:
four pounds Of wheat bran costing S @
cents; two pounds Of cotton seed meal,
costing go cents ten pounds OF cotton
seed hulls, costing 80 cents total cost
of ration per day III.
The above is for a horse or mule OF
1000 pounds in live weight.
1t is evident that a ration made up of
corn and fodder and containing the same
amount of digestible matter as the above
ration would cost much more than the |
above.
The North Carolina experiment station
has fed cotton seed meal and hulls 10
with good results, but the expert.
ments along this line have not been ex.
enough to say that cotton seed
meal can be fed in unlimited quantities
for any length of time without injury to
the animal.
Numbers Of farmers, however, have
reported that they have fed cotton seed
meal to mules and horses with good
o. M. CONNER,
Asst. Agrist. s. @. Experimental Sta
ion.
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Harris Springs. *Daily except Sunday.
For Rates, Time Tables, or further in.
formation call on any Agent, or write to
w. G.. CuuLDs. President.
II. M, EMERSON, Traffic Mgr.
). Il. LIVINGSTON, Sol. Ag't, Columbia,
SC. ''
III. NJ. EMEEsoN, Gen. Freight and Pas.
senger Agt, Wilmington, N. g.
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LOCAL CLINTON TO ATLANTA,

Columbia, Newberry g. Laurens Rail.
way train No. so, leaving Columbia, Union
slatlo!, at ll2O a m daily, onnects at Clin-
Ton with s IL Ry No 90, affording short
est and quickest route by several houis to
nnsianta' C~nattanooga Nashville, st. Louis,
Ciose connection al Petersburg, Rich
m9nd, Washington, Portsmouth-NorfoIk.
Savannah, Jacksonville and
Allan a with diverging lines. N
Magnificent vestibnle traipe oorr,;,,
through Pullman sleeping cars between
FOR reduced rates, Pullman reservations
W.. SCRuGGS, T. p. A. Savannah Ga
j. M. BARR, 1sr. V. z. AND q. M RE H.
BUNCH p A., Portsmouth, Va.
eIuailed Schedules to Pan-American
ion at Buffalo.
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How the Farmers Can Save Money
To the Editor of The Laurens Advertiser

To the Editor of The Laurens Advertiser /:
The following communication issued
by the Assistant Agriculturist Of Glenn
son Agricultural college is of so much
value to the farmers OF this State on &C
count Of the present high price Of all
feed products for farm animals and
stock, that ] have determined to get you
to publish this as an advertisement for
which our company will bear the OK.
pense.
AS some of the products made up in
the ration as made by Mr.. Connor may
not be available to various planters, l
suggest that any planter write to Mr..
Conner and state what food products
are available to him, both rough forage
and concentrated food, and Mr.. Conner
will take pleasure in making up a ration
to suit his needs as he has done in This
instance.
Yours truly,
@. FITzSIMMoNS.
General Manager The Southern Cotton
OH Company.
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MONEY TO LOAN

On farm lands, Eaey payments. No com
charged. Borrower pays actual
cost OF perfecting loan. For Information
JNO, b. PALMER g. SON.
Columbia. g. o.
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TEE YOUNGBLOOD
LUMBER COMPANY

AUGUSTA. GA.
OFFroE AND Works, NORTH AUGUSTA 8. o
oors, Sash, Blinds and Builder.
Hardware.
-----
FLOORING, SIDING, CEILING AND
INSIDE FINISHING LUMBER
IN GEORGIA PINE.
Al Correspondence given prompt al
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Why Not Save The
Middle Mans Profit?

Inc MePhail Piano or Kindergarten
organ direct to the buyer from fac.
tory. Write ma II you wish to buy an
organ or Piano, for 1 can save Won
money. L travel South Carolina, and
would be pleased to call and show You
my Pianos and Organs. A postal card
will bring me to you.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-06

Guayra. IN the meantime. however, the
insurrection against President Castro be
gan and Germany expressed her intention
of postponing the execution Of her pur-
pose until the internal disturbances had
passed
No offence Intended.
It was said that in adopting this con-
sentative course. Germany was actuated
by a desire to do nothing to cause offence
to the United States and also because if
Castro were overthrow. his successor
would probably be willing 10 settle the
German claims through diplomatic nego-
tiations. It is now understood that Ger
many would not have delayed this long
II IL were not for the visit OF Prince
Henry to the United States, and it is be-
lleyed here that no action Will be taken
by the Imperial Government to bring
Castro to terms until after the Kaiser's
brother has departed from New York for
home.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-06
PLATT And PRESIDENT
WANT TO AVOID CLASH
Senator's Son Candidate for
a Connecticut JudgeShip.
MIR. HaVvIey Locks Horns With Other
Nutmeg state Man ON the Cues
ton of the Appointment

Decided opposition has developed in
Lannecticut to the candle a-y Of Frank
Plat. son of Senator o. H pIatt. for an
poiatment to the vacancy OF the Federal
District bench
President Roosevelt is confronted with
a most delicate situation. Senator Platt
has not urged the claims Of his son, yet
il is feared that ne Will be offended
should another candidate get the placv.
Senator Hawley Sas endorsed the can o.
dldacy Of Mr.. Frank Hunger.ord, OF Nov
Britain.
At the request OF the President, Mr..
Epaphroditus Peck. associate judge OF the
Court Of Common Pleas at Hartford.
called at the White House today and gave
the President some information regard
ing the situation He sIso saw the At
torney General
Besides Frank Plat who is judge Of
the Police Court at Meriden, and Mr.
HungeTford, Henry c. Newton and Judge
Case. Of New Haven, are candidates.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-06
KENTUCKY POSSE IN
PURSUIT. OF A NEGRO
Large Crowd of Men, With
BlOOdhOundS, on His Trail.
He Assaulted Schoolgirl, Who Today
Is, as Result. in Critical
Condition.

NICHOLASvILLE. Ky. Feb. s.-Miss
Emma Powell. student Of Jessamine Insti-
tute, in this city, lies in a critical con
d1tiOn at her brothers home, three miles
north Of here, as the result Of an assault
upon her by a negro last evening.
Miss Powell, in company with the
Misses Bradden, attended school in the
city. When she arrived at the Bradden
home last evening Miss Powell alighted
from the carriage and started afoot to
the home OF her brother. q distance Of
half a mile
While at secluded spot the negro
sprang upon her.
When she arrived at home her condi-
ton was such that she could not give an
account Of whstlhad happened. but de-
scribed her assaiIant.
In half an hour after her brothers ar
rival in this city d posse OF 200. headed
by Detective Peel. with his bloodhounds.
was in hot pursuit Of the fellow
Miss Powell is the daughter OF the late
William Powell, a leader OF the RepubH-
can party In this district.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-06
Mr.. PlattOf Connecticut d-
VlSeS PrOtectioniStS.
ENDAbGERING THEIR OWN CAUSE
Proper and Reasonable Tariff
Concessions Advisable.
The BENEFITS MUTUAL
Amienbie Arrangement WOuId Help
Both Countries and Not En-
danger the Trade OF Either.
ENDABGERING THEIR OWN CAUSE
THE BENEFITS MUTUAL

Senator o. H. Plat OF Connecticut
chairman Of the Committee on Relations
with Cuba, has PLACED on record in a very
terse but significant manner his views re-
garding the duty Of the United states to
Cuba In the matter OF making tariff con-
cessions. The Senator rarely talks for
publication. but when he does his utter
ances attract wide attention because
they convey sharp meaning to every
well-informed member OF Congress.
Sage Advice Given.
The Connecticut Senator defines his
position as follows:
am PrOtecti0nist. and have been
so much so that / have been called
partisan. am as strong a Pro-
tectionist now as ever. but I believe
that proper and reasonable tariff con-
cessions can be made on Cuban pro
ducts in return for Cuban tariff con-
'essions on American products which
would greatly benefit the trade OF both
countries and not app-eciably injure
any American iaSust-- think tho
cause OF protector ~ wounded
now in the hOUsa Drofessed
friends. and that Co. trader can
not injure the csr protection as
much as pro Il s who insist
upon unreasnaah nj unnecessary
customs dues
ms stateHer2- is s.-e first public ex-
pres sion or the subject of -eciDvocitv
which the .ar-sighted New England
statesman has made since the conyeuing
CT the Fifty-seYenth Congress. As Mr.
Platt has been the leader OF the move
ment for tariff concessions to Che island.
much interest has been felt in the posi-
ton which he would take. This has bee,
especially true since the House Of ReDre-
sentatiyes took up q position 90 distant
lroTa that recommended by the President
IN his message 70 Congress
Effect of PIatt's stand.
Protectionists the world over know
what a stanch and Intelligent supporter
OF their principles Senator Plat has been
ever since he entered public life. Hence
his advocacy or reciprocity with Cuba
must appeal directly and with great force
TO protectiOnists everywhere. and cannot
be open to the usual charge brought BY
the enemies Of Cuban reciprocity that
support OF this latter cause emanates
from free trade sources.
Nr. Platt does not care at this lime 10
elaborate on a question 90 which he has
devoted so much careful thought, and on
which be has brought 10 bear his ripe and
experienced craftsmanship. He is conf
dent, however. that very little argument
s now required TO bring the majority Of
the House in harmony with the majority
Of the Senate on he Cuban reciprocity
proposition. and he does not apprehend
much further difficulty in enacting the
legislation for Cuba which ne is aware
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-06
SHERIFF GUDRN SAYS
THAT He IS ASHAMED
Small Crowd Attends Investi-
CATION of Bribery Charges.
Mrs bert Reiss, Wife OF the PrfncI.
pal Witness Against Guden,
May he Put on stand.

