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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11
BUSY INSECT EATERS.
ono Days Hunting oug te
n brood OF Pied WaEtaiIs.

What Ono Days Hunting DrouHht te
n brood of Pied wagtaiIs.
A close student Of bird life writes:
Observation Of several species Of In
sectlvorous birds has shown that the
parent birds Will, when their family Ia
growing up, make between them In the
neighborhood of 500 visits to the nest
In the course Of n day, carrying ON
each occasion q whole beak load of
gnats or spiders Oh larvae. For the
birds which feed ON gnats or other
small life generally take to their youn-
gest not single insects, but q whole
collection at a time. On one occasion
L spent an hour in taking the record
OF q pied wagtail which had its brood
Of newly hedged young ones in an old
disused punt that had settled down at
Its mornings into the mud at the side
Of the pond. During the hour the male
bird alone was looking after the fami-
ly the female amused herself by run
ming about on the bank catching in
sects for her own consumption and
varying the occupation with long spells
OF attention to her toilet. The male
bird, on h other hand, never rested
for II minute from his work Of bread
winning. AS his hunting ground was
the open surface Of the pond, above
which he fitted, hS was never out Of
my sight.
I'm the course of tie hour lie made
twcnty-eight trips, the shortest absence
from the young lasting one and a half
minutes and the longest nearly six
minutes. On no occasion did he remain
at Ii punt for more than fifteen Sec
onds or just long enough to turn over
the food collected on the last trip to
the proper youngster and be OFF again,
Myriads Of gnats were dancing above
the water, and at each dip the bird
struck at one, but onc could not see
whether he always caught his quarry
or not. AS far as 1t was possible to
guess he always did. On his shortest
absence he made over forty shots, and
from that the number ran up to con-
siderably over 200.
"Supposlng that he missed his aim
half the time or afterward dropped or
swallowed the insects, so that half Of
them were wasted and failed to reach
the family at home, there must have
been from 1900 to 1000 gnats brought
back to tho punt In the course Of that
one hour. Later in the day both parent
birds were hawking simultaneously,
each returning ~methodically to the
young every two or three minutes.
What the gross consumption Of insects
was IN the course OF the day 1t Is I'M
possible to guess, but it can hardly
have been less than 10000 or $4,000
N was probably twice rs many"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11
Houses In Siam.

In Caspar Whitney's book Jungle
Trails and Jungle Peoples" he says:
1.-THE S!nmese builds his house OF one
story and on stills for several eason
The first, no doubt, is to avoid the un-
pardonable sin of living in n lower
story while an upper one is occupied
by other human beings, especially wo-
men, who in Siam are not regarded rs
of much importance. The second, and
/ should say he most practical, if not
the most aesthetic, reason is to have
a waste gate easy Of access for the con
tlnually flowing saliva from betcl nut
chewing and household refuse, which
may thus be easily disposed of through
the %creviccs OF the openly constructed
lOOr.o
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11
The scott Of the Middle Aaea

John Florissant, born in 1897, is call
ell the Walter Scott of the middle ages.
He was a c%hurchman and q scholar.
Living az he did in unsettled times, be-
fore nationality had become well de
veloped, he was destitute Of patriotism
and, therefore, more reliable as q 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 as
n faithful portrayal of the places, GUS
toms and of the people during
his time, although not SO reliable as his
tory.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11
A Native of Laurens.

Mr.. w. BENTON Fuller died last Tues
day in Columbia where he had been sent
for treatment. He came to this place
last summer to visit his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. III. Y. Fuller. His health has
been failing since that time. He was
a native of this state, having been born
and reared ear Waterloo, Laurens
County. He went to Florida about 90
years ago and made his home there until
last year when he came to this place.
He was az years old. He leaves 3 chill
nt> checi sh his memory. His re-
mains were carried to Ocala, Fla, for
interment. -Honea Path Chronicle.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11
Odd Fellows, Anniversary.

The anniversary of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows will be generally
celebrated throughout the country the
latter part of April. On Saturday night,
April 18th, the lodges of Woodruff,
Enoree, Clinton and Fountain Inn will
join with Calhoun Lodge, No. AZ here,
for the purpose of celebrating the occa-
sion. Hon. j. J.. McSwain of Green
Vile, grand master of the State, will
attend the celebration as will other
prominent Odd Fellows in the State,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11
Danger From The Plague.

There's grave danger from the plague
of Coughs and Colds that arc SO preva-
lent, unless you take DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds. Mrs. Geo. Walls, of Forest CITY,
Me-, writes: Its a Godsend to people
living in climates where coughs and
colds prevail. / find it quickly ends
them. 1t prevents Pneumonia, cures
LaGrippe, gives wonderful relief in AS
thma and Hay Fever, and makes weak
lungs strong enough to ward off Con
sumption, Coughs and Colds. SOC and
$1.0O. Guaranteed by Laurens Drug
Co., and Palmetto Drug CO., Trial bottle
free.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11
GInsamaLfnu.

