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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-06-06
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mr.. j. G. Sullivan spent Sunday at
Tumbling Shoals.
Mr.. John C. Sims, of Waterloo, spent
Tuesday in the city.
Mr.. Lamar Smith spent Sunday at
his home in Spartanburg.
Miss Josie Sullivan is home from Ae-
mes Scott College for her vacation.
MIR. William ID. Sullivan, of Tumb-
ling Shoals, was in the city Monday.
Mr.. w. B. Clark, of Greenwood, Wis
tied in the city Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Downey Wis
| tied relatives near Brewerton Sunday.
Miss Dolly Roland will retur.. home
tomorrow from Lander College, Green
wood.
Mr.. John Wells Todd, of Davidson
College, is at home for the summer va
cation.
Messrs. Plumer Pitts and j. H. Wood,
of Poplar Springs, were in the city
Monday.
Messrs. M. L. Cheek and j. w.
Mitchell, of Princeton, were in the city
yesterday.
Miss Lula Taylor and Master Evart
Taylor of Princeton were in the city
yesterday.
Messrs. j. M. Golden and Willie
Strawhorn of Wares Shoals were in
town Monday.
Miss Lucia Barksdale has been re-
elected teacher of the Trinity school
for another year.
Mr.. Thomas Switzer, who is travel
ing for the Crescent Company, spent
Sunday in the city,
Mrs. J. C. Mcdaniel and children, of
Exon, are visiting he" parents in Green
vile county this week.
Miss Ella Roland, who has been
teaching in the graded schools at Con-
way, is at home for the summer
Mrs. R. G. Richardson and little
daughter, of Manning, are on visit to
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs j. H. Sulli-
van.
DR.. j. Ben Jones has returned to the
city from Greenville, where he went
for medical treatment several weeks
ago.
Mr.. j. A. Roland is at home from
Turbeville, Clarendon county, where he
has been teaching during the past
year.
Chief of Police w. S. Bagwell and
Mr.. Willie Henderson spent Sunday at
Princeton with Mr.. w. H. Bagwell and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Babb have re-
turned from the commencement exer-
cises of The Cokesbury Conference
School.
Mrs. B. F. Posey and children at
tended the Cokesbury Conference
School commencement at Cokesbury
this week.
Mr. Knox Simpson is at home from
the University of Pennsylvania, Phila-
delphia, where he is pursuing medi-
cal course.
Rev. j. T. Taylor, of Wares Shoals,
returned to his home Monday from En-
oree, where he conducted a two weeks
revival meeting
Mr.. l.. B. Blackwell and Miss Re-
becca Blackwell attended the funeral
yesterday at Clinton of their aunt, Mrs.
Rebecca E. Bell.
Mrs. C. l.. Poole and Miss Lenora
Martin are spending commencement
week at Due West as the guests of
Mrs. j. H. Epps.
Miss Bessie Roland is on an extended
visited to her sisters, Mrs. j. E. Car
Isle, of Charleston, and Mrs. H. A.
Mcleod, of Bishopville.
Mr. Charles f. Brooks, former coun-
ty superintendent of education, is at
home from Adrian, Ga, where he has
been teaching during the past year.
Messrs. o. P. Goodwin and j. Wade
Anderson attended the State Farmers
Union at Anderson last week as dele
gates from the Laurens County Union.
DR.. Wyatt Mcdaniel, of Taylor's,
Greenville county, spent several days
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. r.
Mcdaniel, of the county, during the
past week.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-06-06
Horse Drowned.

Sunday afternoon, shortly after the
heavy rain which fell in this vicinity,
Judge Beasly, colored, undertook to
cross Taylor's branch, about mile and
a half from the city, when his horse
was swept down the stream and
drowned.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-06-06
Three Heavy Rains,

Very heavy rains fell in this section
Saturday, Sunday and Monday after
moons, washing the streets in terrible
manner and doing considerable damage
to the growing crops.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-06-06

We have two hundred beautiful Pic
lures, with frames four inches wide,
glass 1920, eighty-fve different sub
jects; four styles of frames to select
from. These are $l.25 values, but to
close them out quick we are to sell
them at rs cents for your choice while
they last.
S. M. e. e. Fl. Wilkes G. Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-06-06
Cows Killed by Lightning.

During thunderstorm Sunday after
noon lightning killed three COWS be-
longing to Mr.. B. Bailey, four miles
east of the city.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-06-06
Death In Dials.

