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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-06-02
NOTICE..

The County Commissioners of Lau-
rens County, S. c. will receive propO-
sails, to be filed with the County Super
visor, until June ". 1909, II O'Clock,
m, for building dining room and
kitchen at the county jail. Contract
to be awarded to the lowest RESPONSE,
BILE bidder The right is reserved to
reject any or all bids.
II. b. HUMBERT.
43-3t Supervisor.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-06-02

Doctor-And what did you eat for
dinner? Paticnt-I can't tell you. Doc
tor-Iou can't tell me- Patient No.
ordered chicken croquettcs anu mince
pie.-Town Topics.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-06-02
4 Retainer.

Tommy-What is retainer, papa
"A retainer, my son, Is the money
people pay to us lawyers before we
can do any work"
"Oh, see. It's like those slot gas
meters. The people have to pay their
money before the get any gas."-Tit-
Bits
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-06-02
Quite Clean.

Managcr-You say this is play OF
the slums. Is 1t a clean play? Author
1t couldn't be cleaner. The hero IS
white wings and the heroine Is n
washcrwoman.- Baltimore American.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-06-02

When lambs are about four months
old, II intended for early market they
should be pushed strongly on feed.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-06-02
LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION.

y.
she taught several years In this
county and made quite a reputation
as teacher.
Misses Gertrude Wright and Lola
Todd left last Thursday for Charles
ton, where in the Roper hospital they
Will take a course in trained nursing.
Sullivans School district No 4.
Rabun school. will vote for a four
mill special school tax on June 18th
Dlais No. Z, Dials school, will vote
Tor a two mill school tax OH the 18th
of June.
Miss Bessie TIudgens has been
elected principal of the Trinity Ridge
schol. The two assistants have not
yet been secured.
The Friendship school, taught by
Miss Maggie Darlington. closed a very
successful year last Friday. Miss
Darlington is now at home in Colum-
bia. She has been reelected at
Friendship.
The Wade school, taught by Miss
Lucy Hill, closed with Il picnic last
Friday. Several speakers were pres
ent and an excellent barbecue dinner
was given by the patrons of the
school.
Gray Court, Waterloo. Green Pond
and Shiloh have all voted the high
"Sn"o, m'''l,i 'he iaSt month. oth-
,o.Su Soo"' lheSe
I''G." ,;L C. VIZ ""u0''esS % kG' ,he state
year.
Miss Daisy Allen has been re-elcct-
b. ca TO teach the Lantord school. The
assistant has not been elected
MI and Mrs NJ. l.. COPELAND with
their two children. snent Sunday i'm
Clinton with MIR. Copcland's father.
Rock lHll to attend the Wintbron
commencement. her sister. Miss Ma
mie Crews, being OF the graduates his
year.
Rcv. !. :. h,ofrat who viii nreoch
tie baccalaurcatc sermon SUNDAY
morning will occupy the pulpit of the
First Methodist church M the sunday
"'s"' service
Mr. !. Ross Dorroh of GRAY Court
was i'm the CITY Nondov
Sunday was the hottest dov or the
season in Laurens.
MIR A. F. Harris of Albemarle \ G.
is in the city for a few davs visiting
MS Wlle, VINO Is her fathcr'S Mr.
l.. G.. Bale, Sr., home for the summer
rho .,
,a,nIo p''itG ol i'nurehS VINO con
~ tni' ,isi'ihs iieHuerSonVlile, ~
that Mrs. j. w. Clarke has removed
TO that place and will oDen a high
class boarding house on Main street
for the accommodation OF summer
boarders.
Mi,soe ,,o,do c,,u,
line NichnIs ~ wotarIo,, 'aoa, sr na anu idu-
this week Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph J.
Dendy
AFR NJ Ov.,ro, ho. ,oo,, ,,,.
ed as racoi,,o ~ - 10 @ uoon |i,poI.I- ~
located at Lanford Station, which re-
Gently went into bankruptcy.
Mrs, w u sullivan of Trr,,iro
Shoals is spending sometime at Shell
ny ~ \. win her daughter, Mrs. AL
serhoh Nulbertson.
Mrs. Albert G. Todd lort lo.t r,i1
10 attend tho coIl~%n cnnmnnc,,''',, ','y
al Due West
MIS-. ). r. Boney returned Friday
from aiken.
Postmaster Goo 9 NcCrovv ro
+urnnI Sntrrlo,' noNi"NH re-
hospital. much improved in health
Mr.. McCravy underwent an operation
al the hospital some time ago. and
Is believed that he is now on the
RAPID road to recovery.
MIR. Thos b. Brown, one OF the
Countys progressive farmers, is at
the Columbia hospital this week for
surgical treatment. The character
OF his ailment, however, is not of
serious nature and no will no ohlo
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-06-02

