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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-08-12
HON. j. IL. JOHNSON
THANKED BY CITY.
Chamber of Commerce Appoints Commit
tee to Thank Hon. j. T. johnson for
Securing Federal Building.

AT meeting of the city Chamber of
Commerce it was voted that commit
tee be appointed to thank Congressman
Jos. T. Johnson for securing the Fed
eral appropriation of $4,000 for the
city of Laurens, the committee being
at once appointed by President Aiken.
Copy of Resolutions.
In view of the fact that the Honora-
BILE Joseph T. Johnson, representative
of the Fourth district in the Congress
of the United States has ever been
watchful and mindful of the interests
of his constituents and has worked
with commendable zeal and faithful
ness in their behalf, and has secured
for the city of Laurens Federal ap-
preparation of $50, 900 for the erection
of United States postoffice building,
and that the said city being duly appre-
ciative of these efforts, and wishing the
Honorable Joseph II. Johnson to be ac-
quainted with this sentiment by the
Chamber of Commerce of the city of
Laurens in assembled session, there
fore, be it
Resolved, First, that a committee
consisting of S. E. Boney, w. H. Dial
and r. A. Dobson be, and is appointed
to draft resolution of thanks to the
said Honorable Joseph L. Johnson and
convey same to him.
Second, That it is the sense and spirit
of every citizen of Laurens, represent
ed by unanimous vote of the Chamber
of Commerce, that said citizens of the
city of Laurens and deeply grateful of
the efforts of the Honorable Joseph II.
johnson in their behalf and that their
earnest thanks be and are hereby ex-
tended for same; also that they con-
gratulate both themselves and the Hon
orable Joseph t. Johnson upon the sue
cess that has attended his efforts.
Third, That copy of these resolu-
tions be sent to the Honorable Joseph
L. Johnson, and that they be published
in the county papers of Laurens.
:; =. T f. fSHhS' &%S5ain SfSEi Committee.
Following is Mr.. Johnson's reply:
Spartanburg, S. c., Aug. 10, 1908.
Messrs. S. E. Boney, w. III. Dial and r..
A. Robson, Laurens, S. G..
Gentlemen: / have the pleasure to
acknowledge copy of your resolutions
relative to the appropriation for the
United States postoffice at Laurens.
Let me assure you appreciate the SEN
timent therein expressed. Let me say
further that whatever have been able
to do for Laurens or her people has
been most cheerfully done 1t gives
me great pleasure to be able to render
substantial service to any of my con-
stituents. | am,
Very sincerely yours,
JOS. It. JOHNSON.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-08-12
THE CAMPAIGNERS
VISIT CROSS HILL.

Cross Hill. Aug. l0.-Last Saturday
was campaign day here. The crowd
was estimated at about 600. Every
thing passed off pleasantly and each
candidate had a fair showing Messrs
Hit brothers furnished barbecue and
the ladies' of the U. ID. C. furnished ice
cream and lemonade.
Mr.. Charlie Davenport and family, of
Warrenton, Ga. are visiting his brother,
who lives near here. He left South
Carolina 25 years ago when but a lad.
He brings with him his wife and several
children.
Mrs. Hollingsworth, wife of Rev. G..
M. Hollingsworth, is quite i'll today.
Miss Pansy Lanford, of Hobbysville,
S. c., is visiting Miss Ridona Owens.
A meeting is in progress at the Meth
odist church.
Prof. c. w. McSwain, of Clemson,
was in town last Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Hollingsworth has gone to
Atlanta on visit
Mr.. l.. F. McSwain has gone into the
lumber business and will keep on hand
an assortment of lumber, shingles, etc.
Cross Hill and Whitmire crossed bats
on Cross Hill diamond Friday and Sat
urday and while the home team lost
both games the visitors cannot boast of
walk-over as both teams put up fine
article of base ball. The score was as
follows:
FIRST GAME FRIDAY.
Runs Hits
Whitmire .......... 8 3
Cross Hill l... O
Umpire, Peake; time of game :45.
SECOND GAME-S SATURDAY.
Runs Hits
Whltmire ............ 8 10
Cross Hill Observation-Disclosures. d g
Umpire, Dunn; time of game 40.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-05-01

