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Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-17
Pioneer San Diego Resident Dies

SAN DIEGO, Jan, 16,-Mrs, Emily
OYerbaugh, one of the best known resi-
dents Of San Diego died today. She
had been a resident of san Diego for
more than twenty years and at the
time of her death was rs years of age.
Recently she completed a three-story
block ON Sixth street She was the
widow Of the late Allen G. OVerbaugh.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-17
ABANDON EFFORT TO SAVE
ROOSEVELT'S BIRTHPLACE
By Associated Press.

EAbSUOItiNVU
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-The effort to
preserve the premises at % East Twen-
tieth street the birthplace of President
Roosevelt, has apparently been aban-
doned for the present. Two floors of
the building, which have been occupied
by the Roosevelt home club, an organ
ization formed to further the move
ment, were leased yesterday for busi-
ness purposes.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-17
SLAVE TRAFFICKERS
SENTENCED TO PENITENTIARY
BY Associated Press.

BUTTE, Mont, Jan. 15.-As the re-
suit Of the determined crusade being
Waged by federal agents against the So
called rafickers I'm human flesh in this
city Pierre Vonderborgh has been sem
fenced by Federal Judge Hunt to four
years in the penitentlary and fined $500
TO the penitentiary last week for SINH
lar offense. Vonderborghs victim is IN
sane,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-17
Heney Not After Interview
BY Associated Press.

by Hb5UNIdlcU TTV5S,
PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 16.-Francis ].
Heney was here today on legal busi-
ness before the supreme court con-
nected with his private practice and
not, as reported, to interview SUPER
visor w. w. Sanderson of San Fran
cisco In connection with graft ex-
posure cases.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-17
vesuvius Increases Activity
Y Associated Press

NAPLES, Jan. 16.-Professor Mat
teucci director of the observatory at
Mount Vesuvius, reports increased agi-
tatlon of this volcano coincldent with
the Kingston earthquake.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-17
ENGINES BOILER EXPLODES,
KILLING FIVE TRAINMEN
Ry Associated Press.

NoRRISTOWN. Pa, Jan. 16.-The
boiler of the engine of Philadelphia
& Reading freight train exploded at
Bridgeport, near here, today, and five
trainmen were killed. A portion of the
boiler was hurled $50 yards.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-17
Cannon Gives Reception

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Speaker
Cannon extended an informal reception
at the capitol today to 300 delegates to
the convention for the extension of for
eign commerce. Chairman William
McCarrol OF New York presented the
appeal of the commercial interests for
tariff changes and ship subsidy.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-17
PUT LATH ON
METHODIST CHURCH

TACOMA, Wash Jan. 16.-The
women of Milton lathed the new Meth
odist Episcopal church at that place
yesterday and in spite Of many bruised
fingers succeeded in putting on about
5000 lath.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-17

harsh and brutal punishment without
any authority of the law, then" con-
tinued Mr.. Carmack, "he will have
placed the president on an eminence of
lnfamy from which no man can take
him down."
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-17

PILES CURED IN TO "a DAYS
PAZO OINTMENT Is guaranteed to
cure any case OF Itching Blind. Bleeding
or Protruding Piles in 6 to IA days or
money refunded. Soc
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-08-21
JAMES STONE AND WIFE.
BY WI. D. s.

They resided on the Saluda side of
Suliyea's township, in a retired place
half a mile off the Augusta public road.
They had faith in the honesty of the
human race--had no locks on dwelling,
corn crib nor smoke house. They built
a shed to the rear of the house with a
dirt floor, on which stood some large
sugar hogsheads, in which the good wife
placed the children when she went to
the field to assist her husband with the
crop (as was the custom in those days..
The children were safe from fire, dogs
and getting hurt or lost, and Mrs.
Stone was safe from anxiety for their
protection from all outside harm. In
those days farmers carried their tan
bark and beef hides to Kirkpatrick
d Kennedy's lanyard and exchanged
for leather. When the itinerant shoe
maker came around it was cut into
shoes for the family. One pair was al
lotted to each member of the family,
and had to do him through the winter.
Around old Rocky Mount church were
plenty of flint rocks, which were inju-
rious to shoes. Mr.. Stone was a church
going man, and carried his family with
him to Harmony on Sunday. 1t was
the custom to walk down to the white
sand road and then put on socks and
shoes and go into the church. A mer-
ciful man is kind to his dumb brutes;
his work stock was left at home to rest
on the Sabbath day. The Stone fam
lily traded with me after the C~onfeder-
ate war-husband, wife, sons and
daughters, each ran his own separate
account. Each n had his own indi-
vidual crop. One fall uncle Jimmie
called in to settle his store account
After attending to it l thought that |
would try him about his wife's account.
"Aunt Sallie has an account and YOU
had better settle it while here; it will
save her a long trip" mo, sir; |
can't do it. Sallie~ will attend to her
w business. Everybody at my house
does their own trading and paying"
This was very c~ommendable. 1t taught
his children industrious habits and how
to transact business. 1t would be well
now for our farmers to teach their chill
dren how to make a dollar, and then
they would know how to take care of it.
1t is a true saying that cit is not what
you make so much as what YOU spend
that will make you prosperous in this
world" Let your children do their own
buying and paying, and don't make ba-
bies of them until they are grown.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-08-21
The "WilliamsOn Plan"