Much mystery tas in times past at
tached to the art OF glassmaking. 1t
was formerly the custom for the work
men In setting pots in the glass furnace
to protect themselves from the heat by
dressing in the skins of wild animals
from head to foot. To Ibis queer garb
were added glass google eyes, and thus
the most hideous looking monsters
were readily presented to the eye.
Show was made of themselves in the
neighborhood, to the infinite alarm of
children, old women and others.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11
A Japaneae rabbit Hunt,

There Is a Japanese rabbit hunting
story" says n Japanese authority,
(which runs as follows:
zone Jap meets another In the hunt.
Ing season with n gun over his Shout,
der.
AHA! BEEN shootingT he says.
You look upset
81 am upset. replied the huntsman,
'and with good reason. 1 started n rab-
bit. Cherry Blossom, my dog, ran aft
er It. fred, and Cherry Blossom fell
"'Too bad. And the rabbit
1.-The rabbit? 1t brought Cherry
Blossom back and laid her at my feet"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11
NapoIeon,a Mother.

Napoleon's mother was as much Of a
soldier as her great son. On one oc-
%casion, when he wanted his own way,
she gave him to understand that the
first duty Of n soldier was obedience,
and h a If lie wished to be n soldier lie
must, first of all things, learn to obey.
He had, to the end of his life, the high
est regard for his mother. AT his court
she was styled mime. Mere" Speak
ing of the influence Of the mother on
the character of the child, he said, 1.-THE
future destiny Of the child Is always
the work of the mother"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11
The Word Opera,

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 IN opera MS "a
poctical tale of fiction, represented by
verbal and instrumental muslck, adorn-
ed with scenes, machines and dancing"
but the specialization Is scarcely more
remarkable than that OF DRAMA"
which means just deed" action" or
Of poet" which Is simply maker"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11
Dryant,. Remunerot,on.

1t is amusing to know how small were
the ~pecuniary rewards OF Bryant's lit
erary labors. Two dollars a poem was
the price that he named, and he seemed
to BIO abundantly satisfied with the
terms. A gentleman met him in New
York many years after and said to him,
II have just bought the earliest edition
OF your poems and gave $50 for It,"
More, by n long shot" replied the
poet, than 1 received for writing the
whole work"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11
THE GARDEN OF EDEN.
It's Location n Mystery That VIII
Never he Solved.

u" hocntion u myBtery That VIII
Probably Never he Solved.
The location of the earthly paradise
or garden OF Eden Is still n matter Of
dispute among oricntalists and Scriptu-
raj scholars Of highest reputation. Some
have endeavored to locate 1t by the
fruits and mineral productions named
III The Biblical descriptions as they up
pear Ia 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 IN agreement
that the Tjgris and the Euphrates Of
modern geography are the third and
fourth rivers mentioned in the Biblical
description of the garden. Those who
agree 30 far differ widely as to what
rivers should now be regarded as the
ancient Pison and Gihon. Tho Bud
dhistic scholars, although they reject
our Bible in the greater purt, incline to
the opinion that the Pison is the sacred
Ganges, and that the Gihon Is none
other than tho Nile. AS to the last, 1t
Is altogether probable that they are
correct on that point, because the Blbli-
cal account plainly says that Gihon
"~compasseth the whole land 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 n the Euphrates. 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 n place where one
great river Separates into four heads"
This being the case, 1t Is hardly neces-
sary to add that the exact location Of
Eden Is n mystery that will probably
be solved.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11
SCHOOL REFUSES
u N
Board of Trustees of Willis School Dis.
trict, Marlboro County, Decides
Not to Use Whiskey Money.

Not to Use Whiskey Money.
Bennettsville, April 9-Willis school
district, in the eastern part of this
county, has refused to use the dispen-
sary school fund apportioned to that
district this year, and have resolved to
educate their children henceforth and
forever without using money obtained
from the sale of liquor.
Willis school is one of the very best
in the county, and has been for a gen.
section are ususually intelligent, cul-
tured and law-abiding.
Ex-senator John l.. McLaurin's fine
plantation lies in this district and adj
joins the school lot. He has relatives
in the community who are staunch and
sturdy S~cotchmen. 1t was here the
Senator had his only experience in
teaching in his early young manhood.
He is not a resident of that district
now, however, and had nothing to
do with the action of the patrons in re-
jecting the ~dispensary fund.
Mr.. Julius j. Lane, the chairman of
the board of trustees, is a graduate of
Wake Forest College, and took a post
graduate cours at the South Carolina
College before settling down to his life
work as a scieutific farmer. He is re-
garded as one of the very best citizens
and purest men in the county. He has
many times refused the urgent de-
,nands of his people to allow his name
to be used as a candidate for political
honors.
County Superintendent OF Education
Stanton has been officially notified of
the action of Willis district as follows:
Clio, S. c., March 80, 1906.
Mr.. w. l.. Stanton, County Superin-
tendent of Education, Bennettsville, S.
C.-Dear Sir. After a full discussion,
this afternoon, the patrons of Willis
school district, No. Is, decided not to
use the dispensary funds apportioned
to the district for this year, and also
to refrain from the use of such funds
in the future. In order hat no one
should be injured by our action, more
than enough money was voluntarily
contributed to reimburse the district.
Respectfully,
j.. j. LANE,
Chairman Board of Trustees.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11
"And so you quarreled?"

eyes; and | returned all his gifts.
And what do you suppose he did,"
Can't guess"
"Sent me half a dozen boxes of face
powder, with a note explaining that he
thought he had taken that much home
on his coat since he first hnew me-"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11
ooh, AM SO IRED!

Is heard daily from old and young, rich and poor. Ddy you everst stop and consider
the cause of this remark? We will venture to say nine cases out of ten are
caused by improper digestion. This, OF other symptoms of Indigestion such as
nervousness, nausea heartburn, our stomach, natulency and dependency,
should be a warning to you who ar Elm danger of having Indigestion, the great
est enemy of American health to-day, fasteni its mercless fangs o your health.
Remember, "a Stitch in time saves nine, and a bottle of the celebrated
IKenum's SureC Cure for Indigestion has saved untold misery to people in many
parts oft this broad land, by curing them permanently of this miserable disease.
Yes, not like the pepsin digestives that help for a time, but cures permanently
by causing the digestive organs to perform their functions. Nature being such
a great rectfer OF its W ills, with the assistance of this powerful medicine,
gives you a healthy stomach and removes Indigestion and it's symptoms perma-
Inenty Sold o n a $500 guarantee. so cents and 81 90 per Bottle at
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11

Mrs. Littlewit (proudly) -"Only just
think! Charles has gone to address a
public gathering"
Friend-"I didn't think he was a
speech maker"
Mrs. Littlewit - Nor /; but he's
been called upon to make a statement
before u meeting Of his creditors"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11
A pIthy

Here is the plthiest sermon ever
preached: Our ingrcss into life IS
naked and bare, u 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, 1906-04-11

About all the cotton farmers have to
do in order to control the cotton mar
ket is to control themselves.
We don't need more money, more
men or better business men in the cot
ton States in order to manage the cot
ton business. About all you need is to
get together and use what you already
have in hand, like business men should
do, and the power you have will aston
ish the cotton farmers as well as the
balance of the world.
Why is it hat we find so many South
ern men engaged in the trade on Wall
Street, New York? Is is not because
these Southern men from the field know
more about the conditions of things in
the South and more about how to con
troll the cotton farmers than foreigners
do?
Well, then, why not come together at
home, and use our own business men
and talents, and our peculiar natural
advantages for our own benefits instead
VI a'io"iiS loiciSheiS W reap tIe pro-
fits from our fortunate natural gifts in
the way of the ideal cotton belt of the
world?
Twenty men may stand about the
bog talking about the bad plight of the
cow in the mire to no good-but three
men may unite and pull together and
out comes the GOV on firm ground
Farmers, walk right up in the Union
and take hold, stop talking and pull to-
gether.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11
Hard to Trace.

Excuse me, sir, but you have taken
my umbrella"
But this umbrella has my initials ON
it,"
II can't help that, sir. You will have
10 see the man who gave it to me-"
Where did he get it?'
He said 1t was loaned to him by a
friend who has since moved away
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11
A

What a nice little boy said the
minister, who was making a call,
won't you come and shake hands, my
SOM"
"NawP' snapped the nice little boy.
my gracious! Don't you like me?"
NAV! 1 had ter git me hands an
face washed jist because you Gomez
Philadelphia Press.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11

You feel the life giving current the
minute you take it. A gentle soothing
warmth, fills the nerves and blood with
life. It's a real pleasure to take Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea. 80 cents,
Tea or Tablets. Ask your Druggist.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11
n Painful Difference

you take your roast beef rare, do
you notT' asked the host.
Not rare answered the man who
Is impoverished, but grammatical
Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11

Glow did your assistant happen to
fall from the parachute?"
HE belongs to the union, and when
ne was nearly a mile up he heard a
whistle blow and thought it was time
to quit work"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11

Ordinary household accidents have no
%terrors when there's a bottle of DR..
Thomas Eclectric Oil in the medicine
chest. Heals burns, cuts, bruises,
sprains. Instant relief.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11
LoXcmnhInr NnnLn

Mrs. Knicker-How can you give a
ball without a ballroom? Mrs. Booker
Haven't 1 got eight coy corners and
two staircases?-Harper's Bazaar.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11
FOUR SMILES.

"The plaintiff was told to go to the
devil" observed a solicitor in the
Bloomsbury (England) County Court,
land so he brought the Ease before
your honor"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11

Eczema, scald head, hives, itchiness
of the skin of any sort, instantly reliev-
ed, permanently cured. Doan's ONT
ment. AT any drug store.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11
A Badly Burned Girl

or boy, man or woman, is quickly out
of pain if Bucklen's Arnica Salve is ap-
piled promptly. G.. j. Welch, of Tekon-
sha, Mich, says: al use it in my family
for cuts, sores and all skin injuries, and
find it perfect" Quickest Pile cure
known. Best healing salve. 25c. at
Laurens Drug Co., Palmetto Drug Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11
Chairman Board of Trustees.
Farmers Union Bureau of
Conducted by the
South Carolina Farmers Educational
and Coo. ,erative Union.

Communications intended for this
department should be addressed to j.
G.. Stribbling, Pendleton, S. C.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11

Policy consists In serving God I'm
such n as not to offend the
devil.--Fuller.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11

It's the little colds that grow into big
colds: the big colds that end in consump-
ton and death. Watch the little colds.
DIR. Woods Norway Pine Syrup.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11

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, 1906-04-11

Thousands of acres of cotton is now
being plowed too wet. This means n
very large reduction in the number of
bales next Fall.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11

All smart up-to-date women of to day,
Know how to bake, wash, sing and to
play;
Without these talents a wife is N. G..
Unless she takes Hockey Mountain Tea.
Ask your druggist.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1906-04-11
LIES DYING LIGHT.

Dear heart, the light is dying:-L Let us
go,
And dream of rest there, meath the
flowers and snow!
Life for a little space was sweet to
know,
But nov the light is dying:-Let us 20!
III.
We have known Loves morning-and
the afterglow
Falls now where we shall neither reap
nor sow;
We have loved each other-for God
willed it so:
Dear heart, the light is crying let us gol
IL q
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-05
Harvey's and the Oyster.

Washington has now lost her most
accomplished restauranteur In George
Washington Harvey, whose establish
ment on Pennsylvania avenue has long
enjoyed a national reputation, more
particularly for its choice oysters and
the manner In which they were served
there. Once upon time the writer OF
this paragraph went into Harvey's res
taurant and ordered some oysters on
the shell. They were promptly served
but they did not present SO plump an
appearance as the writer had been
accustomed to, and Harvey's attention
was called to the fact.
II understand your difficulty" said
he; "those oysters are opened on the
deep side of the shell inside of on the
shallow side, and they don't look to
you as plump as those you have been
accustomed to. presume you are from
Boston. That Is the only place I know
of where they habitually open oysters
on the shallow shell and thus lose all
their natural juice. Boston Herald.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-05

ner in the guilt Of the crime Of slavery
and that in the event Of emancipation
without war the North should bear a
portion Of the expense.
The attempt to force slavery on Kan
sas convinced him, however, that the
day for considering peaceful enamel
patton was past. He then advocated
whatever measure Of force might be
necessary.
He gave large sums Of money to free
soil settlers to Kansas. He was charg-
ed with being an accessory to the af-
fair at Harper's Ferry, but it was
shown that he had given money to
Brown only, as he did to scores Of
other men in the cause, and that as
far as he knew Browns scheme tried
to discourage him from 1t.
1t is characteristic Of Smith that he
should have been one of the three sign
ers Of the bail-bond Of jefferson Davis.
He was man to whom the welfare of
the whole country was dear and who
did his best to aid the cause Of human
ity. During his lifetime he gave away
to philanthropic and humanitarian en-
terprises $S,OOO,O OO.-Chicago Journal
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1906-10-05

Hens kept in cold quarters and fed
heavily produced eggs with strong
germs which Matched well, says Coun-
try Life In America. On the other
hand, poultry kept in artiflcially
warmed houses laid eggs with weak
germs which Matched weak chickens.
The results were considered in favor
Of fresh air and plenty Of 1t, even If
it was cold"
In study of the duration of fertili-
zatiOn after the removal Of the male
birds, records were kept Of the num-
Der of eggs which Matched or which
were shown to be fertile. The last
trace Of fertility was noticed eleven
days after separation. The unfertilized
eggs had superior keeping qualities, so
the author recommends that as a rule
male birds should not be kept with
hens depended upon for market eggs.
Experience showed that where there
Is variety In rations and care In feed.
ing them, and sufficient floor space,
there is little likelihood Of egg eat
Ing or feaUsx picking. Steamed lawn
slippings W. led to the station poul-
try three - mr. times A week and
eaten with evident relish. Glover leaves
treated in the same way were also
much liked.