NEW YORK. Sightseers in lower
~ Manhattan who have become &C.
customed to seeing ''the biggest" sky
scrraper going up every little while,
will now witness the biggest job of
moving ever undertaken in New York
or any other city. .
1t is the transfer Of a small city Of
tenants to the new Hudson Terminal
buildings Of the McAdoo Hudson river
tunnel system, and is to be done on SO
large a scale that special arrange
ments have been made with the police
department to take charge of the
street traffic in that locality, while
the work is going on.
Enough men to make ten regiments
OF infantry-between 5000 and 5000
will be engaged, and 1000 horses
will be used to haul the 1000 vans
for moving. 49,.
For the larger corporations, such as
the United States Steel Corporation,
to move in, certain days have been
set apart and no other concern will be
allowed to approach the building dur
ing that time. '~.'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-05-01
Cultured Indian Guests al Senator

me and mock tuRhe, and even showed
a familiarity With the use Of the
soup spoon that IS unknown to many:
of their white brethren. T., 81 !.
Great was the establishment of per-
sons who observed; them to see that
they seemed to bsSon terms Of good
acquaintance with the menu card
of the pale face. Little Wolf, the
aged chief OF the Arapahoes, who is
said to be well toward hundred
years old, and whose countenance is
withered and weakened, wasn't bit
abashed and went through his part Of
the performance with, as much ease
and grace as If he had been a debu-
tante fresh from finishing school at
pink tea. Yellow Dog was as suave
as a diplomat, and never once tried
to cut his lettuce with his knife. Sena-
tor Warren himself was surprised and
was obliged to call forth his best
Massachusetts, avenue manners to
keep apace with his guests. 49,.
Some of those that saw what hap
pened wondered If the Arapahoes; and
Shoshones all are as polished as the
party with Senator Warren. Just
think of one of Fenimore Cooper's In
dams eating pie and salad, calling
for consomme and using napkin and
a fork! 1t was divulged, however,
that most of those in Senator War
ren's party had been Carlisle students,
and had not spent all their lives in
the tepee and on the plains.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-05-01
Work of Public Service Commission

old rapid transit commission, but by
the changes made by the public SER
vice commission. the subway will be
enlarged and many heavy grades
avoided.
Early in it's consideration of the
problem the commission decided that
the dimensions of the present sub
way should be enlarged so as to admit
the operations Of ordinary railroad
coaches through these tunnels and &C.
cordingly in the bridge loop, as we'll
as in the Fourth avenue plans, calcula.
tons have been based upon this idea.
All future subways therefore will
have at least one foot more clearance
between roof and ties than the pres.
ent subway.
1t is also pointed out by the commits.
sion that as result of it's work more
express trains are operated at the
present time than ever before, and
that in some cases the increased ser.
vice amounts as high as 60 per cent.
over the number of trains and cars
which were run before the commits.
sion began issuing orders.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-05-01
CANVAS GLOVES AND MlT1ENs.
Eighty Million Pairs Made Last Year in
This Country.

For an infant industry the manu-.
facture of canvas gloves and mittens
appears to be doing very well. It is as
yet scarcely Is years old, and it did
not fairly get into it's stride until about
five years ago, but there were turned
out in this country last year such
goods to the number all told of 80,O0O,.
600. pairs.
Who started the first canvas glove
and mitten factory appears to be a
moot question. It is probable that
the first pair-and this most likely a
pair of mittens-was made by some
farmers wife for her husbands use,
and that as their utility commended
them other farmers wives made the
same sort of mittens or gloves for
their husbands, until, their use be.
came more or less common in: neigh.
borhood or district, and then some:
body began making them for sale.
There is one eastern concern in
the business that has IA factories In
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-05-01