The News and Courier reproduces
that part of the Princeton letter pub
lished in THE ADVERTISER last week
referring to Capt. j. B. Humbert's test
of corn growing according to the evil
hanson plan" and editorialized thus on
the item:
Capt. Humbert, a former president
of the State Agricultural Society, is a
man of unusual intelligence and capable
of giving the plan the sort of trial that
will demonstrate it's value. One thing
is certain-Mr. Williamson's method
has stirred such an activity in corr rails
ing as has not been seen in South Caro-
lima for many years, and this is bound
to bring about permanent and substan-
tial improvements. Possibly his method
will be modified and perfected, differ
ent soils will call for slightly different
treatment perhaps, and climatic condi-
tions are not precisely uniform
throughout the State, but he has made
a large contribution to the agricultural
knowledge of the farmers, and it NAV
be set down that hereafter the corn
crop of South Carolina will be material
ly greater, directly on account of his
experiments and his generous efforts to
give his fellow farmers the full benefit
of Them"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-08-21
MORE MONEY E d
Work on Panama Canal has Progressed
Faster than Expected,

Washington, Aug. 49, Conditions on
the Panama canal have reached a state
of gravity owing to the fact that CON
struction work is developing faster
than was contemplated when the esti-
mates for expenditures during the fiscal
year, 1908, were made nearly a wear
ago. The estimate is made that about
So, 1000, 900 in excess of the a~ppropria-
lions could be used to advantage in
pushing forward the work during the
present year, and Col. Cocktails, the
engineer in charge, thinks it would be
in the interest of true economy to pro
coed along this basis and ask congress
at its next sessions to make good the
deficiency as the argument is made
that with the present organization and
progress the waterway can be COM
pleted more rapidly than by restrain
ing expenditures within the a~ppropria-
tions now available. Reports show that
the monthly estimated expenditure for
labor is being considerably exceeded
and work at the Gatun dam has prog
ressed faster than was anticipated.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-08-21
Cutting Both WAYS.

A Company promoter who advertised
for an office boy received a hundred re-
plies. Out of the hundred he selected
ten, who were asked to call at the office
for a personal interview. His final
choice fell upon a bright looking youth.
my boy" said the promoter, 81 like
your appearance and your manner very
much. l think you may do for the
place. Did you bring a character?"
mo, sir" replied the boy. IL can go
home and get it,"
VERY well. Come back tomorrow
morning with it, and if it is satisfactory
l dare say | shall engage you"
Late that same afternoon the Rnan-
cier was surprised by the return of the
candidate. Well" he said cheerlly,
have you got your character?"
mo-" answered the boy, but eve
got yours, an I amt comm p'-Ladies
Home journal.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-08-21

lOl acres land, Young's township.
near Martins Cross Roads, good dwell,
lngs n outbuildings. Price 50, 500.
So acres land, Young's township, near
Martins Cross Roads, good dwellings,
and outbuildings. Price SIP so per acre.
189 acres land in Laurens township
known as the Mat Finley place, about
d miles from Laurcns, Groom dwelling.
3 tenant houses, all necessary outbuild-
lngs, 40 acres in cultivation. Price
SIS, $50.
One 40xS0 lot with two-story frame
and metal roof store room thereon, in
town of Owings, S. G. Price $3.50.
One lot II X 3O4, more or less, 'front.'
ing on Sullivan street, adjoining lot of
j. M. Philpot. Good six room dwelling
with city water. A bargain. So, $50. 90.
Eight room dwelling and l acre lot,
corner Academy and lrby streets, Lau-
rens. Modern improvements. 81, 800.
245 Id acres, more or less, known as
the Reuben Martin tract, 3 miles west
of Lanford Station. Good dwelling.
out buildings and tenant houses. Price
$22. so per acre. One-third cash, bal
ance within l, 2, and 3 years.
1877 acres land, seven room dwelling.
one tenant house, good out buildings,
within two miles Of Maddens Station.
Price ST. POO. 90.
1853 acres land, one-fourth mile of
Warrior creek church, good dwelling: 8
tenant houses, good out buildings, good
pastures well watered. Price $31. 90 an
acre. Can make easy terms.
good improvements. Price SIS per acre.
62 acres inside Of incorporate limits of
the town of Gray Court. Good improve
mcnts. Price $3G per acre.
One lot in town of Gray Court, O n
tanning two acres, nine room dwelling,
servants house, good barn. Suitable
Tor a boarding house. Price So, 600.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-08-21
Notice Of Election.