Mr.. Taylor Campbell, aged sixty, died
at his home near Dials Church Monday
afternoon and was buried Tuesday. He
was highly respected citizen and
leaves a widow and several children.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-06-06

We are Offering a special bargain in
a solid oak suit of three pieces: Roll
loot Bed, six feet high, with 24-inch
french bevel mirror on Bureau and
wash Stand, For a short time we Of
lef THIS beautiful suit for $15.75. IL IS
a regular twenty-dolar value.
S. NJ. & Z. II. Wilkes e. Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-06-06

Always keep us in mind and come
here 20 buy your Jelly Tumblers.
S. M. e. f.. H. Wilkes & Co,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-06-06
SOCIETY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF
RURAL SCHOOLS ORGANIZED.

In the afternoon the gathering was
addressed by Miss Mary Il. Nance, of
Cross Hill. Miss Nance is connected
with the State Society for the Improve
ment of Rural Schools, and her remarks
concerning this work, as undertaken by
the women of South Carolina, were
very interesting and highly appreciated
The State Society was organized a year
ago at Rock Hill, and the work of form
ing county and other subordinate socie-
ties has been in progress during the
past year with encouraging results.
AT the conclusion of Miss Nances
talk local society was organized, with
Rev. j. l.. Ray president, Miss Susie
Pearce secretary, and Mr.. Gary Cul-
bertSon treasurer.
NEW SCHOOL BUILDING.
During the past year the people of
Waterloo have built handsome new
school house, which is centrally located,
and reflects credit on the town, showing
as it does the progress in things educa-
tional in and around the progressive
community of Waterloo.
Prof. Ligon has been reelected prin-
cipal of the school for another year, and
it is understood that he has accepted
the position. Prof. Ligon is regarded
as one of the first teachers of the coun-
ty, and the patrons of the Waterloo
High School are to be congratulated
upon being able to retain him as the
head of their fine school.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-04

and Mrs. Sarah 7. D. Robinson widow
of the late former Governor Charles
Robinson, who had known Mrs.
Rouselaux for fifty years. They knew
personally that the first husband
(Gates) was killed by QuantrelIs s
men; that she married Colonel Rob-
erts, and then the man Rouselaux,
who deserted her.
Although it was against the rules of
the house of representatives. commit
tee on invalid pensions, the committee
reported the bill. and it was passed
by the house. Coming to the senate,
where the rules are even stricter,
there was unfortunately, no relief to
be had. Mr.. Bowersock enlisted the
assistance of Senator Long. who ap-
peared before the committee and
urged that exception be made in this
worthy case. The committee how
ever, would not depart from its rule,
and cited the fact that there were at
least twenty similar cases before the
committee at that time; and that If ex-
ception we're made in the case of Mrs.
Rouselaux, there was no reason why it
should not be done in others.
So because she cannot stablish her
legal widowhood, Mrs. Rouselaux, who
is now 80 years of age, cannot secure
the small sum that would keep her
with some degree of comfort It is
gratifying, however to Mr. Bower
sock that Well-to-do and public
spirited citizens of Lawrence are con-
tributing to Mrs. Rouselaux's support
and that she is not in want
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-04
Union Pacific Motor Car No. Z.

LOomis, general attorney for the road,
got up a party to make the trip to
Lawrence and return There were
about thirty in the party which gath
cred at the Union Pacific station short
ly after 8 o'clock. A start was made
at S:54 a. m. and the run to Lawrence,
thirty miles, was made without a stop
in fOrty-fOur minutes, an average
speed of about thirty-nine miles an
hour. No effort was made to push the
car. It's running was a surprise to
most of those on board who were not
familiar with the qualities of the car
There was hardly any vibration, not
more than is experienced in riding in
a regular passenger car. The opera
ton of the engine was barely percepti
Bile to the hearing and the new
method of ventilation in this car
avoids the close and sometimes foul
atmospheric conditions so often en-
countered in electric and other cars.
At times there was just the faintest
OdOr of gasoline. And what made the
ride particularly enjoyable was the
total absence of smoke and cinders
which makes riding on passenger
trains anything but pleasant in the hot
weather. Most of the windows in the
car were open. They swing upwards
and are fastened with catches in the
ceiling and during the entire trip to
Lawrence and back not a particle Of
dust or dirt f1oated into the car.
Those in the party with Mr.. Loomis
We're Robert W. Blair, assistant attOr-
ney for the Union Pacific; A. T. Palmer,
assistant superintendent of the Kansas
division of the Union Pacific; Frank
Lewis, city ticket agent for the com
pany; Joseph Roberts, master mechanic
Of the Kansas division who was in
charge of the car; John Purcell, super
intendent of the Santa Fe shops; c. T.
Mcclellan, superintendent Of the Kansas
division of the Santa Fe; E. c. Arnold,
Harry J. Bone, S. c. drummer and Mrs
Crumme~, Mark Putnam and Mrs. Put
nam, Miss DOering, one of the operators
at the Union Pacific station here's c. S.
Gillespie. John LOOmis, Ben Scandrett,
J. J. Schenck. Eugene De Larmaud,
Major Tom Anderson. Arthur Capper.
H 7. Chase, David G. Page. D. J. Hath
away. Jonathan Thomas, B. M. Davies
and Joseph L. Bristow. of Salina-
A half hour stop was made at Law
renee and on the return trip which was
made in forty-seven minutes these .peo-
pie from Lawrence came to Topeka
Miss Mossler, Joseph Eddy, George
Bruno, Mrs L. W Lewis. Miss Jessie
BcGregor and Miss Nellie Sims. On the
arrival OF the party here a hearty vote
of thanks was extended to the Union
Pacific officials for their courtesy in
giving the trip.
The car is to return from Topeka to
Omaha and will be sent from there to
New York City where it viii be used by
E H. Hartman, the president of the
| Union and Southern Pacific roads. as d
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-04
FAVOR BETTER PAY.
women's Federation Advocates Higher
Teachers Salaries.

Members of the City Federation of
Women's clubs went on record today
as favoring the petition of the teachers
of the grade schools for increases in
salary.
The meeting of the federation was
held in the Y w. c. A rooms and was
largely attended. Mrs. c. L. Wood Of
fered a resolution to be sent to the
board of education favoring the in
creases in salaries asked by the teach
ers. Mrs. H. o. Garvey offered an
amendment that a special committee
be appointed to present the resolutions
personally to the board.
This was resented by the women.
Many of them made speeches in whicn
they declared that as they had the right
to vote for members of the board OF
education and were therefore directly
interested in the running of the schools
they had a perfect right to sugss.st 10
the board of education that teachers
salaries be increased or make any other
suggestions they cared to.
After several speeches had been made
the resolutions IS amended by Mrs.
Garvey's motion were adopted unan-
fuaOuSly.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-04

so. Nobody would let him try it even on
a train of dump cars.
One day he arrived in Pittsburg, sell
ing his other invention and talking
about his brake notion to man con-
nected with railroad out there. That's
a great idea of yours" said the man,
we will try it on our liner
So the officials of this railroad per-
mitted Westinghouse to put his new
''kickshaw'' on one of their trains. But
he had to agree to indemnify the road
for any damage that might be caused
to the train as the result Of the trialsi
The train was equipped On the desig-
mated day the confident inventor and a
group of skeptical railway men boarded
the train on which the first air brakes
were fixed. Off went the train on its
trial trip; the engineer put on full speed,
and iast as he had rounded a curve he
saw ahead, at grade crossing, and in
the middle of the track, a loaded wagon,
a man and a boy, and a balky horse
The engineer moved his little lever, and
the first train that was ever stopped by
air pulled up at a standstil several feet
short of the obstruction.
Thus, on its first trial. the Westing-
house air brake saved life and prevent
ed damage to property. Thenceforward
talking was unnecessary; all that had
to be done was to make brakes. The
inventor thought of that clause secur-
ing compensation to the railroad for
any damag he might do to the train,
and he laughed. His fortune dated from
that day. He was then only twenty
two.-Arthur Warren in Success Maya
zine
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-04
He TRIES IN Vain.
Mr.. BOwersOck's Effort to Aid a
Soldiers Widow.
Technically Prevents Allowance
of Her Pension.
STOPS IN THE SENATE.
Couldn't Have Long Established
Rule Set Aside.
Senator Long FruitIessly At
tempts to Have 1t Done.

Washington May Am trying to
aid a worthy widow of a Kansas sol
dier with a good record, Representa-
tive Bowersock has gone against a rule
of the senate committee on pensions
which will brook no infraction. and will
therefore not grant the desired relief.
The widow is Mrs. Louise W. Rouse
laux of Lawrence, Kan. Her soldier
husband for whose record Mr.. Bower
sock asked the private pension bill, was
William Y. Roberts, colonel of the First
Kansas infantry. in the war of the re-
bellion.
The reason the pension can not be
granted is because Mrs. Rouselaux,
after the death Of Colonel Roberts,
married again, and her husband de-
serted her some years thereafter, never
returning. The question, therefore.
turns on the point Of doubt as to legal
widowhood.
The story is quite an interesting one.
as we'll as sad. The widow has, in fact,
been married three times She went
to Lawrence with her first husband,
Levi Gates in Setember, 1854. They
lived there during the war Of the re-
bellion. Gates was killed by QUAINT
relIs men in the raid Of 1868.
In 1864 Mrs. Gates married Colonel
Roberts She lived with him, at Law
renee, until 1863. In 1871 she mar
ried ROuselaux, and he deserted her IN
1880, telling her he was going to Can
ada. She made every possible effort to
ascertain his whereabouts, to no avail.
She believes him to be dead. in which
case she would be the legal widow of
Colonel Roberts, and therefore have
title to pension: but, being unable to
prove that he actually Is dead, she can
not establish her right to pension.
Colonel Roberts was mustered into
service June 8, 1861, as captain Of
Company B, First Kansas infantry. He
became major in May, 1862, and colo
mel in June. 1853. He was mustered
out Of service June II, 1854. He saw
very active service, and was not dis
abled in any way during the time he
was in the army.
Mr.. Bowersock. early in the present
session, introduced a bill to pay Mrs.
Rouselaux a pension Of $50 per month.
The bill was considered by the house
committee on invalid pensions, and
was reported with an amendment fix
4 ing the amount of pension at S12- It
was shown by the evidence, and the
report on the bill SO points out, that
the widow is a woman of the highest
I character and respecta bility, and de-
! pendent. Such testimony was given
by well known Lawrence citizens, such
l as Paul r. Brooks, Lathrop Bullene.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-04
LOCAL MENTION.

The Vermont association of Kansa s.
composed of former residents of thai
state and their families, will hold a re-
ceptiOn and 'sugaring off" at the
rooms of the Y. NJ c. A. this evening
at 1880. Judge A. w. Dana is presi-
dent of the association and E. W
Thompson secretary and treasurer.
The management of the Washburn
baseball team has made arrangements
with the State Journal by which the
score Of the Wichita-Topeka ball game
Will be announced by innings at the
Washburn-St. Marys game at League
park tomorrow.
Punch Wheeler. one of the most fam
Gus as one of the Oldest press agents
the country has even known. is in To-
peka today ahead of the Sells & Floto
shows which viii appear in Topeka on
next Wednesday He denies that he
ever earned the title Of chief prevari-
Gator which his friends insist belongs
to him.
A section of the ground floor of the
Auditorium at the oratoricaI contest
VIII be reserved this evening for all
former Indianians. The Indiana club of
Topeka urges especially that all former
residents of the state attend and
greet Paul Smith OF De Pauw univer-
sity, the representative of Indiana at
the contest.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-04

private car and for the purpose of its
display by him on the railroads In the
Jack Andrews of Omaha was the
motorman in charge of the car, c. E.
Foster of Kansas City, the conductor,
and A. J. Renfro of Kansas City. the
brakeman.
Car No of this type which is being
built in the Omaha shops now is similar
in design to this one but will have an
engine of two hundred horse power,
double the power of the one which pro-
pels No. z in such fine shape.
It IS the purpose of the Union Pacific
to build large number of these cars
as soon as its plant for that purpose
is tablished and they are to be run on
all the nonpaying branch lines Of the
road as well as on the main lines not
only of the Union Pacific but the South
ern Pacific as well for interurban pas
senger traffic.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-04

and which is known as motor car
No T.
NO. is an improved development
of six similar cars which have been
built by the company. and its prelimi-
nary tests have more than fulfilled
the expectations of the officials of the
company Details of these cars have
been described at length on several
occasions. but this new car was de-
signed especially for climb bing grades
and has several arrangements new to
the other cars. the most conspicuous
of which is the ventilation of the car,
the windows being round, similar to
portfolios on a steamship, and are air,
water and dust proof This car also
has entrances at the center of the
sides instead of at the end. On the
trial runs it has developed good climb
ing ability over grades, developing q
speed of forty miles an hour with
ease on these grades, and it has at
tanned a maximum speed Of ffty-five
miles an hour. The car is propelled
with a hundred horsepower, six cylin-
der, marine gasoline engine, which is
fastened directly to the trucks and
in this way does away with the vibra-
tion which is prevalent in most inde-
pendently propelled motor cars where
the engine is attached to the body of
the car.
With its porthole-like windows, con-
cave roof and pointed end the car
presents rakish appearance and
looks for all the world like the in
verted body of a yacht. Its interior
arrangements are not only comfortable
to a degree but also most attra ctive.
The space occupied by the motorman
in the front of the car is compact.
not taking up much space. and is
shut off from the rest of the car by
door. Immediately to the rear is a
smoking compartment with a capacity
of about twenty persons. At the end
of this compartment are the en-
frances from either side of the car
and then comes the main body Of the
car. which has normal seating ca
pacity of thirty-f7ve. giving the car a
normal seating capacity of over fifty
but the seats, which are of polished
oak, similar in design TO the seats in
an ordinary railroad coach. are un-
usually wide and three persons could
coGlfortabl sit in them. This would
give the car a seating capacity oi
about seventy-fve under pressure
There are windows in the rear of the
car and a seat circling the end from
which fine observation of the coun-
try through which the car is travel
ing can be made All of the interior
woodwork in the car is of polished
oak and the lights on the side between
each seat are artistic.
What the use of these cars and sim
liar ones viii mean to railroads from
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-04