Keep us in mind for the best line
of Freezers in different sizes, made of
the best quality Of material and so
constructed that they will freeze fast
er and use less ice than any other
Freezer.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1909-06-02

BE sure to see our line OF Water
Coolers in different sizes before you
buy elsewhere.
s. NJ. e. r. II. Wilkes G. Co.
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s. NJ. & e. II. wilkes & Co.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-19

Chicago. Aug. 1s.-In putting aside the heads of the uniformed police in the selection of a new chief of Chi cago's police force Mayor Busse sought man with reputation as an or ganizer and an executive. He found him in Colonel Le Roy T. Steward, who has been superintendent of the city deliveries in the Chicago post office. Colonel Steward, whose ap- pointment has been confirmed by the board of aldermen. has admitted that he knows little of police affairs, and he will devote a three weeks vacation, which he will take before assuming his new office, to study of its needs and requirements. He is a man of firm character and intends to be ac- tual head of the department, which has been without a chief executive since the retirement in June of Chief George M Shippey, who was ill., In announcing his acceptance of the ap- pointment Colonel Steward said: T shall be chief. My orders will be obeyed."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-19
Fairfield County News.
Towns New Auditor.

|.
 Nelson B. Mead. recently appointed as auditor by the Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation, will receive s1 900 per year. After Sept. I, all town bills will be audited by him Defore they are paid.
 Bequests to Church.
 The Presbyterian Church of Noroton receives bequests in the will of the late Benjamin Weed. who died at Noroton, July Il. He gives to the trustees the house now occupied as 2 parsonage In the event of the church disbanding, MT. Weed directs that the property be sold, and the money so derived be divided equally among the Board of Home Missions of the Pres byterian Church, the Board of Foreign of Reli4f for Disabled Ministers and the Widows and Orphans of Deceased Ministers. MT. Weed also makes be- quest of $2.000 for the support and gospel in this church. and provides that the money also be divided equally among the above-narned societies of the Presbyterian Church, in the event of the Noroton church disbanding. Aside from this, he beQueaths $500 to Rev. Arthur ReQua, former pastor of the church. The will carries bequests of money to Mrs. Sarah Frances Nich- o1s, wife of F. w. Nichols, the amount of one bequest being s3,o00 and the
  bequest of $300O to Mary s. Cole man. daughter of Rev. James w. Cole man.. deceased; $1 900 to Balbino En- dres, who was a member of MT. Weeds household for many years; and $500 each to the testator's niece. Mary B. Week. Brooklyn; his nephew. sAlvah Weed. Noroton: and Mrs Lizzie Kane of Noroton. widow of John Kane. a former employe of MT. Weed. The residue of the estate is to be divided equally between Mr. Weeds son, Ar thur w. Weed, and the testator's g daughter-in-law. Hettie L. Weed. Tn the petition. the value of the real estate is given as $1O000, and the per sonal estate as $22,000.
 \ Will of James B. Williams.
 The will of the late James B. Will Hams. who died at Stamford, July 26, has been admitted to probate. MT. Williams divides his estate equally be- tween his son, Charles F. Williams of New York. and his daughter, Miss Sadfe B. Williams, of Stamford The petition for probate gives the value of the real estate as $25, GOO, and states that the personal estate will not exceed $100,000 in amount.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-19