In consideration of petitions suni-
GENTLY signed by the f~reeholders and
electors residing in School District Nos.
|, a, 5 and II, Laurens Township,
Laurens County, asking for an election
for the purpose of voting upon a prop
o%sition to organize a High School at
Laurens, S. c., as provided for by the
recent Act of the Legislature, an cleo
ton will be held in the Town of Laur-
ems, Laurens Township, Friday, Sept.
9th. 1907, beginning, at z A. M. and
closing at a P. M. under the supervision
of Messrs. w. L. Boyd, w. r. Dorroh
and r. G. Franks.
Those favoring the proposition will.
vote 'For High School," those oppos-
ing will vote against High School"
Registration certificate and tax receipt
are requirements of the e~lector to vote.
BY order of the County Board of Ed
ucation of Laurens County.
r. w. NASH, Chairman,
l.. A. DOBSON,
Bot l.. d. ELLEDGE.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-08-21
C0RTELY0U TO THE RESCUE.
Government Funds Will Again AID in the
Crop Movement.

New York, August 20. Secretary Of
the Treasury Cortelyou, according to
the Times, has decided again to come
to the relief of the money market and
will distribute Government funds to aid
in the movement Of the crops this year.
The plan pursued last year is to be
followed with some notifications, but
in general it will be that adopted by
Secretary Shaw in his regime.
One Of the ideas now in the minds Of
the officers in the treasury department
is that the Government should place it's
funds in the banks subject to with
drawal by check.
1t is not expected that anything like
the amount needed last year will be
called for this season. 1t is said that
the Secretary of the Treasury will be
in better shape to meet the call, as un-
der an Act Of last Congress custom re-
ceipts may be deposited in the banks.
Under the new method the customs re-
ceipts will be used for the relief of the
smaller institutions, while the larger
fund will be sent to the centres of dis
tribution. New York will, as in the
past, get a goodly share of the amount
to be released.
Washington, August 2O-If Secretary
Cortelyou decides to make any an
nouncement Of a policy for the relief
of the money stringency it will be made
from his summer home, on Long Island,
and not through the treasury depart
mert according to the opinion prevail
ing among treasury officials. 1t will be
made also without the preliminaries of
a conference with the president or
other Cabinet officers. The present
Secretary of the Treasury has never
felt the necessity of consulting the
other members of the Cabinet about
matter that belong entirely to his own
department.
Ii he makes an announcement it is
believed here he Will not go further
than to give assurances Of his intention
to extend the usual relief to the East
to counterfeit the movement of money
to the West for crop removal uses.
This relief will be the increasing of
Government deposits in Eastern banks.
Secretary Cartelyou might, if he saw
the necessity for it, increase the depos-
its $27, 600, 600 and still have a working
balance in the treasury of $50, 900, 900.
He could call in the $40, 900, 900 worth
of a per cents which were due July /.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-08-21
PROGRESS AT MOUNTViLLE.
Rev. Jas. Bradley Tenders Resignation.
Crops GOOd..PersonaIs.

Mountville, August 19.-Crisp e. Son
are putting their two ginnerics in pre-
paration' for the cotton crop. They
expect a good business this fall as the
crop in this section is unusually good.
Dixon d Watts are also locating their
machinery here for the fall ginning.
with ample ginning facilities and one
of the best seed markets in the county,
all we need now to make business
flourishing and the town prosperous is
one or two good cotton buyers who will
pay the full market price for the sta
pie.
"Aunt Hankie" Culbertson of Owings
Station is spending a while with w. p.
Culbertson's family.
j. l.. Boyd has a field of corn cultiva-
ted on the Williamson plan which it is
believed will make 40 bushels to the
acre. Others have plenty of good corn
in this section.
Mrs. Lula Dendy has just returned
from a weeks visit to relatives in
South Georgia.
MISS carrie Boyd has gone with a
company from Lisbon to the mountains
for a few days.
Several of our people attended the
Beaverdam barbecue Friday, among
whom was M. b. Crisp, chief cook.
Rev. James Bradley has rendered his
resignation at Cross Hill, M~ountville
and Lisbon Presbyterian churches to
take effect this fall. 1t is understood
he has accepted a charge in Georgia.
Little Jayne Boyd Hudgens has been
quite sick several weeks of fever. She
is thought to be improving now.
The s. A. J.. railroad has
had a force of hands here sometime
ma~cadamizing their road bed.
Mr.. Marshall WATSON, policeman in
Washinton, ID. c., is visiting his father,
MIR. John WATSON.
There has been an unusual amount of
siting here this summer, both "gwine
a cNmin'."
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-08-21
Death Of an Old Soldier.

