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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-08-01
A Healing GOSnel.

The Rev. j.. c.. Warren, pastor of
Sharon Baptist Church, Belair, Ga,
says of Electric Bitters; cts a God
send to mankind. 1t cured me Of lame
back, stiff joints, and complete physi-
cal collapse. / was so weak it took me
half an hour to walk a mile. Two bot
ties of Electric Bitters have made me so
strong | have just walked 3 miles in 80
minutes and feel like walking 3 more.
It's made a new man of me-" Great
est remedy for weakness and all Stom-
ach, Liver and Kidney complaints. Sold
under guarantee at Palmetto Drug Co.
Nd Laurens Drug Co. Price so cents.
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Comfy r. f. D. Association.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Laurens County Rural Letter Carriers
Association will be held in the court
house Saturday afternoon at a O'Clock.
At this meeting a president of the
county association will be elected, Mr..
s. G. Mcdaniel, who has been the
president for several years, having
been chosen president of the State asso-
citation at the recent convention of let
ter carriers in this city.
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NOTE.

Ample provision will be made by the
authorities of the college to assist the
visitors in examining the college, station
and all the interests belonging to the
Clemson Agricultural College.
Lodging will be furnished free to the
capacity of the institution.
Apply for tickets at the entrance to
the Barracks, where your name will be
registered, and a bed furnished if pos
sible.
Meal tickets can be secured, % cents
each.
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lie Was in Trouble.

al was in trouble. but found a way
out of IL, and I'm a happy man again,
cured me of chronic constitution, cav,
r. W.. Goodloe, LOT st. Louis s., Dali
las, Tex. Guaranteed satisfactory.
Price 25 cents at Palmetto Drug Co.
and Laurens Drug Co.
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Notice.

All those interested in Duncan's
Creek graveyard are urged to meet at
the graveyard on Wednesday, August
18th, with teams for hauling, imple-
ments for cleaning up underbrush and
hauling sand and provisions for dinner
on the grounds. Mrs. Emma Little
Glenn has untaken the supervision of
this work and she will be on hand that
day.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-08-01
Frightfully Burned.

Chas. w. Moore, a machinlst of Ford
City, Pa, had his hand frightfully
burned in an electrical furnace. He APP
piled Bucklen's Arnica Salve with the
usual result: ga quick and perfect
cure" Greatest healer on earth for
Burns, Wounds, Sores, Eczema and
Piles. % cents at Laurens Drug Co.
and Palmetto Drug Co.
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STATE FARMERS INSTITUTE
To be Held at Clemson, August 7th to
to IOth-Exercises Will Begin at
ZOO p. nj. Tuesday.
PROGRAM:

PROGRAM:
TUESDAY. AUGUST 7TH, 200 p. NJ.
Address of Welcome and Preliminary
Exercises.
The Importance of the South's Pro
ducing Its Own Meat Col. r. b. Wat
son, Ridge Spring, S. C..
Experiences on this subject by farm
ers present.
Farmers Union j. c.. Stribling,
Pendleton, S. C.
800 p. NJ.
Agricultural Opportunities for the
Southern Farmer-Hon. Harvie Jordan,
Monticello, Ga.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9TH, 900 A. NJ.
Sheep Raising in the South-T. L..
Bulow. Ridgeway, S. C.
Experiences on this subject by farm
ers present.
Dairying in the South and Markets
for Southern Dairy Products Prof.
John Michels, Clemson College.
Experiences on this subject by farm
ers present.
200 p. NJ.
Horse and Mule Breeding for Profit.
Subject discussed by farmers present.
Dairying Adapted to the South-B.
Harris, Pendleton, S. G.
Experiences on this subject by farm
ers present.
Proper Treatment for Common Die
eases of the Horse and Mule-Dr. l.. A.
Klein, Clemson College.
500 P. NJ.
The Cattle Industry in the South Dr..
c. A. Cary, State Veterinarian and Di-
rector Alabama Farmers Institutes,
Auburn, Ala.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 9TH, 900 a. NJ.
A Talk Oh the Honey Bee Col. M.
l.. Donaldson, Greenville, S. G.
Experiences on this subject by farm
ers present.
Marketing Crops-E. d. Smith, Zir-
coma, N. G..
Care and Selection of Farm Seed
Prof. c. l.. Newman, Clemson College.
200 p. NJ.
Cotton Raising "A. j. Tindal, Man
ming, S. c.
Experiences on this subject by farm
ers present.
The Diseases of Cotton and How to
Prevent Them-Prof. III. ID. House,
Clemson College.
800 r. NJ.
Increasing the Yield of Corn-E.
McIver Williamson, Darlington, S. c..
Experiences on this subject by farm
ers present.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 10TH, 900 A.. NJ.
Orchard Fruits, Their Care and Gull
ture-Prof. c.. c.. Newman, Clemson
College.
Experiences on this subject by farm
ers present.
Our Common Insect Pests and How to
Destroy Thcm-Prof. c.. f. Chambliss,
Clemson College.
How to Make the Country Home and
Farm Life More Capt.
Chas. Petty, ~Spartanburg, S. C.
200 p. NJ.
Demonstrations, judging horses, cat
tie, sheep and wine.
Labor saving machinery.
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A woman worries until she gets wrin-
kles, then worries because she has
them. If she takes EIollister Rocky
Mountain Tea she would have neither.
Bright, smiling face follows its use. 35
cents, Tea on Tablets.
Ask your Druggist.
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COLLEGE.
HENRY N. SNYDER, ILL.,. d.. President

