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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-17

ancient shield from which the hide was worn, only
a few shreds hanging here and there On the other
side chair, that the most good-natured
could not call beautiful nor even new. The
ton CHAIR Josepha read.
"Oh!' she exclaimed under her breath, "see the
big stone in the seat It's the stone of destiny Don't
both looked vacanty at her It's the stone they say
that Jacob used as his pillow at Bethel; Jacobs
carried to Egypt and then it went to Spain with King
Gathelus, of Cecrops, builder About
700 B. c. it appeared in Ireland with Simon Brech,
son the Spanish king and there it was set upon the
sacred hill of Tara and called La-Fa the fatal stone
destiny, all the kings
on it when thew were crowned and the stone groaned
if they of royal descent, and kept they
pretenders. And then in $50 B. c. Fergus took it to
in $50 A. D. it put in the monastery of Scone,
then taken from there by the English in 1927 and put
here"
"n1y!" said Tom, "a talking stone"
Wheel" said Tate talking woman"
you're just as mean as you can be-, both of YOU"
said Josepha. II shan't another word you
things"
Tom looked at Tate and Tate looked solemnly back
at Tom. Then Tom wnked and Tate smiled
whispered softly, "She can't help it,
most unpretentious coronation chair is this his
toric of the kings of England It large,
taller than the average armchair that with
dining-room set The wood is undeniably old,
time has not used it gently; the most enthusiastic
lover of the antique could not even that time had
"mellowed' it. Battered is the only word that be
It is scratched and marked in all ways
o it. The stona itself is &c inches 1o Is hes
wide and II inches thick and is fixed into by
clamps of iron In the picture is shown in the space
between the seat and the carved lion supports
I" The lord high executoner,''' hummed
again. looked at the great sword "Be good girl
now, Josepha, and tell all about it, We can't help
teasing you any than-than you help knowing
about these things-and-" .-..-
Eyes, suppose So" Josepha's acknowledge
ent Of the apology, and then she went on there
had been momentary break THAT is the great
sword of state the sword that Dryden called the
mental sword that conquered France. They that
it the shield to be carried before
in France. And the sword weighs eighteen pounds"
Tom walking restessy around, reading
Inscriptions the tombs-Editha, good Queen Maude;
Edward T. the greatest of the Planagenets Henry ILL.,
Eleanor of CASTLE, Katherine of vaois, the Sweet
Kate of Shakspere's play; Philippa Edward ILL., Rich
ard II. and all the rest But knowing history written
In book, and recognizing 1T tombstone two
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The Coronation Chair.

of Edward I'LL; of Prince John of Etham that boy
brother of Edward III. who died at the of 49, but
who acted regent of England three times during
absences of the king in France and mingled with
of 300 and 900 years was that of Edward
Bulwer-Iytton, 1.-The Caxtons,' Last
Days Pompeii and all the rest BY this time, the
three children the outskirts of the crowd,
terly unable to anything Tom looked bored, Tate
looked Disguised and Josepha looked distracted.
Tell you what" said Tom under his breath. Lets
slide out and go where please. So long
get with the crowd, gait inside"
"Come along" said Tate, dragging Josepha after
him.
..No not in there" she said, Tom made if to
turn the next tiny chapel They'll there
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tone, IT congregate, I DON'T having
them to, and looking Where he tells them to, and
have so many people trying to the same things at
anything at ALL"
II like crowds" said Tom. "crowds with lots of
elbows and the more they use them, the better like
them
1--WE can't again." said Tate. 1.-THE abbey is
all rig ht but I'm not going to make more than two
trips to it, with all the other things have got to
see in London"
Just at this moment verger approached. He
that trip trapped about his feet in that made
TOMS twinkle He swept his the waiting
party of fifteen in half superior, only half seeing
unlocked the gate in the beautiful iron and with
gesture bade them enter They filed thru solemnly,
and solemnly waited while he shut the entrance, and
still more solemnly followed him led the
under low. narrow entrance into little chapel bear
ing the sign Chapel of St. Edmund - ...
'"rhis chapel" said the verger in the maddeningly
monotonous tone which they all have acquired after
to the King of East Anglia who was martyred by the
Danes in $40 for refusing to give Christianity. 1t
chapel Edward the Confessor which we will come
to presently and used burial place for relatives
"This tomb on your right is that of William de
Valence, Pembroke, the turbulent
is especially interesting being the only known
pie of an effgy in Limoges enamel work existing in
England to-day"
" = "See everybody rubber" exclaimed Tom under his
breath. .''.@-7 -. ~->,
"They move if they all pulled by
string said Tate in the same subdued Tone
"This decoration the guide saying, 'has been
stripped off the oak chest and has to great extent
disappeared from the figure which rests it, but
portions still remain here the arnor, and in this
place the pillow, and here is especially good
sample the shield
"Can you anything?" Tom whispered in per-
fecty audible stage whisper to Josepha who stand
ing tptoe and craning her neck in effort to
the points mentioned by the droning verger.
mo, can't" she said almost tearfuy. "Why
won't big people give little people CHANGER"
I elbows?" asked squaring
his shoulders for the struggle
mo, not" gasped Josepha. "Do be gentleman
if the rest aren't
So they went for few minutes, hearing the
verger recite the story of the other obs seeing
nothing. They heard the of Lady Jane Sey-
mour, Edwards Talbot Earl of Shrewsbury,
of Blanche de la Tour and William Windsor children
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OCTOBER II, 1903.