Mr.. j. F. Saxon of Waterloo Town
ship died Sunday. August 10th, aged
"a years. He was buried at the family
burying ground on the Sims place, near
his home, on Monday. Mr.. Saxon was
an old Confederate soldier. He is sur
vived by two sons and a daughter-Mr.
Thad. Saxog of spartanburg, mir.
Wash Se of Cartersville, Ca, and
Mrs, johns N. Norman of Greenwood
county.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-08-21
SORGHUM NOT POISONOUS.
Can be Fed Safely ii Properly Mixed With
Other Food Stuff.

The idea that sorghum cane contains
poison that will kill cattle was exploded
years ago. 1t is not more poisonous
than green corn, wheat, oats or barley.
1t can be fed to cattle safely, in all
stages of its growth, provided it is cut
up and mixed with other food stuff,
which is a common practice on many
cattle farms, writes Captain w. H.
Edwards.
The cow when hungry gathers food
in large mouthfuls, and swallows it
without mastication, with the intention
of belching it up and chewing it at her
leisure. But unfortunately for her,
she cannot manipulate sorghum this
way in accordance with her habits. 1t
has a very slick leaf, and in her haste
to swallow the leaves as fast as she
can bite them off, they hang in her
throat and she died of suffocation. If
the cow would masticate the leaves as
she bites them off, as the horse does,
sorghum would not hurt her and a mod
crate amount of it would be good for
her. A gorge of any kind of green
feed by a hungry animal is dangerous
and likely to kill by rapid fermentation.
But that is not why quick death results
to cows from eating sorghum cane.
Captain o. A. Wylie related to me an
incident that occurred at his fathers
home soon after the late war. A Con-
federate soldier by the name of Smith
was %sojouring in the home-and by the
way, he was a good soldier, a good
man and a good Methodist preacher,
and afterwards married a sister of
Captain Wylie. One day they were sit
ting on the porch, when a negro came
and told them that the COWS were in
the cane patch and a lot of them were
dying Smith said to Wylie: "Let us
go quick; we may be able to save some
of them" AS they ran through the
woods Smith cut a smooth green stick
three feet long. My recollection is
that Captain Wylie said there were
seven cows down. He had one pocket
handkerchief and Smith hal two, Cap
tain Wylie held up the cows head and
Smith would push the handkerchief
down her throat into her stomach.
They used the three handkerchicfs,
and with a piece of shirt saved another.
BY that time the rest of them were
dead. Captain Wylie said they could
have saved every one of them. The
handkerchief operation gave them i'm
mediate relief. They were simply
choking to death, dying by s%uffocation.
Smith was an older man than Captain
Wylie and had some knowledge and ex-
perience in the matter and knew what
to do. | think he was from Tennessee.
but | am not sure, after the lapse of
forty years, what state he hailed from.
He did some good preaching in a meet
ing at El-Bethel Methodist church, and
the surviving Confederate soldiers of
that community spent many pleasant
hours with him.
l served on the board of visitors of
Clemson college in 1894-99. | was
there in June, 1894, and found them
feeding the milk COWS on sorghum cane
that was from thigh to bench high.
They ran it through a cutting machine,
threw it into the feed box and put on
top of it some cotton seed meal mixed
with skipped-stulf. They told me that
they fed it in all stages of its growth
and never before knew it to hurt a
cow.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-08-21
Expensive Errors.