THE business Of the house was NOV
I ing along with impressive dignity
the other day when Representative
"Cy" Sulloway, rising to address the
speaker, began to assume that states
manlike attitude which generally pro.
vokes whispers of admiration in the
visitors gallery.
But on this occasion he did not at.
tain the pose. Just as he reached the
left foot forward movement, the inner
points of his eyebrows went up like
those of Gibson girl, the corners of
his mouth were drawn down in the
style affected by heather images, and
after a moment of painful hesitation,
he let go a mighty sneeze.
A ripple Of laughter swept over the
house, and even Speaker Cannon, as
the embarrassed Mr.. Sulloway sat
down, smiled the superior smile of one
1ndulgent of human weaknesses
Another member rose, but no one
paid any particular attention to him,
for the eyes of the house were fixed
on Representative Murdoch, who, in
evident distress of mind, had pranced
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-05-01

WASHINGTON Warren Of
W Wyoming excited the wonder
ment Of his colleagues the other day
by taking with him to lunch in the
senate restaurant a party of Indians
belonging to the tribe of the Arapa-
hoes and the Shoshones. The red men
were in Washington transacting bust
ness with the interior department and
paying their respects to the great
white father at the executive mansion,
as well as to his prospective success
or across the way in the war depart
ment.
Proof that the Indians are taking
on the ways of civilization was to be
seen at Warren's lunch function. In.
stead of calling for jerked beef and
bear meat the feathered and blanket
ed warriors partook of salads and pie.
What is more, they ate pie with forks,
which is more than can be said for
every white person that appears at
the senate refectory. Also they used
napkins as they should be used and
didn't mistake them for handkerchief
or for bibs. They partook of consom.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-05-01
milk Tops" Buy White House Roses

The children have a game which
they play by means of these disks,
and, moreover. certain prestige at
taches to the boy who can show
the longest string of milk tops.'
Quentin's friendship with the head
gardener at the White House made
the acquiring of small bouquet each
day no difficult matter, so the bargain
was struck and everybody was happy.
Just before leaving WASHINGTON
Quentin developed an unusual condi.
ton of dependency. Several times
In succession he was late for school
Quentin inquired his teacher.
what has gone wrong? You were late
yesterday and the day before, and YOU
are behind time again to-day"
AS the lad raised his head his teach.
er discovered vivid streaks of red
about his brow and on his cheeks.
why, Quentin, what has marked YOUR
face up in that fashion q. she asked :.
That's what is the" natter" piped
up Quentin. Il used some red ink tn
make up for a clown, and the ink'
won't wash of. This morning father
noticed it and he gave me an awful
going over. He says I'm a sight and
l guess he's about right" concluded
Quentin.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-05-01
Fortune Is Paid for Wonderful Feast

was expended for food, although q
special chef was engaged for the
preparation of each of the % courses.
The remainder went for the decora.
tons and wines, all of the latter being
imported for the occasion.
The table was in the form of a large
hollow square, inside of which was a
large FURNISHED copper tank filled with
water. In it swan aquatic birds,
ranging from swans to ducklings,
while below were rare fish. The edges
Of this miniature lake were banked
with roses and in the center fountain
spurted wine, which, falling into a
special receptacle, was carried by an
ingenious arrangement Of pipes to the
place of each guest The particular
kind Of wine changed with each course,
but all through the dinner it literally
ran like water.
The coffee served after dinner cost
$22 pNund, and the cigars cost five
dollars apiece.
Strangely enough, the young mil.
lionaire who gave the dinner is known
as shrewd and conservative bust.
ness man who may always be found at
his Office by $3.50 in the morning.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-05-01

