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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-02-14
TALBERT SPEAKS PLAINLY.

The following is from Mr.. Kohn's re-
port of the Senate proceedings of last
Wednesday:
Senator Talbert, in speaking in adj
vocacy of his bill, declared that he Cd
posed the dispensary system from A to
lizard, and he did not know that he
could swallow any compromise on the
subject. He declared that the people
had never asked for the dispensary, but
1T was forced on them. 1t has become
ten as hell itself. He opposes it be-
cause it places too many temptations
before officers. 1t is a violation of the
Lords Prayer, because the State leads
her own citizens into temptation. 1t
maks all citizens sellers of liquors, men
and women barkeepers indirectly. He
opposed it because the State has no
right to monopolize any business, es-
pecially a damnable one like the dis
pensary. He opposed it because it has
a tendency to make liquor selling re-
spectacle, which it cannot be. 1t en-
courages the ale and consumption of
liquor. 1t was a false p%retence that it
was a step towards prohibition; he did
statement were honest. AS a final ar
gument he held that the sale of liquor
under any, system is contrary to the
law of God.
HE made a lengthy argument in ia
vor of prohibition and concluded with an
appeal to Senators not to let the crack of
the whip of Tillman at Washington drive
them against their convictions, AS for
him, one reason he wants to get rid of
the damnable dispensary is that when
1T goes Ben Tillman will go with it."
Senator Talbert represents Edgefeld
County. He is a son of the Hon. w.
Jasper Talbert, sometime candidate for
Governor and leading prohibitionist in
Edgefield County. In 1902 the effort
was s~trenuously made to draw the
lines, old factional lines, in favor of
Col. Talbert against Capt. Heywnrd
and Col. Talbert carried the county.
We shall see whether or not the Tai
berts will be classed as "Old Ants"
hereafter and-no matter how they are
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-02-14
The scott Of the Middle Aee..

John Florissant, born in 1887, Is call
ell the Walter Scott of the middle ages.
He was n churchman and q scholar.
Living as he did in unsettled times, be-
fore nationality had become well de-
velopcd, he was destitute Of patriotism
and, therefore, more reliable as a cos
mopolitan %chronicler. He travelled in
France, Scotland, Italy and other coun-
tries His chronicles are the result of
his w observations and are valued rs
a faithful portrayal OF the places, Gus
toms and manners of the people during
his time, although not 80 reliable as his
tory.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-02-14
ACTION OF THE RAIN.
Tho Wonderful Factor IL Is In tho
Disintesratton of Rocks.

Dtstntegratton of Rocks.
The rain falling on the rocks sinks
into every crack II crevice, carrying
with Ii into these assures surface mate
rial which has been degraded by the
weather and thus affording n matrlx
sufficient to start the growth of yege-
tation and afterward to maiDtain the
plants. The fibers and roots of these
plants, bushes and trees thus brought
into life, growing and expanding, act
as wedges to split up the surface of
the rock N to ommence the process
of wearing away. From this quality
OF destruction Il large class OF plants
derive the name of saXifrages, or rock
breakers, from their roots penetrating
into the minute assures in search of
water and s % assisting i'm the C
of disintegratlon. In winter the water
collected in the hollows and creyices
becomes frozen and, expanding as it
changes into ice, acts like n charge OF
blasting material in breaking UP the
rock. The pieces thus detached be-
come further d~isintegrated by frost
and weather and, being rolled over and
over and rubbed against each other as
"hty uOMh thc IlOuu-
tain torrents, are ground .gradualiy
smaller and smaller till from frag-
ments of rock they become powders.
then pebbles and finally sand. AS the
mountain stream merges into the riy-
er the pebbles and coarse sand con.
tnue to be rolled along the bottom of
the channel, while the ragillaceous par
dcles and salts become mingled with
the water and flow on with it either In
suspension or solution.
While this d~isintegrating process is
going on inland the rocks and cliffs on
the coast exposed to the sea are suf-
fering degradation by a similar proc
ess and are also being worn away by
the 1ncessant action Of the waves of
the ocean beating OH them and attack
ing them not only with the impact of
the water, but also with the fragments
broken off, which, dashed against the
face from which they have eroded, are
thus used as implements of destruc-
tion.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-02-14
SSo,aG 9se.e
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No dangerous or alcoholic drugs con-
coctions are taken into the stomach
when IIyomci is used. Breathed
through the inhaler, the balsamic heal
ing of Hyomei penetrates to the most
remote cells of the nose and throat, and
thus kills the catarrhal germs, heals
the irritated mucous membrane, and
gives complete and permanent cure.
Hyomei is the simplest, most pleas.
ant and the only guaranteed cure for
catarrh that has been discovered. Com
plete outfit, $1.00; extra bottle, so cents.
For sale by Laurens Drug Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-02-14
The Word monera..