When settling your account at your
merchants and you happen to detect
an oyercharge, that is am error. IL you
do not detect it, it's not an error; just
expensive. If you do your trading at
our store you will be saved from all
error. You know and we know just
how the account stands. We use the
McCaskey system. After this system
is explained to you, you will like it. If
you are not now u customer, try this
new system.
3-2t KENNEDY BROTHERS.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-08-21

One five room cottage at Owings
Station, with blacksmith shop, and out
building, one half acre of land. 500.
SiXty-eight acres Of land ncar Rapley,
beautiful dwelling, fine barn, good pas
ture and we'll watcred-pricc So, 400.
LAB acres of land, three buildings, one
hundred acres in cultivation, remainder
IN timber, in 9oungs townShip-$25. 90
per acre.
469 acres in Waterloo township, known
as the Hamilton place $500 per acre.
Broom building, the Leatherwood
House and 1-2 acre lot in town of Wood
ruff. Price So, 600.
One lot on Todd Avenue, containing
ITO of an acre, well set in bermuda
grass. Price $3.50
-Four lots on Chestnut street, part of
the j. l.. M. Irby estate, 300 feet front,
264 feet deep, Las acres. Price $500. 90.
One lot on Chestnut Street, CT feet
front, 225 feet deep. Price $125.0 90.
One lot on lrby Avenue, 81 by 1875. 4
On this lot are 8 nice trees. Price $50. Cn'
296 acres of land in Scunlctown town.
ship known as the league place, 4 ten
nant houses, 5 horse farm in cultiva-
ton, 40 acres fine bottom, also fine pas
ture. Price $4,000. 90.
81 Sd acres near Fountain Inn, front
ing public highway and c.. q w. G.. II.
H., 40 acres IN cultivation. Price S225O.
100 acres of land near Rabun Creek
church, two tenant houses, guol out
buildings. Price $4,000.
lO0 acres, 2 miles Of Rabun Creek
church, dwelling and o%utbuilding. $1,000.
IT'S acres in Hunter Township Id
mile Hopcwell church, dwelling and
three tenant houses; barn and other i'm
proVements. Price $4,000.
One hundred and six.y-two acres of
land, with dwelling, two tenant houses,
good outbui!dings, nca LccSvillc, Lau-
rens township. Price So, 100.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-08-21
Handsome Offer for New schonI

Mr.. w. l.. Gray has offered to the
trustees of the city schools fvea cres of
land and a cash subscription. to locate
the proposed new school building on
his property. This is a very hand
some offer and it might pay the city to
accept it. From a purely selfish motive
we can not say that we favor it but
from a business point of view, it may
be a wise thing to do.
The city is certain to broaden out in
that direction and in the near future
the population on that side will be sufi-
cient to fill a large school house with
children.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-08-21
NEWBERRY MELONS.
Farmer Brings Two Whose Combined
Weight is l50 Pounds.

Mr.. Luther M. Fellers brought in on
Friday some of the finest melons ever
grown in this part of the world. The
two largest were bought by Capt. w.
5. Langford, who wanted them for
some friends at a distance-just to
show them what Newberry can do.
One of these melons weighed SO pounds,
the other II. They were the "Florida
Triumph" a fine variety of melon that
MIR. Fellers has raised before.
Mr.. Fellers raises several varieties.
including the Bradford and the Crisp,
and he keeps each variety separate
and pure. -Newberry Observer.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-08-21

40 acres land 2 miles east of Fountain
Inn, 2 tenant houses and good outbuild-
ings, price $1,470.
225 acres of land near Stomp Spring,
IN Jacks township. Good dwelling four
remnant houses, and good out buildings.
Price $4,000. Terms easy.
300 acres OF land, bounded by land of
Ludy Mills and H. A. Mill, and j. D..
Mills Home tract; S horse farm in Gull
tivation, fine timber fine pasture, price
$685. 90.
Two lots of land in town of Fountain
Inn, SO 1-3 X $50 feet each, suitable for
business building lots. Price $3.50. 90
each.
E~'ghty-threc acres of land on Mt.
Creek, in three miles of Gray Court,
with two tenant houses and good out
buildings. Price $50 per acre.
One house and lot on CULVER street.
in town of Fountain Inn; seven room,
two-story building. Price 81,
Is acre land, dwelling, barn and
out buildings, in town of Duncan, Spar
tanburg county. Price 1925.
81 acres of land with good improve
ments and well timbered. Hunter Town
snip. Price $500 per acre.
Sixty acres of land one mile Owings
station, well improved. Price 81, 500.
One lot in the city of Laurcns, con.
S!Sting of three store rooms and vacant
lot. Price $15, 900.
| Sixty acres of land within two miles
OF the city of Laurens, with six-room
4 dwelling, good barn and outbuildings.
Price, 81, 700.
One lot in town of Troy 30 X 120 feet
with store house and dwelling. Price
] $500.
C6 acres near Badgett's Old Mil
81, 900 dwelling good out buildings. Fol
. 50, 700.
! 81 acre lot, Fountain Inn, 5 roomh house
and good u buildings, wired in with
I good strong wire. Price 5000.