THE proportion Of young men in the
! senate is growing rapidly. The
number of old-timers is dwindling
steadily. Recent months have re-
moved two of the oldest of
the old-timers, Senators Nor
gan and Whyte. While Senator Pet
tus was of advanced age, he was not
old in point of senate service, so that
he can hardly be considered in this
connection, despite the fact he was Sc
at the time Of his demise.
But seven senators have served for
three terms, or period equivalent to
three terms. They are Senators ALL
son; Hale, Of Maine; Frye, Of Maine;
Aldrich, of Rhode Island; Cullom, Of
Illinois; Teller, Of Colorado, and Dan
Tel, Of Virginia Senator Allison entered
the senate March 4, 1873, and is now
in his thirty-sixth year of senate SER
vice. Senator Hale began March 4,
1881; Senator Frye, March Is, 1881:
Senator Aldrich, October s.. 1884; Sen.
ator Cullom, March l., 1888; Senator
Teller, March 4, 1885, and Senator
Daniel, March 4, 1887.
Senator Allison is past ~, Senator
Hale is nearly IL, Senator Frye win
be n in September, Senator Aldrtch
is 66; Senator Gallon will be % next
December, Senator Teller wills be s78
in May and, Senator Daniel. win ,he,t66
next September. Both In years zand
length of service, Senator Allison 10
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-05-01
Pages Cause of Sneezing Fit in House

out into the aisle, where, after a
moment devoted to cutting kittenish
capers, he drew his features into a
Buddhalike ordnance, leaned over as
though looking for something on the
floor, spread out, his arms like the
protecting wings of a mother hen and
also sneezed.
This time the speaker did not un.
bend. He cast frosty glance at
the unfortunate representative,
brought down his gavel with smart
tap that focused all eyes on himself
and sat with compressed lips.
Then, as the house watched, came
the change. The speakers features
relaxed like the breaking up of har-
Dor ice, his neither lip protruded as
though he were about to break into
fit of peevish tears, the hand hold.
ing the gavel went high in air and
with tightly closed eyes he sat in this
remarkable condition while one could
count ten. Then, as the gavel smote
the desk for emphasis, Speaker Can
non sneezed, too.
From all parts of the house followed
more sneezes, first an irregular fire,
but finally volleys. The sergeant-at.
arms began gumshoe expedition. Be-
hind a door he found two grinning
pages industriously putting sneeze
powder through crack into the room
occupied by the lawmakers. The fate
of the evildoers has not yet been de.
termined.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-05-01
Around the Metropolis
What ID Going On in New York
City old IN Interesting Manner "a
10000 Men to Aid in BIG Moving Job

Instead of allowing each new tenant
to do his own moving the company has
taken entire charge of the moving,
SO that the only labor for the tenant
is the signing Of the lease.
The capacity of the Hudson Termi.
nal buildings is about three times that
of the largest Office building in New
York. The buildings will house more
than 10000 tenants and have about ~
acres of floor space.
There are So elevators in the build
ing, and a force of men has been
drilled in handling those expressly for
the moving.
One of the most remarkable build
ings in the lower part of New York
will be the new assay Office building,
for the construction of which the
treasury department in Washington
will receive bids May IL. 1t will
stand near the corner of Nassau and
Wall streets, will be constructed of
REINFORCED concrete, and will cost
about 100000. $3.50. ,....... ,....s
The structures most striking fea:
ture will be it's chimney, which is to
overtop by many feet any building in
the vicinity, and any building in New
York, except the Singer building.
From the sidewalk the stack will
tower 400 feet, this height being con.
sidered necessary to carry the poison.
GUS fumes of the furnaces above any
Offices in the neighborhood.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-05-01
High Enjoyment.

One Of the highest and best enjoy
ments comes through what is done for
others. This is believed in theoreti-
cally. but seldom practically. If a man
has money, he imagines that the way
to enjoy it is either to keep and accu.
mulate 1t or to spend It on personal
qualification; yet he misses the very
finest of its delights when he refuses
to share it or its benefits with others.
So with our time, our talents and our
thoughts to ourselves, or used
simply for our own dedication. they
do not give us a 1.-THE of the real en-
joyment that they afford when we use
them literally for the benefit of the
family, or friends, or the community.
No one, remarks the New York Week.
1y, who has once tasted the sweets of
ministering successfully to the happi-
ness of others will, If he be intelli-
gent, ever again relapse into a purely
selfish use of his advantages, what
ever they may be.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-05-01