next, and we will be just badly off. Wen have to
skip that andets go straight the chapel of Edward
the Confessor, things there as long
want to-" ---.. -.-.
They slipped quietly along the ambuatory thru
which the chors from time almost mmemorial had
wound their way to and from the services while the
vauted roof echoed the sweetness of their voices
Steahily they crept fight of steps, direct.
y back of the altar and last in the entrance
cient abbey.
Hello! Look at his headless nighness,' said
Tom, pointing to badly battered, much marred
wooden statue, from which the head had evidently
been removed in hurry by hands which had
gard for the appearance of the left behind
"Hush!" cried Josepha. Don't think much out
loud here shall get into trouble. Don't you
know that that is the famous statue of " that
had head of solid silver and sceptre and other things
that were stolen when the abbey broken up by
Henry VIII ?"
NO. didn't should II" Toms
utterly unemotional wholly exasperatng reply, he
walked 'Eello!" he said again without any
barrassment whatever, "do in here and the
really old, old stuff. It must be thousand years old
in here. Look at the ark
"Tom, Tom, why can't you be civilized ?" Josepha
demonstrated THAT is the shrine containing the body
of Edward the Confessor the thing in the
whole abbey In these inches here under the body they
used to put sick people to be cured, for Edward
The marble is pretty the old glass mosaic is
most noticeable for it's absence, but it certainly is
great a relic" ..-." -'.."-
r. :" The lord high executoner' !" hummed Tate under
his breath, and turning him, Josepha found him
gazing great sword fully seven feet in length
that stood against the dividing the shrine from
the great altar of the church.. On one side
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Westminster Abbey

SATURDAY,

len Tom, Tate and Jo-
sepha arrived at the alb
hey the next day, shortly
after ten o'clock, expect
ing to find easy entrance
again thru the gates
which had stood open
the previous day, they
found them locked, and
decorated by a sign
which informed them
that a guide took parties
thru the chapels every
fifteen minutes, and that
people who wished. to
see them would please
to congregate near the
SCREEN"
"Oh, DEAR" said Jo-
Sepha in a. diSapDOinted
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The Language OF War

CRAFTSMEN very seriously considering the trou
- BILE in the orient where little Japan is trying to
enforce her Monroe doctrine to Korea against Rus
sin, and all sorts of reports daily to the i'm
minence of OF course is dreadful at all
times and under any circumstances but war in three
such languages Japanese, Russian and Korean is
something that throws the non-linguis into panic
The South African trouble with it's kopje, veldt
sprut nek trek, lager uitlander hinterand and
all the rest resulted in twisted tongues for the
average American than trying to say peter Piper
picked peck Of picked peppers"
That was not circumstance to what will happen
when have to toy with the Korean Seoul, Sun
heung, Unkofsk. Yong-p hyong with the Russian Sol
vichegodsk Kirghschansk Alapayeves Alexieievskaia
the Japanese Fukuchigama, Tusurukata, Miyakonojo.
Certainly shall tongues, the days will
have to be longer in order to give time to practice
and to put tongues in fighting trim for the next
days words.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-17

If animaldom knew what best for it, there
would be scramble for places mascos in the army
and navy. Those adopted mascots at the
pets the pride of the who take them in. This
is especially in the burial Rodgers the bull
terrier mascot of the battleship Massachusetts, who
died not long ago. He wrapped in American
flag and attended by detachment of marines from
the Massachusetts,, who buried him the ordnance
dock. It will comfort many Junior who has given
similar honors to cherished pet that grown
ups, especially grownups like these hardy Sailors
have had such regard for four-footed
panion.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-17

Scotch educators quite exercised just at pres
ent the discovery that Scottish children
the English average in height and weight But what
could be expected from children who kept school
from $3.50 until $3.50 with nothing between times
except *pece" literally butter Not even
hardy little Scot should be expected thrive men
tai nourishment alone.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-17

Journal for
children Of the Northwest above the fifth
writings There
editor
Junior
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-17

Lord Kitchener has always been known as an in
tensely practical man, and people wondered what
would do with all the gold plates and given
him upon his return from the Sudan. might be
expected, Kitchener solved the question neatly
expeditiousy. He had them all melted up
into dinner set with which dazzling his guests
in India. Evidently, Lord Kitchener has we'll
regulated mind in other directions the details
of
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-17

The William Tell act is about the most foolish of
any that Juniordom is heir to- One boy in New York
has just been fatally injured because another boy
suaded him that he could shoot apple from his head
AS the shooter did not know enough about shooting to
hit mark of any kind, the expected happened: The
William Tell act is dangerous at all times,
matter how skilled the shooter may be, but with
who not hit target with certainty at any time
is absolutely deadly. .~-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-17

Those who insist upon wearing aigrettes prepare
to buy them At last the birds plumage has
been most coveted for the women's hats
to be protected. After the year. whole
sale merchants in this country may agrettes
Milners sell what they have stock,
be able to buy any morein United States at least
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-17

writer nature that tell the tenn
perature by counting the chirps of cricket minute
taking one-fourth of that number and then adding
forty This is recognized fact by scientists, but
the unscientifc the is how cricket can be
coaxed to chirp steadily for minute. So many
things might happen in crcketdom before those sixty
seconds up a~..- --.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-17

So far, Professor Langley to be a second
Darius Green. His machine absolutely refuses fly.
The professor has all sorts of explanations every
failure, but the American public beginning to
smile whenever the subject mentioned. 1920
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-17

General Joubert try raise ostriches in Mex
leo the land recently bought the
his countrymen Query: What will language result
be when Boer meets 1Texican?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-17

The sultan he has not heard of his troops
doing anything they ought not to- Is he deaf, well
unspeakable?
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-04-15
HUNTINGTON ITEMS.
Pleasant Dance Giyen-Accident to q
Boy-0ther Matters.

HUNTINGTON, April o.. Owing Il
the recent heavy rain falls farmers are
very much behind with their work.
A very pleasant little dance was
given at the residence of Mrs. Luc.
Glenn on Wednesday evening last in
honor of her daughter, Miss Jennie's
debut into society. Quite a number
from a distance we're present.
Mr.. John Kennedy Of Fairfield is the
guest of MI. Eugene Cleveland.
Master Jocky Murff met with what
might have been a very serious acct.
c:dent on Monday, by the sudden ex-
plosion of a ~sky-rocket. Fortunately no
damage with the exception of a scorch-
cd brow, and perhaps a pretty bad
fright.
Rev. MIR. Pharr could not fill his APP
pointment at Bethany on Sunday on ac-
count of the old adage being fully IL
Illustrated = "March going out like o
lion" Mr.. Pharr has made many
friends during his short pastorate here.
The "brighteyed daisies peeping up
everywhere" remind us that we are
resting in the gentle embrace of spring
again.
ANNIE LAURI
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-04-15
MERCHANTS NEWS.

Merchants ard bankers are again re-
minded that THE ADVERTISER keeps
much the largest stock Of stationery in
Laurens county aud is prepared to do
job work better than anybody else.
IA Buck Stove will pay for itself in a
Short time in the amount Of wood that
it will use compared with other stoves.
S. NJ. & E. HI. Wilkes.
Now is the time to select a baby car
riage or go-cart. We have the most up
to-date aver brought to the city.
s. M. & E.. H. Wilkes.
Just arrived a beautiful line OF pic
lures which we purpose to run at rs
cents.
s. M. & e. III. Wilkes.
Call and see our line of this years
bicycles and get u prices before buy
ing.
s. M. & E. III. Wilkes.
Our ten cents counter is loaded down
with the best bargains evor offered
for the money.
s. M. & E. II. Wilkes.
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WHO GOT SHOT2
Some Pertinent Questions to Agricols
by Brother Bob.