Bofh branches of the General AS eef1b1y have passed the act levying a Nt4ke tax of k of a mill on the grand z1sf of each of the coming two years.
 31t two arguments in it's favor were 1dVanced. One was that the State
 needed the money" which was true
 uG might have been rendered untrue LIE 1roper econofny in expenditures.
 mo other argument was that if the t&&W1o were forced to contribute di- &1ct1y toward payment of State ex- 5ense4 their legislative representatives Wou1d revise those expenses down ward. This predicted result is closely G1E1n to the expected effect of increas- 1lG the income of spendthrift in 6fder to check his extravagahce, and 49 Ghout as probable in the one case n h the other. We venture with con 4dence to predict that at the expira- St6n of the two years this State tax n nne-half mill willt be continued, if 4ot Increased. Spendthrift tendencies zxe not checked but rather encouraged by Increasing the wherewithal
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-19
THE WOES OF
 LANDLADIES
New Rules of Boston's Health Board Cause Con sternation.

Boston has made up it's mind to have hygienic lodging houses and nice. -clean dodgers to occupy them. TO that end the Board of Health in that city has got out a set of rules and regulations for lodging houses that would make a German burgomaster enviousl Boston landladies are gasp ing as they read it, and wondering ii the Board of Health has forgotten that even a landlady is but human, and not exactly argus eyed. Boston dodgers are swearing that they are not going to be compelled to sleep by rule, or bathe. unless they feel like it. But earnest. and the landlady who doesn' t obey the rules will lose her lodging house license.
 Rule No. Il is worrying the land #"who Is not clean shall be allowed to retire without a bath But what is clean? It all depends on the point of view. What is healthful cleanliness other. Besides. you can lead a lodger to the bathroom, but you can't make him bathe. These are a few of the problems that are distracting the Bos-
 Another rrlae says a. lodger mustn't go to bed in the clothes he wears in the daytime. Trousers and boots are not to masquerade as pajamas in Bos- ton lodging houses any more.
 All sharing of towels is to be pro- hibited- Bach lodger is to have his own, and the Board of Health pre- soribes the exact size. IS by 3S inches. for the general bath. and IS by 12 inches for the face and hands. An other thing he Is to have is air. whether he wants it or not Rule No: 2 says that means of ventilation shall be beyond the control of lodgers, " and if any lodging house window is not open-permanently. too-at least twelve inches from the top the 1andlady will be prosecuted. If a lodger smokes in his room she will be prosecuted; If lodgers sleep two in bed she will be prosecuted; if there are less than two horizontal feet between beds. probably not dodgers feet but space, though the rule doesn't say. she will be prosecut- ed.
 The worst of the new law is that it doesn't state what means the Board of Health will take to find out whether it is being obeyed- Will inspectors make regular visits to see if lodgers are clean? Or will there be unexpect- ed descents. as on gambling houses. keeping landladies in constant terror of a raid2
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-19
RUBBER COLLARS

Cuffs. ................ 4Oc pair
 Shirt Fronts. soc, 75c
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-19
Litchfield County News.
Escaped While Delirious.


 Watson Barnard. a typhoid fever patient at the Winsted hospital, es- capped Friday night and walked in the middle of the street, bare-footed and clad only in light underwear and a sheet. He was delirious. He was fin- ally captured and taken back
 Last Weeks Meteor.
 The ssWinsted Citizen' says: George Eaton reports that he found a piece of the meteor which caused such an explosion Wednesday morning on West hill- His attention was attracted to the spot by seeing a patch of grass and some trees which had been af1re, caused by the intense heat of the meteor. The piece weighs about 200 black. It was imbedded in the ground nearly out of sight.
 Norfolk to Torrington
 The highway between Norfolk and Torrington is the direct route between New York and all of Southern Con- necticut to the Berkshires and places beyond Those who 20 over 1t save about eight miles. Thos who do not go over it have to go around to Win sted and then across from Winsted to Norfolk. and- if they are wise. they will make a detour towards Colebrook. instead of trying to push straight through. The o1k-Torrington road needs putting in order the worst way and there is a strong pressure being put on Commissioner Macdonald to take hold Of # at once.
 Returning to Cities. ! The exodus from the Edtchne1d hi1ls 1e4vine heinx for the most part poQp1e Who hax& b1en taking vacafio6u ma ~rs on <11 W1x bach tn thH cf<x ko
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-19
z6I1zEp BY LocAL oPrIoN2