'IL'NNI M DIV DIN, III u, FTVsIueTI'
Two degrees, A. b. and A. M. -Four
courses leading to the A. b. Degree.
Nine Professors.
Library and Librarian. The w. f..
Burnett gymnasium under a competent
director. j. b. Cleveland Science Hall.
Athletic grounds. Course of lectures
by the ablest men on the platform.
Next session begins September 10th.
Board from $l2.0 90 to SIG. 90 a month.
For catalogue or other information, adj
dress
j.. a. GAMEWELL,
Secretary, Spartanburg, S. C.
Aug. Ltd.
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Limestone COLLEGE,
FOR WOMEN.
GAFFNEY, SoUTm CAROLINA.

POINTS or EXCELLENCE High Stand.
ard. Able Faculty. Thorough Instruc.
ton. University Methods. Fine equip.
ment. Splendid Library. Excellent
Laboratories. Beautiful Site. Unsur.
passed Healthfulness. Honor system.
Full Literary, Scientific, Musical and Ar.
tistic Coures. Degrees of A. b. anC
A. M. Winnie Davis School of History,
Next session opens September 10Th
1908. Send for catalogue.
LEE DAVIS LODGE,
A. M, PHI. d., President.
Aug. lat.
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huced Rates via c. & w. C. Railway.

4 TO Washington, ID. c., account Negro
oung Peoples Christian and Educa-
#onal Congress. one first-class fare plus
twenty-five cents round "trip. Tickets
sale July 9th, Both and 31st, with
q return limit August 9th, 1906 ex-
ept that by deposit of tickets with
gpecial agent at Washington and pay
rentNnS fee of fifty cents an extension
INIT to September 9th, 1906,
e obtained.
4 To Asheville, N. c., account CONNER
3ial Law League of America, one first
flass fare plus twenty-five cents round
lyip. Tickets on sale July 18th, 10Th and
gth, final limit August 9th, 1906, ex-
'cept that by deposit of tickets with
special agent at AsheviIle and payment
of a fee of fifty cents at time of deposit
an extension of the final limit to Sep.
TENDER BOTH, 1906, may be obtained.
G. II. GAsQUE,
Agent, Laurens. s. G,
EARNEST WILLIAMS,
n Genl Pass. Agt., Augusta, Ga.
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Attention! Citizens of Sullivan Township

The taxpayers of Sullivan township
are earnestly requested to meet at
Tumbling Shoals on Monday, August
9th, at IL O'Clock a. M.
Questions of vital Importance to the
township will he considered.
FERGUSON & FEATHERsToNE.
July 21th-2t I,
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ARMvALs;-T Train No. 1, Daily, from
pm; No. 80, daily, from Grccnvilie and in
tcrmcdiatc stations ;35pm; No.S7, daily,
except Sunday, from Grccnvillc and
intermediate stations 6: 40pm; train No.
2, daily, from S~partanburg and interim
ediate stations /: so p m.
c.. III. Gasquc, Agt., Laurens, S. c..
G.. t. Bryan, Gen'l Agt. Grenevillc SC
Ernest Williams, Gen. Pass. Agt.,
Auguata, Ga,
II. M. Emerson, Traffic Manager.
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"Tri-weekly through parlor-car SER
vice between Augusta and Asheville on
trains Nos. l and2. Car leave Augusta
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays;
leave Asheville Mondays, Wednesdays
and Fridays"
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Dated, Laurens, S. c., July l1th 'O6-. Pm
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-12-27
sportsmen Penetrate the swamp's Depths.