There Is, probably, no human fac.
ulty that is more in need of faithful
and patient cultivation than the judg-
ment, for there is none that has more
complications to deal with or more
difficulties to overcome. Nevertheless,
there is, perhaps, none which receives
less systematic discipline, or upon
which people are generally less will
Ing to expend labor and thought. They
train their children's memory. exer-
else their powers of expression.
school them in habits Of industry. en-.
durance, patience and self-control, but
seldom discipline their judgment or
teach them how to draw correct con-
illusions. That, they suppose, says
the New York Weekly, is something
which time and experience will do for
them, yet, when they see what hasty
opinions and ill-advised judgments are
continually formed by older people,
they might infer that some definite
education in this respect was neces.
sary for both young and old.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-05-01

THE departure of Quentin Roosevelt
! on his southern trip solved the
mystery of the Force school. Through
out the winter one of the boys in
the class of children about Quentin's
age has been lavishing dollhouse bios
SONS on his teacher.
Repeated inquiries brought out only
the fact that the flowers had been
given to the youthful donor Quentin
left the city and simultaneously the
daily floral gift failed to make its ap-
pearance. Now it transpires that the
flowers came from the White House
conservatory.
Quentin and the boy had made =
bargain. The presidents son was to
furnish stipulated number of bios
SONS each day in return for a lot OF
milk tops" which is schoolboy YER
nacular for the disks of pasteboard
which milk dealers use in the tops Of
milk bottles.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-05-01

DINNERS at $500 plate, though
u they are not common occurrences
even in New York, may become so
soon II the fad for giving feasts be-
yond the dreams of Lucullus himself
continues. Dinners at $1,000 a plate
may be expected, although at present
$500 is the high record, as this was the
cost of dinner recently given by a
young millionaire to Is of his friends.
The bill, including tips, was an even
$4,000.
Since one of New York's most ia.
nous caterers has gone on record as
saying that as regards food alone no
person can consume more than ten
dollars worth, even in the most ex-
pensive cafe, the manner of spending
$500 plate arouses curiosity Only a
small fraction OF this sum, of course,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-05-01
Heinze Is Going Back to the Mines

engineer Is years ago on his gradua-
ton from Columbia.
At the end of this month he hoped
to have made arrangements satisfac-
tory to his creditors to be able to
start out with clean slate. To stay
away until he can bring back another
fortune to renew his fight with the
benefit Of the experience gained in the
loss of his first fortune is said to be
his purpose.
He intends to give closer attention
to the Ohio Copper Company, near
Salt Lake City, in which he is inter-
ested. In addition to that corporation
he is interested in properties in sew
eral different states. Whether he in
tends to make Butte his Headquarters
he declined to say. 1t was there he
won his great triumph in February,
1906, over the Amalgamated Copper
Company and the Standard Oil crowd.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-05-01

IN the first Of April the public SER
~ vice commission had been in ex.
lstence just nine months and it recent.
ly issued a review of it's work.
In addition to perfecting the plans
for the Fourth avenue (Brooklyn).
subway and laying out the route
OF the new Broadway-Lexington
avenue route in this borough, it has
modified the plans for the Manhat-
tan end Of the Brooklyn subway
loop, which is to connect the
Brooklyn, Williamsburg and Manhat.
tan bridges by a four-track subway
so that trains coming from Brooklyn
may pass through this loop and back
over another bridge without switching
on the Manhattan side. The con-
tracts for this work wereslet by the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1908-05-01

various states east of the Mississippi
river, including one in New York, and
canvas gloves and mittens are worn
all over the country, and they are now
exported to various foreign countries.
Canvas gloves and mittens are made
for women as we'll as for men, and
are worn by persons of all trades.
Prices range from ten cents to Is
cents a pair, with few styles running
up to IS cents. Those without leather
trimmings can be washed, but they are
more likely to be worn till they are
thrown away. The railroad engineer,
for instance, who fancied canvas
gloves. might buy canvas gauntlets by
the dozen pairs at a cost Of Is cents
pair and put on a fresh pair every
week; the laborers at one work or
another might buy a pair Of canvas
gloves for ten cents and wear them
till they are worn out. e." r -: