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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-12-09

Go to Williamson's Tor Cut Glass.
Every bottle of Our New Discovery
uaranteed.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-12-09

Have you seen Williamson's new
Jewelry Store?
A glass of water taken half an bonr
beforesbreakfast will usually keen the
bowels regular. Harsh catbart;cs
should be avoided. When a purgatiye
Is needed, take Chamberlsin's Stom.
ach and Liver Tablets. They are mild
and gentle in their action. For sale bv
Laurens Drug Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-12-09
Winsome Winter Styles in
Woman's w earables,

The HUB is, above all, a stylish store. There are other
stores hereabouts that carry larger stocks, but none pay quite so
|nuch attention to the style and character Of their goods. Good
and correct fashions are the strongest arguments i'll favour
|of our offerings in addition to the fact our prices are in all cases
fhe lowest that can possibly be quoted on ~up-to-date and reliable
goods. We show splendid lines of every thing a woman can
wear from which we quote this week the following notable tens;
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-26
BRANDON RANKIN COUNTY, MISS THURSDAY NOVEMBER

viewing at the latter place, the cele-
brated horse "Axtel,' costing his
present owner one hudred and five
thousand dollars The sixty five reg
istered mares formed the grandest |
sight in horse flesh ever beheld.
On our return to the hotel, I was
introduced to Wiley McKeen, after
wards accompanying this gentleman
out to his farm here I saw for the
first time a real race farm, where
nothing was raised but the finest
blooded horses. I forgot his deer
park, containing sixty-five head. Mr..
McKeen is magnificent type of the
old style aristocrat ion without pride
-brainy without arrogance, and with
heart as big as a meeting house.
To Mr.. Whitcomb's law partner,
Mr. Durham, and to Mr.. Cook, I am
also indebted for much kindness and
attention. These gentlemen exhibited
to me fac SMILES Of the crowns and
sceptres of the rulers of the world, in
Guiding the jewels.
The only negro servants I saw were
in the hotel in Terre Haute.
I never could have imagined that
any community north of Mason's and
Dixon's line could entertain such
broad ideas, and such real sympathy
for the misfortunes of the south, be SO
nom partisan and show such boundless
hospitality. Right here must say
| that among the men / came in contact
with, the Indianola postoffice affair,
in all it's details, was as familiar as
/ with us in Mississippi; also the efforts
of our great Senator McLaurin, in be-
half of the people of Indianola.
I must not neglect the Terre Haute
distillery. This immense manufacto-
ry consumes twelve thousand bushels
of corn daily, feeding with the mash,
or swill, twelve thousand head
of Texas beef cattle. These
i animals are confined in stalls from
three to six months, till they take on
all the flesh their frames are capable
of sustaining.
Leaving Terre Haute by electric
car line we next went to Brazil, dis.
tance of thirty five miles, through a
coal belt. here we boarded a train for
Indianapolis, reaching that place
about p. m. We regist cred at the
Spencer Hotel. The mattresses here
were genteel looking viii to girls, all
dressed in uniform, ano performing
their duties with the most perfec
ystem.
After good nights rest, we met
/ lCnntinnpd ON last napn !
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-26

Wehavejus rceNeda andre
rFour,g edto be the
H Dry sold
twtet but these al
We gGngtose ell t
S bales last yea
prices
\ WADDELL 4 MAY,
4 1,1,A> >rnc>r MISS
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-11-26
JNO. GAYDEN'S TRIP NORTH
Tells News Readers Of the BoundleSs
Hospitality Of Oar Northern Friends.

Brandon, Miss, Nov. 90. To the
Editor. You have requested
me to give you the details of
my late trip through Illinois and In
diana. Today take pleasure in seat
ing myself to the task, hoping that
my experience will disabuse the minds
of many of your readers concerning
the i'll feeling we have believed the
entire north entertained towards us.
Well, on che 9Th of this month l
joined in Jackson, Miss, Capt. S. P.
Barton, an old friend; he had invited
me to return with him to his home in
Illinois,, having been here as real
estate agent.
We took the Illinois Central train
for Memphis. crossing from thence the
Ohio river at Cairo, we soon founu
ourselves at Odin, ILL.,, which place
we reached about a. M, breakfast
ing at the Moody Hotel. From Cairo
to Odin the staple products are wheat
and fruit. Around Odin are immense
coal mines. Capt. Barton, anxious to
show me everything, we went to a
mine where the coal is being excavat-
ed 700 feet below the earth's surface.
The work goes on day and night, the
machinery never stops. The wages
of men are governed by the number of
tons handled, or delivered by them,
per day, to the electric car, running
from $2 so to So per day.
Leaving Odin at a. m., we reach
ed the beautiful city of Vincennes, on
the Wabash, at IL m. During the
first years of the last century, Gen.
VIM. H. Harrison captured the site of
this city from the Indians, erecting
his headquarters in 1904, which build
ing still stands on the banks of the
river.
After spending several hours view
ing buildings, parks, ETC., in this in
teresting place, we took the train fol
Terre Haute, passing entirely on the
banks of the Wabash, where are the
most magnificent farms ever saw.
Here I met Senator Whitcomb, a
friend of days past, son of Gov.
Whitcomb, of Indiana, and b1other OF
another senator. He showed me the
greatest hospitality and kindness. In
company with this brother, we drove
over the city. and to Warren Park,
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-05-08
FREE BED FOR CATS.
Endowed by Servant Girl VINO
Died in PhiIad elphia some
Years Ago.

In an animal hospital in Philadei-
phia there is free bed for cats, en-
dowed by a servant, Ruth Darling, who
died in that city some years ago. She
had always liked animals, and the
Philadelphia Record says that during
her last illness she said TO her employ
er:
81 have little money saved, sir. |
should like to do something with it for
cats. Cats have cruel, hard life. I'd
like to found bed in a hospital for
them, so that when the miserable crea-
lures are sick they can be taken care
Of
"Well, Ruth, the idea is good one"
said the woman's employer, 'but such
bed would cost money"
81 know it, sir, and I've got the mon
ey.' she returned. "Look, sirv' and
the Young woman took from under her
pillow handbook.
The book showed to her credit sum
more than sufficient for the establish
ment of the bed. And accordingly there
is now in the Maher Animal Hospital
a commodious iron cage with the in
scription, .sThe Ruth Darling Bed on
it in gold letters.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-05-08
HER LONDON ACCENT
Ii Was Not the Real Thing when she
Came in Contact with ~
LOndOner.

There Is very handsome woman
staying at one of the smart family ho-
tells, where everybody knows every
body else, except the somebody and
somebody else who don't speak to each
other when they meet. She is a Chi
cago woman, rich as the whole Croe-
sus family. and during a year spent IN
England was inoculated with a London
accent which, to her way of thinking,
took wonderfully. That accent is as
dear to her as her back hair, comments
the Washington Post. Now, at the
same hotel abides an English gentle
woman whom everybody loves. A few
evenings after the lady with the
grated accent arrived the English
woman happened to hear that she was
from Chicago. Accordingly she wa lked
into the parlor where the aforesaid
lady was criticising and commenting
on things American in a way which
English gentlefolk do not permit them
selves when they visit US. The English
woman did not hear. the conversation.
or monologue, rather, but she arrived
just after the Chicago woman had said
fierce things about the horrible Ameri-
can accent. The group of women
stopped talking as the English woman
drew near, and there was an frtrodue-
ton.
II am so glad to know you, Said the
Englishwoman, land to know that you
really are from Chicago. I spent such
a delightful summer there during Your
wonderful worlds fair and TN hear
your charming western accent brings 1t
all so wildly back to me-" And there
were certain ones among the women
there who went out into the hall and
meanly laughed.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-05-08

One of the most remarkable natGraf
curiosities oIs the earth is to be seen
in rugged and almost inaccessible part
Of the newly opened. but already
famous, Thunder Mountain gold region
in Idaho. This strange freak of ma
ture is called "Sheep-eater's monu-
ment," and is said to have derived it's
name from tribe of Indians formerly
inha biting the district, says LeslIe'S
Weekly.
The mountain is 20 feet high and
consists of rough shaft, composed OF
powders and gravel, tapering slightly
upward, and capped by huge irregu-
lar rock, whose weight is estimated at
not less than so tons. The cap rests,
on slender projections from the shaft
that are gradually being worn away
by the elements, threatening the
eventual fall of the great stone. The
monument stands on the slope OF a
ridge which rises 1000 feet and de-
scends 500 feet from the site. 1t was
undoubtedly formed by erosion. The
surface of the declivity has been for
centuries, snd is yet, being washed
away by water, the result of melting
SHOWS and rainfalls.
Originally, the capstone was sta
toned on the ground, but gradually
the soil surrounding it was carried
away, a narrow vertical section just
under it being left intact, owing prob
ably to some hard cementing substance
in the conglomerate and possibly also
to the direction in which the eroding
torrents expended their force. How
long time was required to form the
shaft may be partly realized when it
is stated that there are trees not far
away taller than the monument. AS
the erosiye process continues, the shaft
is likely to increase in length unless a
soft spot should be reached under the
present surface, in which case the curl
Gus formation might topple over, and
break into pieces.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-05-08
Dressmaker. i'm Cssrt.

A London justice has just made an
important decision regarding dress
makers disputes. He Will not have
dresses tried on in court, because
he "had long since come TO the con-
clusion that with ordinary dresses
any lady could wear a dress to make
it look as if it did not fit," and he
was also perfectly satisfied that 'sany
milliner or efressmaker could pull il
about end make it fit when it dill
not do son. Y. Sun.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-05-08
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
He Relates What BefeII Him T1rrOugk
His Neglect to Test His
Tools.

YOU'D think now, wouldn't YOU"
said the retired burglar, in the New
York Sun. "that man in my business,
If nybody, would test his tools before
bringing them into use, and so take no
chances with them? You would, sure;
but the best men neglect this, some
times, and I did once, and came to grief
'.Tke lip of my old jimmy had got
Clipped, and rather than have it drawn
out and retempered | had had new
one made. / had been doing pretty
well along about then and [ felt that
] could afford it, to say nothing TO the
common sense of having only the best
tools to work with.
"That new jimmy was beauty to
look at, and we'll balanced and good
under the hand. fine and perfect In
every way, apparently, and L never
tested it, I tried it on a safe L knew
of that seemed to be inst waiting Tor
somebody to come along and crack 1t.
This safe stood at the top landing
of a pair of stairs that led up to the
second story of a two-story detached
building that was used for factory
of some sort. and that stood on the
same lot with the house of the owner
in small country town. L suppose
they put it out there so they could
tumble it downstairs handy in case of
fire.
at didn't seem much of safe. 1t
was a loose-jointed, sort of ram
shack1e-loolking old safe compared with
what they build nowadays, but it didn't
turn out as easy as I thought it was
going to.
'It stood with It's door toward the
office room on that second floor, and
with the hinged edge of the door back
from. and the opening edge toward
the top of the stairs: SO had to stand
with my heels right on the edge of
the top step of the stairs to get at it.
I wedged the door ont little, to get
it started away from the door frame,
and then | got the new jimmy in and
began prying.
"But the old safe. as ! was saying.
turned out to be tougher than l had
expected: and the first thing | knew
there was a. crack and break, not in
the safe door, but in the handle of my
new iimmya flaw in the steel-and
standing as | was on that very top
step and leaning out over the stairs
"a the moment. away | went.
1T was plumb daylight when came
to- and then | was on work bench on
the first floor of this little factory,
with doctor bending over me on one
side. and the owner of the factory on
the other. The owner had found me
senseless at the bottom of the stairs,
and there I had lain till he picked me
up.
''He did his first duty. to me. by send
ing for the doctor. and later he did his
duty to the community. 1t was easy
to do that with the handle of my bro
ken jimmy beside me at the foot of
the stairs, the part that matched it
sticking in the safe. and my old bulls
eye standing on the top of the strong
box
1T was some years after that before
/ got a chance to use another jimmy,
at all: but / never repeated the mistake
] made with that one"
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-05-08
CANINE INTELLIGENCE.
An Instance of Extraordinary Sa-
Eacity Chat Is Related of
Welsh Farmers Dog.

My friend was staying this au-
tumn in Wales. Smoking and chat
ting one evening with a local farm
er the talk fell upon dogs, says a
writer in London Outlook. The
farmers sheep dog lay before the
fire, and the farmer instanced his
sagacity. He made an exclamation
in Welsh At once the dog rose and
went to the door. 'You might let
him out" said the farmer. 1.-The
sheep are in the corn is what I said
to him. The dog passed eagerly
out. In a few minutes there was a
scratching at the door. The dog
entered painting and lay down at the
fire again. Shortly a:terward the
farmer repeated his Welsh remark.
Again the dog ran to the door and
my friend let him out. Again in a
few minutes was the scratching at
the door, and again he lay down be-
fore the fire painting. After an in
terval the farmer remarked in Welsh,
quite ip the way of conversations: II
am not easy about those sheep, | do
believe they're in the corn." The dog
without rising looked up at the
farmer, gave two sharp yelps and
turned round to his sleep again. He
said as plainly as though it had been
in words: "Don't be fool; I've
been twice aud they're not in the
corn.n
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-05-08
Van Duyck and Remsen

new hunter. Van Duyck and Remsen
are not in it."
A smile of amusement came into her
she asked.
Sure he replied.
Excuse me, then" she said. Here
is Mr.. Manton. / promised this dance
TO him.
Swinging slowly in her partners
arms. she told him of the wager-told
it lightly. but he could see shadow
of resentment in her face. He was
Young fellow of not many words and
positive manners. He started on a
hunt for Willie and found the three of
them in the buffet. He had made up
his mind to spare the girl annoyance
from this trio. puppies" he termed
them wrathfully, and was willing to
risk good deal to achieve his object.
He stated his business briefly.
'Miss Manton has told me of your
bet, or wager. or trial of skill
whatever you choose to call it. Its
nature would be unchanged by any
name. /, too, am a worshipper OF
hers and | want to be counted in"
Willie looked at him in astonish
ment. "You?" he said. why, can
you ride?''
That's not to the purpose" Man.
ton answered, warmly. "Fll stand by
the agreement. I'll do better than
that: If I'm beaten I'll quit the
club?'
Willie looked at his friends. Ger
tainly," he said, coolly, slipping his
green drink. you're counted in
There were. more than two dozen
hunters held by grooms on the green
turf in front of the club next morn
ing. The men and the women all in
pink sat about the porch, while the
hounds lay on to the bag trail. 1t
was the custom to give them three
fields start. The dogs tore away
with the huntsmen and whippers-in
riding hard. They topped the first
fence in style, swept over stubble,
rose to the next leap and disap-
peared. The members swarmed down
the steps and mounted. Manton was
poor rider and eyed his new pur-
chase with some misgiying, This was
a great black horse, trim and power
full, with a gdbd deal of name and
his tail unbanged. His nostrils lined
with pink were fiaring and his eyes
rolling wickedly showed great deal
of white The groom with him hung
to his bit and had a pale face. The
horse struck once at the groom with
forefoot, but missed him. The
groom swore in fear. Manton had
taken a dozen lessons in a riding
school. slipped his boot into the stir
rup and swung up cleverly enough.
Once up, however, it seemed long
way 20 the ground, and he did not
expect to return there, except in a
half somersault The Master of the
Hounds gave the halloa, while Man
ton was still tightly gripping the sad
die with his knees and the brldle
with his fingers. The great party
leaped forward instantly spreading
out like a fan as it went, each rider
choosing taking off place for the
first fence. Hard-helG, the black
horse reared straight upright
and Manton was glad to loosen the
rein. Then the Gravemaker bounded
out anfb was away.
Manton believed the horse to be
vicious, but knew him to be Il trained
hunter OF high speed and power and
was too wise to attempt to check him
or rein him in as they neared the
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-05-08
Travelling safe in England.