The word Opera" is n case Of verbal
specialization. Yet the Latin word
meant originally nothing more definite
than work" The specialization, how
ever, was thorough even in the time of
Dryden, who defined an oppra as "a
poetical tale of fiction, rer' ed by
verbal and instrumental m 1orn-
ed with scenes, machines an lg,"
but the specialization is scar, ore
remarkable than that of ma"
which means just decd" "acdon," or
Of poet" which Is simply "maker."
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-02-14

leoe do;,~--.a splendid Col
aohs a work of great value and
doing it, we suppose, as we'll as could
be expected. But this College is con-
trolled not by the State of South Caro-
lima but by the creatures of the Glenn
son will; hence it is not strictly or pri-
marily or chiefly a State institution.
The farmers through the tag tax each
year give $3.50, 900 to what is essentially a
private institution and the farmers
money supports an institution for the
benefit equally of the. bankers, the
lawyers and the mill mans sons. Glenn
son is the only school in South Caro-
lima, high Oh low, to which an editor
can send his son without being taxed
for the schools support. The farmers
pay all the Clemson taxes.
We believe in the usefulness of
Clemson College; we would not have it
injured; we are ready to support it
whenever it needs friends but that is
no reason why the truth should be sup
pressed. The acceptance of the Glenn
son bequest was necessary for the pol
itical interests of certain politicians,
one of whom proclaimed at the time
that he aspired to and would accept no
other office than the trusteeship of an
agricultural college-and who has been
running for other Offices ever since and
getting them too. So then and there
the State of South Carolina through it's
General Assembly turned it's back on
the memory of John c. Calhoun and
the most sacred personal associations
of his life in South Carolina.
The ladies are mistaken. This is no
Calhoun State. A greater than Cal
houn has come upon the stage.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-02-14
LAURENS, S. c., Feb. IA, 1906.
NOT A Ii STATE.

The following is from the G~reenville
News:
wives and daughters of the State
have sent petitions to the Legislature
asking for the enaction of the bill r
posing to appropriate $25, 900 for the
statue of John G. Calhoun, to be erected
in the capitol at Washington. The News
would hate to think that it is necessary
for the presentation of such requests in
order to gain the passage of a bill in
tended to honor the name of South
Cardinals grandest statesman"
The esteemed News is belated with
its "hate to think" 1t is unfamiliar
with the recent history of South Caro-
lima.
About IL years ago a son-in-law of
MIR. Calhoun, who had come into pos
session of Mr.. Calhoun's homestead
died, leaving the homestead and other
properties actually worth in the aggre-
gate about SIS, 900 to the State of South
Carolina for a College conditioned on
its bearing the name of the son-in-law,
not of Mr.. Calhoun, and upon it's being
governed perpetually by a board of 10
trustees, seven, a majority, being APP
pointed under the son-in-law's will and
being empowered to elect their own
successors forever. This College is
now supported in the main by a special
class tax paid indirectly by the farmers
and directly by fertilizer companies of
about $3.50, 900 each year and the Col
lege's total annual income is about $780,
900 to S170, 600, fully double the money
value of the bequest of Mr.. Calhoun's
son-in-law. The chief value of the bequest
was a sentimental one; it would have
been worth something to have built
calhoun College" at Calhoun's home,
but the legislature of South Carolina
destroyed as far as it could this senti-
mental value by deliberately permitting
dissertation of the name of the historic
homestead and it's owner from the Col
lege.
The legislature could have rejected
the clemson Request" and one years
present income of a Calhoun College"
would have yielded double the money val
ue of the bequest. The "Calhonn College"
could have been built on another spot
or if the bequest had been refused per-
haps h Fort Hill property could ha"c-
H~@.. L..
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-02-14
THE GARDEN OF EDEN.
Its Location n Mystery That VIII
Probably Never He Solved.