ALBANY. y. Y. Feb. 6.-The third day
OF the hearing on the trial before Gov
ernor Oden Of the bribery charges against
Sheriff Guden o. Kings county. attracted
a smaller audience in the earlier stages.
but there was keen anticipation OF inter
esting developments TO come. il being IN
derstood for one thing that Mrs. Bert
Reiss, the wife Of the principal witness
for the complainant. was likely to 20
upon the stand during the day
Sheriff Guden resumed the stand at the
start and the REORGANIZATION by Mr.
Shcarn was continued.
The witness was asked II he was
ashamed TO tell Mr.. Dady anything about
the manner In which ne got The 81 900
from Senator Worth. AID he said he was
ashamed Of the deception upon Senator
Worth. but be had not asked him for the
81 600 contribution.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-06
ELEVEN BODIES RECOVERED.

Police Think These Comprise All
Victims Of Chicago Explosion.
CHICAGO, Feb. 6.-The bodies of eleven
OF the victims Of last nights natural gas
explosion In Archer Avenue we're taken
from the ruins this morning.
The search is being continued. but II
is not thought that any more bodies viii
be found.
The dead are:
Otto Trostel
Mrs Trostel. wife Of Otto TrosteI.
Anna TrosteI. daughter, aged nine.
May Trostel. daughter. aged nine.
Mary Rosenthal. aged twenty-eight.
Frederick Trostel. nephew Of Otto
TrosteL
Unidentified child. about eight years
old
Body thought to be that Of Benjamin
TrOstel. two years old
Body Of girl thought to be that OF Lena
Trostel. seven years OF age.
Two unidentified men
Three more are reported missing. out
the police think they viii be found in the
crowds viewing the wreck.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-06
CHINA TO DISCHARGE
FOREIGN PROFESSORS
Foreign Office Issues Orders
for Their Dismissal.
The Action Is "A Violation of Con-
tract, and order May There
fore Not Be Accepted.

PEKING, Feb. 6.-The Wai-wu-pu (For-
eign ONCE has issued an order that all
foreign professors in the imperial Uni
yersity shall be paid up TO the Chinese
New Year. February 8. and then dis
charged.
This violates the contracts in which it
was guaranteed that three months notice
must be given before they could be an
nulled.
It is uncertain whether the notice viii
be accepted.
The Dowager Empress has announced
that she viii hold another reception for
the legation ladies on February q.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-06
Pet Of Denver SociefY, Well
,KnOOoH IN Washington, Be-
cOmeSMzS. CHARLES d. Carey
After RUna@uY Marriage.

Miss MayBelle Myers. OF Denver. Col.
who is we'll known 10 numbers Of Wash
ingtonians and whose experiences both
in this country and abroad have been
chronicled from time to time. is now the
heroine OF a nocturnal runaway marriages
The man OF her choice is Charles d.
Carey. son OF ex- Senator Carey Of Wy
cming.
An Absence of Formally.
According TO a despatch from the Colo
RADIO capital, the young people were mar
ried in haste, The wedding having been
planned only on hour in advance OF its
performance. 4 license was hurriedly
procured and then began a chase for
justice Of the peace to get the knot tied
before train left for Cheyenne. The only
justice available was Robert Byrne. who
was sick in bed.
The young people did not object 20 the
lack o. sormality. and were quickly mar
rico while standing at the bedside, with
doctor in the next room ready to admin
ister restoratives should the justice col
Iaose-
Honeymoon Begun by Flight.
After this legal wedding Mr. and Mrs
Carey were hurried 10 the train, which
was caught just as it was pulling from
I the station. Then kilograms were sent
TO tie Rev. DR.. Raftcr, Of Cheyenne. to
rleet them al the train with a few friends
n perform the regular marriagc service
- the Carey residence at midnight. This
programme was carried olst, and. with
two certificates in her hands and mar
rage licenses f;om two States, t5c young
woman quietly answered her father and
mother, who had called up the Carcys
by Ions-distance telephone.
Viewed From the Myers House.
The parents were wrathy, according Jc
all accounts. the mother being Frustrated.
and Ar. Myers in a high state Of excite
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-06

North Atlantic squadron from Culebra.
The Indiana and the squadron had been
held in readiness to proceed to La Guayra
il the expected uprising in Caracas oc-
CURED.
Prairie sails From Martinique.
The training ship Prairie sailed yestar-
day from Martinique for the Gulf Of
Paria, at the mouth OF the Amazon. She
viii be held in readiness to proceed to
La Guayra if the Venezuelan situation be-
comes more acute.
The Government apparently has reason
to believe that Germany does not intend
TO make any hostile dem. Astration
against Venezuela at this time After
the exchange OF views between President
Roosevelt and Herr Won Holleben. the Ger
man Ambassador. over Germany's pro-
posed naval expedition to Venezuelan
waters 10 collect claims due subjects of
the Kaiser, it was supposed that the ex-
petition would proceed at once to la
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-06
SPRAGUB'S PROPERTY
GOES TO HIS WIFE
Children Not Mentioned in
EX-RepreSentative'S VIII.
Instrument Filed at Dedhnm Today
Makes Only Four Requests,
Three of Which Are Small.

BOSTON, Feb 6--The viii Of Exon
gresham Charles F. Sprague. late OF
Brookline, has oeen filed at Dedham. one
codicil is attached
The entire instrument is very brief and
no public requests are made.
To his cousin Lucy S. Sampson. Of Bos-
ton. he leaves 5000. To Mary C. Hooper.
OF Boston. companion OF his mother. he
leaves s.. 900
Money for Servants.
To every servant Of more than three
years' standing at the time OF his death
he leaves 500. and all the rest Of his eS-
tate Is given to his wife. Mary Bryant
Sprague-
Ellerton P. whitney. OF Milton is
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named as executor OF the win. which was
executed at BOstoa. November p. 1897.
In the eodieH ne rcvokes the legacy OF
500 each 20 his Servauts. and leaves 81
600 70 his vie to be distributed at her
discretion among them.
Children Not Mentioned.
The codicil was drawn November 3.
1893 His children are not named in the
viii. but in the codlcil the testator
says;
Il especially ratify and confirm Article
OF my VIII. whereby 1 left all the resi-
due Of nay estate to my wife, II she sur
wives me. believing that it is best for
my children that my property should De
held BY their mother"
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Mr.. HENDERSON RECONSIDERS.
He WIthdraws His Resignation From
the metropolitan Club.

Speaker Henderson has withdrawn his
resignation from the Metropolitan Club
and resumed his correction with that or
ganizatiCu
some time ago Mr.. Henderson was en-
PERTAINING at dinner In the club Drom-
inent Washingtonian, and one OF the
members sent to the Speaker by a
waiter printed copy Of the rules
undertaking The one forbidding residents
OF Washington not members Of the clpb
70 be entertained there by members.
Mr.. Henderson Immediately left the
club, went TO hts hotel and sent in his
resignation, after which he took mis- g1leet
elsewhere for dinner
Explanations followed. and last night
the Speaker. whose resignation had moi
been acted upon, withdrew Il and gave
dinner AT the club 20 large party. in
GLIDING Representative Payne, Chairman
Of the Ways and Means Committee. Rem
resentatives Grosveuor. and Dalzell. who
are also members Of the committee. the
Committee on Rules, and others.