which was dug for the purpose of
floating timber out of the swamp. To
the westward Of the lowlauds the an
cient shore of the ocean is clearly
and sharply defined.
The biologists believe that at one
period of remote time, the ocean rolled
over the swamp and over thousands of
square miles of eastern Virginia and
OF North Carolina at the lower end of
the Chesapeake bay. In support of the
belief is the undoubted fact that the
tertiary deposit of Virginia is the
youngest and best formation In the
state. So the soil is pliable, tillable
and productive.
The swamp is largely covered with
juniper timber, by which the waters
are strongly impregnated with medici-
nal qualities. Peaty formation is
definite; in places vegetable mould ex-
lists from ten to 10 feet deep. Occa
sionally fires break out in the swamp.
If the season be unusually rainless, the
water recedes from the surface, leav-
ing 1t dry to depth of three or four
feet and fine temptation for a con-
Migration. The fires then burn into
the peaty mass slowly for weeks and
weeks, until at last the heavy rains of
the wet season come and quench the
smouldering mass and restore the wa
ter to the surface again.
The canal has been a great CONNER
cial benefit to the Dismal Swamp, be.
cause 1t has done the work OF a drain
age system. In the days of the colo,
nists the swamp was infinitely more
marsh-like than at present, but with
the completion of the canal it was OBJ
served that large areas of morass be-
came traversable for pedestrians. To-
| day an extensive portion is used for
agricultural purposes. In the North
Carolina section large sheep ranch
, thrives.
) From the grounds of the jamestown
exposition Lake Drummond is 20 miles
distant. But although the means OF
!, travelling to the lake are now quite in
e adequate, the management OF the ex
g position has made plans to bring about
y such radical Improvement as will make
e daily excursions to the recesses of tht
e region entirely feasible ana attractive
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-12-27
BOGUS Check for Good Lot.

FREMONT Jens c. Johnson an
old man of Danish extraction, sold a
house and lot south Of the tracks to
O man giving his name as Sam Tom
mes and received in payment check
on the Fremont National bank, which
proved to he worthless. After re-
ceiving his deed and on the same day
he went to the Security Savings bank,
which occupies the same rooms as the
Fremont National bank, and borrowed
OF them $500, giving a mortgage on
the lot as security. Johnson went to
the bank to deposit the check and
learned he had been swindled. Tom
mes has rot been seen since
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-12-27

place for runaway slaves. Hitler they
made with common purpose; every
where in the south, among the blacks.
the Dismal Swamp came to be known
as a place of refuge for renegades
from the plantations and Simon Le-
grees.
But the tragic element of the whole
fugitive situation was not the swamp
with the repellent and malignant
name, but the paths leading thither.
the long routes across the southland
slavery states. So the possibility of a
runaway negro from Louisiana reach
ing the swamp was always remote
enough, yet If he were successful in
making that region, the swamp was
very truly heaven to him. In 1t We're
always plenty of game and security.
There, said the. ante and post bellum
| legends, were whole tribes of negroes,
strange black tribes wherein a de-
scendant of African kings might again
be the ruler of his kind and of blacks
from every corner of Africa, wherein
descendant of plain subject or
| slave vi Kings was NSiy hhSiJ Inv
ruler of all he surveyed.
Here, at all events, the negro soon
relapsed into primitive state, that is
lived a lazy, semi.savage life, hunted
fished and slept, fought when elemen
tai passions aroused themselves, com
mitted occasional depredations on the
border settlements, and acknowledged
allegiance to the strongest individual
Few negroes voluntarily left thu
swamp for civilization.
Necessarily the word dismal hat
tremendous power of suggestion 70
all manner of weird tales and delu
sions. For years the region was CON
monty looked upon as a place OF drea
and malignity, an unfertile, unhealth
, and Improbable section of the maj
OF other value. practical or aesthetica
I or both, to men of past generation
the Dismal Swamp had little or noti
| ing at all.
However, that far-seeing personag'
George Washington. ventured to hav
some respect for those 1000 squar
miles of the new country, AS earl
, as 1863, Washington surveyed III
swamp; subsequently he formed III
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-12-27
Nebraskan for Richards place.