Only one person was killed on the
railways Of Great britain during the
wear 1902. In the closing three mouths
Of the year $40 persons were killed and
II 162 injured on railroads inthe United
States. Railroad officials in England
are aware that they are responsible
for injuries caused by incompetence
or negligence, hence they insist on due
care on the part of their employees.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-05-08

leap. Instead, he dug in his knees
while the reins went slack and Grave
maker took it like bird, landing
lightly on the farther side and inn
mediately reaching into his stride.
Manton found himself not only seat
ed, but firmly seated. There had
been no shock and, so far as he could
see, no danger of falling.
Good jump!" gay voice called
near him and looking cautiously to
his right he saw Miss Granger, 80
wards away, even with him and riding
like a professional, hands well down
and head tilted back, a smile on her
lips. He called to her and their
horses rose simultaneously at the
next fence, going over with foot
to spare. Another fence was cleared
and then ploughed field was struck.
In this heavy going Miss Granger
dropped back; her mount was lighter
and she was riding with care; but
Manton had no judgment and the big
black pounded on. He took the fence
at the farther side without slacken-
ing. Indeed, his hunting blood was
ND and he was having such fun that
he forgot to be vicious. The brook
came next. Then more fences.
Glancing around Manton saw Willie
Delay to his left, riding his new
horse. whose chest was fiecked with
foam. Beyond him was Reggy Van
Duyck and hundred yards to his
right was Algy Remsen boring IN
toward him. He suspected no design
in their presence, but was suddenly
conscious that they had drawn in
upon him, riding now not five yards
apart, and that the pace had IN
creased to "a hurricane drive. The
Gravemaker was fully extended now
and his great limbs were spurning
the ground. Two fields ahead OF
them were the dogs with bellies to
the ground, streaming along with
noses up and tails rigid.
Fifty wards further a hedge ran
athwart their path-a high stif1
hedge of briar and rail and on the
hither side long deep cash III the
earth. the ten foot ditch, with the
barrier beyond Manton noted it
and felt little sickish. He saw
Willie's face and his cheeks were
nearly as green as the absinthe. The
Others he did not note.
Five seconds passed and then the
| mighty muscles under him punched
and gathered for the effort. Next
moment he felt that he was sailing
to the clouds. The ditch and the
bedoe shot under him like a ribbon.
| Then he knew that he was over.
| Looking back he saw Willie rising
from the soil. where he had been
| thrown in the new hunters fall. lhe
| horses of the two other men had re-
| fused the leap.
He was i'm. at the death of the ainse-
seed bag three minutes later ana the
buntsman, "A smug-faced Epglishman
from the fox shires, handed him the
brush with grin. 1t was brush
| kent for such hunt. Miss Granger
| rode up little later and Manton
| handed the brush to her.
II should have told you last night,
+. he said. that | was a party to that
wager"
You became party after | had
| told YOU of it," she asked.
| "YeS."
She pondered moment and saw
tbe motives that had swayed him
and she gave him her hand coyly, but
| frankly.
81 am glad" she said.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-05-08
coacIusivs Evidence.

"They weren't playing golf" said ths
wise caddy; ''they were making love-
"They did stay at the other end of tAs
links pretty long time"
ssOh, it amt that.
What is it. then?
p.sThey Wouldn't take caday along
an they never lost a all."--Chicage
Post.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-05-08

Like popular club. this bed has al
WAYS a waiting list. long line OF
wretched and suffering cats waiting to
be treated without charge. Last year
56 cats were cared for.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-05-08
now Maudie Gets Experience.

Irene-Is Maud really going to marry
that sappy yorth?
Enid-Mercy, no! She is only en-
gagged to him. You see, poor, dear Maud
has never been engaged before, and
she thinks she ought % practice little
before entering into it seriously New
Yorker.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-05-08
An Av0waI.

81 suppose" said the man with the
searching eye, that drink was your
downfall"
at was" answered Meandering
Mike. .I took a drink O water dat had
microbes in it, an dat's what damaged
me healt' so 1 can't work. Wash
ington Star.