a financial standpoint in the handling
of interurban traffic and on branch
lines where the runrin0 of regular
passenger trains do not now pay is
readily seen from the statements of the
Union Pacific officials to the effect
that a car of this sort can be built at
cost of from So, goo to $1,000 and that
il can be operated for a mile with
third of a gallon of gasoline. Its gaso-
line capacity is one hundred gallons.
giving it running radius of three
hundred miles.
The use of these cars will also mean
much to the people living along the
railroad lines as the companies Will
be able to operate them frequently and
people can be carried from point to
are on local passenger trains One of
these cars is now IN use on the Union
Pacific line between Lawrence and
Leavenworth and as soon as others are
built they viii be put on the Topeka
& Northwestern branch of the road
between this city and Onaga and it is
also understood that when the double
track between Kansas City and Topeka
is completed, and this work is now
nearly finished, a motor car service
win be established between this city
and Kansas City.
These cars are being turned out by
the Union Pacific company at the
Omaha shops at the rate of about one
per month. It is the intention of the
company to erect a special plant for
this plant have been drawn and ma
chinery ordered but its location has
not been decided on as yet 1t will be
located either at Omaha, Pittsburg or
Kansas City. Kan.
This car No. Z left Omaha a week
ago and ran as far west as Denver,
coming back through Kansas and ar
irving in Topeka last night. n. H.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-04

Persons who shouIs- have known bet
ter thought Westinghouse visionary
when they were told that he proposed to
stop a train by air Nobody seemed
inclined to let him try his plan on a real
train, but they did not object to his
working a model of it in a shop where
he couldn't do any harm, nor involve
anybody else in expense. He knew his
scheme would work. but he could not
make anybody else believe it. So he
continued to sell his invention for re-
placing derailed cars on the tracks. and
to talk about his brake to any railroad
man who was willing to listen.
ssWel1, have you ever stopped a train
with this air thing Of yours - they
would ask
No. he couldn't say that he had done
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-04
New York Money Market

New York. May 4-BIONEY-M Money on
call firm, 4a5 per cent; lowest, per cent:
ruling rate. "A per cent; closing bid and
offered at per cent. Time loans firm.
Sixty and 80 days and months, per
cent.
CLOSE; Prime mercantile paper, 51s66
per cent; sterling exchange steady. at
81 s399d4- 1885 for demand and at 81. 5000
A. 1855 for 60 day bills; posted rates. $500
4.S5; commercial bills, $4. S0A
SILYER-Bar silver, 661se; Mexican dol
lars. 50szc.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-04
Try A MOTOR CAR
Topeka People Given a Glimpse
of One.
Runs to Lawrence at SO Mile an
Hour Rate.
MODEL OF ELEGANCE.
Shows How Passenger Traffic
Nay Be ReVOlutiOnized.
One Seen Here Like Those to Be
Used on Short Lines.
MODEL OF ELEGANCE

That the Union Pacific railroad
company has perfected an independ-
entlv propelled motor car which viii
meet all the demands. for a prompt and
adequate passenger service of an IN
terurban character and on branch
lines, is the unqualified opinion of sew
eraI railroad officials and prominent
Topekans who had the privilege this
morning of making a trip from To-
peka to Lawrence and return on the
latest car Of this type to be turned
out OF the company's shops at Omaha
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-04
students Banauet Tomorrow

A banquet to the visiting delegates
and orators will be given Saturday
evening at the Throop hotel. Covers
Will be laid for some so guests and the
affair will mark the social event Of
the contest The students of Wash
burn college will be the hosts of the
occasion.