NlOBRARA - Friends OF Nelson
Sweitzer forwarded strong endorse
ments to the Nebraska delegation at
Washington asking that he be APP
pointed commissioner or the general
land Office Mr.. Sweitzer has for years
been employed by the general LAND
Office in adjusting government sur
veys, and Is said to understand thor
oughly the many intricate questions in
field work. His friends claim that his
land Office record Is the very highest.
The endorsements compose leading
men In the state, and the entire con.
eressional delegation.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-12-27

One Of the unique features of the
coming jamestown exposition will be
the display of the great Dismal Swamp
to visitors. The management Of the
exposition Is planning for water serv-
ice which will enable those who wish
to do so to penetrate the 1000 square
miles of wild scenery comprised with
In this almost worthless section of
Virginia and North Carolina. And in
preparing for this feature of the expo.
sition, the management declares that
the word dismal is a misnomer.
Everybody, of course, at one time or
another has heard of the Dismal
Swamp. Over 100 years ago Thomas
Moore, the Irish poet, made wonder
full ballad about it, immortalizing a
lady In white canoe, the opaqueness
Of the mystery of the swamp. the UNI
ending search there of an unhappy
lover Moore's poem was full of weird
beauty; perhaps to it are traceable
many of the customary impressions of
the country. Moore sang:
Away to the Dismal Swamp he speeds;
His path was rugged and sore,
Through the tangled juniper, beds of
reeds.
And many fen where the serpent feeds,
And man never trod before.
But oft from the Indian hunters camp
This maid and her lover so true,
Are seen at the hour of midnight damp,
To cross the lake by a FREELY lamp
And paddle their white canoe"
T. During the ante-bellum days, the
Dismal Swamp used to be the hiding
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-12-27
J GOOD |
! T DI G 8 |
OUR CHRISTMAS BIBLE
STORY
BY the Highway and Byway"
II Preacher
III Copyright, lpO6, by the author,
W. w, 8. Edson.l VIZ
tCopy right, iyO6, by the euthOr,
W. s. Edson.b

Scripture Authority:-Luk 2:sss20; espe.
clally II and Is, and John 9:1-9S.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-12-27
THE STORY.

A GREAT sorrow had come into
IA that humble Judean home. The
baby was blind The coming of the first
born son had been the occasion of
great rejoicing in the household, in
which neighbors and relatives had
Joined, for no event in the Jewish
home was of greater importance than
the coming of the first baby, and the
hope of every Jewish mother was
that it might be a boy And when
such it was, the devout heart of the
mother dreamed fondly of his future,
And so with the coming of this beau
tiful baby boy, Jose and his young
wife Ruth, found new hope and in
spiration for the years to come.
But as the weeks passed and those
great dark eyes should have taken
note of the things about, the parents
suddenly realized the awful truth that
their boy was blind.
Because of this the hearts of the
parents were filled with bitterness,
yea almost rebellion against God, and
they searched their hearts TO md an
swer to the question. why had the
afliction Gomez
Such. was their state OF mind when
on the last Sabbath day they had
gone to the synagogue as was their
custom. for they were deyout couple
and nau mead the Rabbi read from
ona Of the prophets of the promised
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-12-27
Cots II Ceuts a Day.

LINCOI-N-The crippled waits at
the orthopedic hospital have been
maintained at a per capita cost of less
than II cents day.
This Is shown by Mrs. Johnson's
biennial report. She is superintendent
of the home OF the friendless. and has
supervision over the orthopedic hospi.
tai She expended s26,5o. according
30 her report, for brass bedstead for
her room. and the table OF the super
intendent Ia separate from that OF the
patients or other employees. There
will be deficiency for the legislature
to meet
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-12-27

/ first loan company on this hemisphere,
the Dismal Swamp Land company
The stock was subscribed for with
some hesitation, but it paid small div.
idends, and remained within Virginia
families. And even as late as the
present year the Dismal Swamp Land
company is on the records, and there
Is profit balance for all holders of
it's stock.
Washington conceived the idea Of
digging a canal from Elizabeth City,
n. c., to Norfolk, Va, and connecting
Albemarle sound with Chesapeake bay
Under his supervision the effort was
undertaken. Here and there during
the progress of the work, sunken for
ests were encountered. The tools of
the excavators were highly inefficient
for these difficulties, SO the sunken
forests were subhmely diregarded and
tanks after the fashion of the levees
of the Mississippi were built up on
either side for several miles.
Tools, spades and wheelbarrows,
plus energetic men, did the labor on
In comparison with this venture the
Panama canal Of to-day is no more
prodigious. The revolution came and
went, Washington became command
ing general of the Continental armies,
then president, and passed away, but
the successive builders Of the canal
did not finish their work until the
nineteenth century was in infancy.
Washington ditch Is still visible, and
Jericho canal is there--the canal
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-12-27
The soavenaer act.