It's Location n Mystery That VIII
Never be Solved.
The location of the earthly paradise
or garden OF Eden is still n matter Of
dispute among orientalists and Scriptu-
raj scholars of highest reputation. Some
nave ~endeavored to locate 1T by the
fruits and mineral productions named
in the Biblical descriptions as they APP
pear In the second chapter Of Genesis;
others by the rivers mentioned in
verses IL to IA of the above mentioned
chapter. The weight of investigation
and tradition inclines to an agreement
that the Tigris and the Euphrates Of
modern geography are the third and
fourth rivers mentioned In the Biblical
description of the garden. Those who
agree so far differ widely as to what
rivers should now be regarded as the
ancient Pison and Gihon. The Bud
dhistic scholars, although they reject
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-02-14
FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Take notice that on the 18th day of
February, 1906, | will render a final
account of my acts and doings as Adj
ministratriX of the estate of John Gary
Watts, deceased, in the office of the
Judge of Probate of Laurens County,
at IL o'clock A. NJ, and on the SAME
day will apply for a final discharge
from my trust as Administrators.
All persons indebted to said estate
are notified and required to make pay
ment by said date, and all persons hav-
ing demads against said estate will
present them on or before said date
duly proven or be forever barred.
JOSEPHINE G. WATTS,
Administrative.
Jan. 16th-1 m.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-02-14

Canoe = iSOn is the sacred
lgera-,l., and that the Gihon Is none
other than the Nile. AS to the last, 1t
Is altogether probable that they are
correct on that point, because the Bibli-
cal account plainly says that Gihon
"compasseth the whole and Of ETH
opia."
Some Investigations confirm that
Eden was n spot Of comparatively
small area located on the tablelands of
what is now Armenia, from which rise
the Tigris and the Euphratcs. A few
scholars Of distinction argue that the
Adamic paradise was located in Africa
In the vicinity of the mountains Of the
Moon. Still another school of oriental
lists locate the celebrated garden in the
vicinity of the ancient city Of Babylon.
You will notice, however, that none
OF these theorists has been able to get
the four rivers mentioned in the Bib
lical account properly located. Neither
have they found Il place where one
great river Separates into four heads"
This being the case, it Is hardly neces-
sary to add that the exact location Of
Eden is a mystery that will probably
never be solved.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-02-14
A Pithy sermon.

Here is the plthiest sermon ever
preached: "Our ingress into life is
naked and bare, our progress through
life is trouble and care, our egress out
of 1t we know not where; but, doing
well here, we shall do well there. 1
could not tell more by preaching a
year"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-02-14
WISE AND OTHERWISE.
MMMNM*hA#kMAMMhnhh
las A ~STEPMOTHER.

A strapping lad of twelve years was
registered in .oe of the public schools
OF Philadelphia. He readily gave the
several facts called for, but he did not
know whether his birthday fell on the
tenth of November or of December.
The principal vas surprised at this
display of ignorance on the part of so
old a child, and he asked how it came
to pass that he hadn't learned the date
of his birth. 81 wasn't born," said
the boy, 81 had a step-mother."- lip
pincott's Magazine.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-02-14
N

A man loses more by lying than he
gains.
Furniture dealers are advocates of
brief courtships.
Many a mans n is due to
chronic stomach trouble.
Unless a mar has faith in his work
he will not work faithfully.
About the last thing a man wants to
think of is his finish.
Some men learn to fear treachery by
studying their WI natures.
There is room at the top for the man
who can push the other fellow off.
Woman's right furnish a topic for
conversation more often than mems
wrongs.
All women are angels guratively
speaking and if wise they'll let it go
at that.
Among other lost arts is that of
keeping ones mouth closed when there's
nothing more to say.
An old man is as proud of his ability
to do a days work as a young man is
of his ability to avoid it.
The average woman is willing to
patch up a quarrel with her neighbor
because of the pleasure it affords her
to rip the patch off again. Chicago
News.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-02-14
What is BrOmonia?
Read the following carefully:

No"o Vic loiloWlng carefully:
II you have consumption or some
Oh n contagious forms of blood
poisoning we cannot cure you. We
don't pretend to cure you. You need
the individual treatment of some
skilled specialist; but if you are run
down In general health, if you have
dyspepsia. are subject to fainting
spells, a victim to insomnia, bilious
ness, kidney u liver trouble, catch
cold easily, if your system is in that
condition that you may become an
easy prey to the disease germs of
pneumonia, la grippe and the vari-
u epidemics, if you are bothered
with constant headache, loss of
memory, generally impaired vitality,
we can help you, and, if you follow
our directions, render you immune
against sickness. Most skin disease
can be cured by the use of "Bromo-
MA
"Bromonia" is to the human sys-
tenn what the sc%rubbing brush and
soap are to the dirty washbowl. 1t
aids Nature to resume normal ac-
ton.
We don't ask you to invest a cent
until you have tried "Bromonia" at
u expense. A single bottle often
times works wonders. Cut out the
Coupon at the bottom of this column.
Write name and address plainly.
Be careful to address
The Bromonia Co.,
NEW YORK.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-02-14

You can always find here a line of
galvanized iron Tubs, different sizes, of
good heavy iron that will last a lifetime.
S. M. 81 r.. III. Wilkes 81 Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-02-14

He that is ungrateful has no fault
but one. All other crimes may pass for
virtues in him.-Young.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-02-14
Noticef
County TrSufer.

Ter'S Rookc NIL
|, The County Tryof State Co WILL
be open for colle1ad Taxes for S1 G
and Commutatioasurer's Office f frcaI
year 1904 at t~h96ecember 3Ist' io0H
October 18th ito do so can nav ,'o o.
Those who p5fh one per cent pay sdd IL
January, 1895 prefer paying in Feb
t@ional; thosd do so with 2 Der =" c rn9-
r9ary., 199se who prefer to nav en H.
additionsb the 18th of said p mont IN
March, 1paying an additional " ? men
can DOR said date the books Viii piI
closeJens owning. property or paw
AZ for others in more than pay pay
lnglp are requested to cali for one ra
Ign each township in which the,
GINS is important, as additionaI
And penalty may not be attacbnd
thpG attention will be given tboso
wish to pay their taxes tbrn,,ae
mai nali by checks, money orders, etc
'ons sending in lists Of names 70 ei no.
~, OIL, are urged to send them earIv
ne ~ ell Treasurer is very busy du urf'g
'lonth OF December. s
IL lax Lew 10 &c fol
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-02-14
HI ADVERTISER.
Subscription Price.I2 Months, SI.OO
Payable In Advance.

RATES FOR ADVERTISING. - Ordinary
advertisements, per square, one inser-
ton, $1.00; each subsequent insertion,
so cents. Liberal reduction made for
large advertisements.
Obituaries: All over SO words, one cent
a word.
Notes of thanks: Five cents the line.
w. w. BALL,
Proprietor.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-02-14

IF "0NF' yOV TUVIICIJ UTIaU q ITUTI
ate you or a tiger? Answer Why, you
would rather that the lion ate the tiger,
of course.
Mr.. Bigger, Mrs. Bigger, and Baby
Bigger, which of this interesting family
is the biggest, and why the biggest?
Answer. Baby Bigger, because he is a
little Bigger. Indianapolis News.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-02-14
Galveston's Sea Wall

Makes life now as safe in that city as
on h higher uplands. E. w. Goodloe,
who resides on Dutton St., in Waco,
Tex, needs no sea wall for safety.
He writes: 81 have used DR.. Kings
New Discovery the past five years and
1t Keeps me well and safe. Before that
time l had a cough which for years had
6een growing worse. Now it's gone"
cures chronic Coughs, La Grippe, Group,
monia. Pleasant to take. Every bot
tie guaranteed at Laurens Drug Co.
and Palmetto Drug Co. Trial bottle
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-02-14
CoNUNDRUMs FOR THE WISE.

What black thing enlightens the
world? Answer-Ink.
Name something with two heads and
one body. Answered. barrel.
If you were to ride a donkey what
fruit would you resemble? Answered.
pair.
What is that which is lengthered by
being cut at both ends? Answered.
ditch.
What coat is finished without buttons
and put on wet? Answer-A coat of
paint.
What is that that has neither flesh
nor blood, yet has four fingers and a
thumb? Answer. "A glove.
What is it that no one wishes to have
and yet when he has it does not wish to
lose it? Answer "A bald head.
Why should a housekkeeper never
put the letter IN" into her refrigera-
tor! Answer-Because it Yon1a other
sna sN%o III CnaUEG II -,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-02-14

The seven men arrested IN Barnwell
last week, charged with the lynching
OF w negroes just before Christmas,
have been released, the testimony be-
ing insufficient to implicate them.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-02-14
"a - IA Cd R "a.
Bears the The Kind You Have Always Bought
'''1 at : &MzAZZM

Is it a burn? Use DIR. Thomas Ec-
,ectrlc Oil: A cut? Use DR.. Thomas
Electric Oil. At your druggists.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-02-14

Coughs and colds, down to the very
borderland of consumption, yield to the
soothing healing Influences of DR..
Woods Norway Pine Syrup.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-02-14
A MODEL WITNESS.

The opposing couusel-Wha is your
name?
The witness, appealing to the Judge
Am | obliged to answer this?
The Judge-You are.
The witness My nam is Todgers.
First name?"
81 decline to answer"
"On what ground?"
"lt would be construed into a rehec-
tion on the good taste of my parents.
"Where were you born?"
81 decline to answer"
"Why?"
Because all of my information on
the subject is of the hearsay character"
"But you were there at the time?"
81 decline to admit it,"
What was your age?"
Before answering | desire to CON
suit With my a%ttorneys?"
What is your ostensible business?"
II do not remember"
care you in any way connected with
the ramrod trust?"
81 do not remember"
"What is it's capitalization"
81 do not remember"
"What is your salary?"
81 do not remember"
care you married."
81 do not remember"
The Judge: The hearing will now be
adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning. And want to congratulate
the opposing counsel on the marked
progress they have made in advancing
the case Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-02-14
GAVE UP

~ wore a supporter for years, for
my womb, which had crowded every
thing down before It, writes Mrs. S. j.
Chrisman, of MannsvilIe, N. Y. "Isuf-
Tered untold misery and could hardly
walk. After taking Cardul | gave up
my supporter and can now 90 on my
feet half a day at a time"
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-26
VIRGINS GARLANDS.

Memorials In an English Church to
Girls True to First Love.
There are seven virgins garlands"
still in existence in Minsterley church,
Salop, the first of them bearing the
date 1854 and the last 1851.
They consist of silk ribbons and
paper, ball shaped, and are covered
with rosettes, the inside center of the
cane or wire frame supporting pair
of paper gloves. They represent ro-
mantle custom of very ancient origin
and are sacred to the memory of girls
who while betrothed in their youth
lost their intended husbands by death,
yet remained true to their first loves.
Each maiden designed her own gar
land, and at her death this simple en-
blem was borne before her by the vii
lage lasses, the white gloves being aft.
erward added. After the obseQuies
these garlands were suspended in the
village church on a rod bearing at its
extremity a heart in the shape Of an
escutcheon, upon which the initials and
date were inscribed. These were origi.
nally fixed above the maiden's pew.
Some of the earliest and forgotten
garlands were composed Of real flow
ers, but later the covered hoops de
scribed were substituted
There is a passing allusion to this
simple memorial of the early dead
in Hamlet" yet here she is allowed
her virgin Grants" Grants signifying
garlands.-London Graphic