EDITOR LAURENs ADVERTISER: The
following account of a sensational
tragedy is clipped from the "Sovereign
Visitor" for the especial benefit of
"Agricola." He will oblige me very
much by Analysing, parsing and dia-
granting the sentences and forwarding
me a copy of his work. Also tell me
who got shot:
IA duel was fought In Texas re-
Gently by Alexander Shot and John s..
Mott. Mott was shot and Shot was
not. In this case it is better to be
Shot than Mott.
There was a rumor that Mott was
not shot, and Shot avows that he shot
Mott, which proves either that the
shot shot at Mott was not shot, or that
Mott was shot, notwithstanding. Cir
c%umstantial evidence is not always
good.
at may be made to appear On trial
that the shot Shott shot shot Mott, or,
as accidents with firearms are fire.
quent, shot shot Shot, when the whole
affair it may be possible that the shot
Shot would resolve itself into it's or
iginal elements, and ShOtt would be
shot and Mott would be not.
"We think, however, that the shot
Shott shot shot not Shott but Mott; any
way, it is hard to tell who was shot and
who was not.
BROTHER BOB.
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EVER WATCHFUL.
A Little Care Will Save
Reader Future Trouble.

Watch the kidney secretions.
See that they have the amber hue OF
health.
The discharges not excessive or In
frequent.
Contain NO brick dust-like sediment.
Doan's Kidney Pills will do this for
you.
They watch the kidneys and cure
them when they're sick.
Mr.. John Zolle.s, City Auditor, re-
siding at 731 Robest street, Newport,
KY, says. ga man who has never had
backache or kidney complaint in any
of its many forms cap scarcely gauge
the misery a sufferer endures who is an
moved day and night by this far too
preyslent trouble. To all such my adj
vice Is procure Doan's Kidney Pills
and take a course of the treatment
The result OF the use OF three boxes
proved TO me that the remedy is up to
concentrations and deserves my UNI
qualified endorsement"
For sale by all dealers, Price, oo
ceots. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo
Ny. sole agents for the UDi,ed States.
Remsmber the name-poan's-snd
take no other.
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WIDOWS HOME
WAS INVADED.
COnstables Ransacked
House Of Good Woman.
No Redress Possible for
Injured Party.
Strange Proceedings Of Raiders After
COntraband In the City Of
Charleston Last Week.

The dispatch below appeared in the
Atlanta Constitution OF Saturday. Mrs
Trenholm is the aged widow of a dis
tinguished Carolinian. 1t seems queer
that the constables, arriving at the
house, lacked discretion to understand
that a mistake had been made but the
incident shows what may befall any
man or woman under the operation of
the dispensary system:
"Charleston, S. g., April 11.-(Spe-
Chief Constable Hammett, constables
yesterday raided the private residence
of Mrs Kate l.. Trenholm, at the head
of the fashionable battery, on u wild
hunt for blind tiger liquor.
"Mrs. Trenholm is the widow of the
late William l.. Trenholm, who was
comptro Ter of currency under the
Cleveland administration. When the
officers reached the house Mrs. Tren-
holm protested bitterly, but it had no
effect, and every was ransacked.
Nothing was found. Great Indignation
was expressed when it became known
that the house had been searched.
"The only explanation of the CON
stabulary is that q mistake was made
In the number of the street when GER
tain information vas furnished. Promi-
nent citizens have taken up the matter,
and it was said tonight that q commit
tee would be sent to Columbia to COM
plain to Governor Hayward. Division
Chief HOWE, who was carrying out the
Hammett orders, called on Mrs. Tren-
holm today to offer an apology, but
she rafuSed TO accent, it.O
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-04-15
CANDIDATE IN FIELD.
Mr.. r. ID. Boyd to Run for Sheriff
Other Matters.

POPLAR SPRING, April 0.-Mr. M. H.
Manly and family of Exon spent sew
eral this week in the community.
Mr.. Warren Walker and wife form.
erly of Greenwood, but recently Of
Honea Path, are residents in our com
munity.
Mr.. James Walker, wife and son,
also of Greenwood, have become resi-
dents.
Mr.. r. Dunk Boyd is an avowed can
didate for the Office of sheriff next year
The boys and gir's are meeting al
night now at the school house, prepar
ing their exercises for the coming en-
t%ertainment at the closing of the schoo
which will be about the first of May
The exact date will be announced later
Mrs. Mary Stewart has returned tt
her home in Greenwood. Her daughter
Mrs. j. q. Manly accompanied her bacl
to spend about two weeks.
Mr.. E. e. Pitts has built a marble
shop on his yard, which adds very ma
terially to his convenience. Mr.. Pitt
Is q first-class workman and well de
serves a liberal patronage.
YEXAM.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-04-15
ONE CENT A WORD.

WANTED-Pine wood in any guam
tity up to 1000 cords. Laurens
Furniture Manufacturing Company. At.
L will pay SITS. per share for Lau-
reas Cotton Mills stock, subject to sup
ply. Address
JESSE CLEVELAND,
S%partanburg, 8. @.
WANTED-A man to sell sewing ma
chimes. A No. 1 contract to right
kind of a nan to start on, with good
chances for promotion. Experience
not necessary. Call on or address
The Singer Mfg. Co
at Greenwood, 8. O.
WANTED-Respectable young women
to learn cigar making. SO to So per
week can be made in two months time.
Endorsed by the ministers of Charles
ton. Board secured for girls from the
country. American Cigar Co.
st. Charleston, 8. O.
! WANTED-Scrap iron Of every de-
scription, and old machinery. Write to
j. B. Garfunkel, Columbia, 8. @.
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Letter to DIR. B. E. Martin.

LaurenS, >. g.
Dear Sir: Milk, so much a quart
part water. Is it milk? How much
satisfaction will it give? How much
nourishment2 How many customers
will it win?
Mixed paint is the same as watered
milk. 1t seems to be cheap, but it
isn't. Devoe lead and zinc is rich milk,
It's creamy milk; seems to be costly,
but isn't. Covers more square feet to
the gallons; cover it better; makes la
Dor go further; lasts more years than
lead and oil.
The cheapest paint in the world, made
by the Oldest In America-l49
years old.
Mr.. j. j. Hall, Sheffield, Pa, writes:
Ihad always used 40 gallons of lead
n oil for my house; this summer 1
bought 40 gallons of Devoe Lead and
Zinc for the same house and had 10
gallons left.
Yours truly,
F.. w. DEVOE & Co.
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State of south Carolina,
County of Laurens,
Court Of Common Pleas.

OOurU OF common HIeaS.
s. w. Simpson, Plaintiff, against Dave
Simpson, Y. A. Simpson, Emma
James, Othella Davenport, Lillian
Cunningham, Early Cunningham,
Maxcy Cunningham and J. NJ. Simp.
son individually and as administpay
tor Of Sonny Simpson and J. F..
Hicks, Defendants.
TO the Defendants above named.
You are hereby summoned and re.
auired to answer the complaint In this
action, which was filed in the Office of
the Clerk of the Court OF Common
Pleas for eaid County, or August 9th
1902, and to serve a copy OF your an
swer 70 the said complaint on the sub
scriber at his Office at Laurens, South
Carolina, within twenty days after the
service hereof, exclusive OF the day of
such service: and If you fail to answer
the complaint within the time afore-
said the Plaintiff In this action will
apply to the Court for the relief de-
manded In the complaint.
Dated August 9th 1902.
b. p. MCGOWAN,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
Aprfl & 19O2-6t,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-04-15
MRS. ALBRIGHT DEAD.
Passed Away at Hex Homo in Clinton
Last Thursday Night.

Mrs. Clara Albright, widow of the
late Mr.. William Albright, who died in
Iexas, years ago, and mother of DIR. G.
" Albright of this city, died at her
nome In Clinton last Thursday night,
after a long illness.
Mrs. Albright was a devoted Chris
t'an and was greatly beloved by
a large circle of friends in Clinton and
elsewhere who will hear with deep sor-
row OF her death. Besides, DR.. AL
bright m other child survives, Mrs.
Hale Stands. Mrs. Albright's husband
was a nephew of Col. L. b. Crews.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-04-15
TiIlman,s Trial Continued

The trial of j. II. Tillman was con-
inued upon the request of the defence
until the July term of court in Colum-
pa. 1t was alleged by the defence
.nat two Important witnesses, j.. A.
White OF Edgefield and Miss Julia Ro-
per OF Spartanburg, could not be pres
ent. White was i'll and Miss Roper
was in New York.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-04-15
AMONG OUR FRIENDS.

Capt. A. b. Byrd was in town last
Master Drayton Barssdale is visit
ing in Newberry.
Master Edwin Lucas went to Oar.
hngton on q visit last week.
everybody was glad to see Mr.. s. X,
iaylor In the city last Friday-and
looking splendidly.