The supreme court must decide
whether or not the "scavenger act" is
unconstitutional. The law is attacked
by the attorneys for Mary A. Trainor
and her brothers and sisters of Box
Butte county, who claim that the state
is trying to deprive them of their
title and vested right In certain
quarter section OF land without due
iprocess OF law. The plaintiffs, who
bare heirs OF William II, Trainor, are
trying to get back deed "a property
lsoid for taxes TO the Maverick Loan
and Trust company of Alliance,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-12-27
Frowns on Tobacco Users.

) LINCOLN--The chewing of tobacco
must cease at the state university
Dean Pound of the law school posted
u letter from Chancellor Andrews or
Nerlng the expulsion OF students who
chew. Dean Pound announced that
the rule would be rigidly enforced
More than year ago smoking was ia
booed on the campus. Now the smok
ers. adjourn to place south OF
Eleventh street. 1t Is expected tina
the chewers will join them
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-12-27
SER MON ETTE.

The good tidings proclaimed
on that first Christmas day.by
the shepherds who heard the
Heavenly message of Saviour
born, who made haste to find
Jesus, and who then went and
told what they had seen and
heard, has gathered force and
meaning with the centuries
which have rolled by since then
until now all the world echoes
with the song of the angels and
the message Of the shepherds.
We say all the world, for while
the Kingdoms Of the world and
the peoples thereof have not
yet become the Kingdoms of our
Lord Jesus Christ, there are
those to-day in almost every
cline and nation whose hearts
respond to the good tidnes of a
Saviour born. But However =
slight the worlds appreciation
Of Gods great gift is, certain it
Is that there has come to be
universal recognition of the day
which commentaries the birth
day of Gods son. MuItitudes
upon multitudes of people who
share in the Christmas cheer,
know nothing of the real Christ
mas blessing. Popular custom
has given them Christmas
holiday, without bringing to
their hearts a realization of the
meaning of the good tidings of
great joy from Heaven. They
have the Christ day without
having the Christ. This is the
one discordant note in the
Christmas song, the one dark
shadow that shuts out the glory
of God.
What thing more needful
then than that those who have
heard the good tidings and have
found the Saviour should, like
the shepherds Of old "slorify
and praise God for all the things
they have seen and heard" and
should "make known abroad"
the message concerning the
Christ?
The first Christmas day was
a day of good tidinss, let every
Christmas day be so character
lied. To this end we need the
inspiration of the angels mes
sage and the song of the ceies-
tiai choir. When and where may
we hear God speak and catch
the harmony of the Heaven
born music? In the quiet hour
apart, in the secret chamber,
where the world is shut out
and the soul is sensitive to the
Divine influence. It is then that
Gods messenger, the Holy Spir-
It, comes with some new word
of revelation and the Saviour is
born anew in larger, fuller
meaning to the soul.
And with the new vision
comes fresh note of joy which
rises and mingles with the
Heavenly music. Such blessed
experience, which may be the
privilege of every child of God,
brings the heart into personal
touch with the Christ, and sends
him forth with a full glad mes
sage.
The shepherds made known
abroad concerning those things
which they had heard and seen.
II is the seen and the heard
testimony which Is needed.
The disciple must needs hear
God speak, must needs look up
on the Christ and feel the in
spiration of his presence. Good
tidings, the Christmas message.
Good tidings, indeed, II the soul
shall realize that God has given
Il a Saviour. Good tidlngo, in
deed, for all the world, because
good tdin9s which we're told
} forth on that first Christmas
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-12-27
After the an.akershIp.

IINCOLN-Representative Dodge
of Douglas county today engaged quar-
tiers at the Lindell hotel for his cam
paign for speaker OF the house Of rep
resentatives. Representative McMul-
len of Gage county also engaged quar-
tiers for the same purpose at the same
hotel.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-12-27
Money for Third Nebraska

Two drafts aggregating $2S.24096
have been received by Governor
Mickey from the national government.
These have been awarded for pay due
the members Of the Third Nebraska
regiment for time which was spent
between their enlistments and their
mastering into service of the national
government
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1906-12-27
elft from ex.senator Dietrich.

HASTINGS-Former Senator Diet
rich has ordered the apparatus for a
gymnasium paraphernalia for the new
Young Mems Christian association
building. The gift is much appreciate
ed