S f1e passare of the Sunday bill sH <4ov. yNeekS veto by a vote of 13 " 4 TN W7fh 10 members absent, Sena- x rpold of this city voted yes. Sen E. 3rSnyvarinx no, and Senator Hol- - among the absentees. The 5 ir bassd his vote upon the claim s<hs hsu xasfnot sufficiently ex- 51{6 5nd x,n1 % general in It's terms 71zz z4l,a1e Ats irkerpretation difhcult- m nppaars that this vagueness 51fentionaa and was intended to al- zi1Decies of local option-that is, + where public sentiment fav- 1fj ysarnusements as base
 S m Waterbury, the local of
 Stulds1nferpret,the ~general well cIrnse as permitting them. while 1ByWhere the preponderance of
 G<nfiment favors the so-called nfo. Sunday. the> opposite inter f1ou{ pould prevail AS the Hart eoxnant understands 1t. eff the f[axv goes into effect. then alleged lcxs against the law can be taken fo<e . justice. If he finds them fx. fhex have the right of appeal: - F ha acauits and dismisses them. S there fs no appeal: they are out ood Tho assumptions'of those in of me measure has been that a
 would decide in accordance t&S saentiment of his locality"
 ke r6sult Of this construction of the Ii IT that, if it should become a law E no1aInaffon and election or the ap- trnenf of tho judicial officials hold
 zzdicfion Of cases under it. will more important than hereto :. -z0ukht 1ssue between the advo- and the opponents Of ga 1iber- X sunday.' The preponderance of E sentiment would decide the Ion Tn most of the cities, TIT n and large towns. the decision tHe voters would probably endorse 2daS sports-at least, baseball
 hile the Farmer has always favor 4ev1zfon downward" of the spains banalties's Of the Purftanic Sun 34W. and has believed that those - work six days a week. should be 99d recreation as we'll as rest on eys. 1t is strongly inclined to hold
 Sunday Liberalization, should be dependent upon forced inter n&Ions of the law, but should be lk1c in ferms-that is. should name pernissibIe sports. As the bill G1dn # is an invitation to litiga- 6&l il addition. 1t interjects 3 new j6 disturbing issue into local elec- jnp which are already. sufflciently dfused by questions of more gen TT character.
 fS the House has sustained the Gov i5tss veto the bflI is practically Fl
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-19

mule, non-progressive and wholly ''out of joint" with the times. He would be less harmful in the Senate. but we doubt much whether Illinois would send him there. It is full time for his retirement and if. as reported. he has accumulated a very considerable for tune, he should be given an oppor- tunity of passing his remaining years
 liar from the madding crowd"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-19

Speaker Cannon is, according to Washington reports. undecided wheth- 4k to retire from Congress at the end 4E hfs present term. or to seek a seat [ the Senate His district would obab1y return him to the House. but G re-eiection to the Speakershfp 5l.1d be exceedinely doubtful He
 have akainst him not only the
 611can insurkentss but probably
 i1I ltlencs Of the Taft Admin
 9 91 VI Y 1e \ fact: that Repub-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-19
RUBBER SHEETING
 soc to $1-2O yard
FRUIT JAR RINGS

Mason, old Style, Pints. .6c dozen Mason, Quarts. .6c, 1Oc dozen Lightning. ......... .6c, 10c dozen
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-19

Under the new tariff. the grain grow lE1so sok the West gre given free binding
 5pes while to the cotton planters of south free cotton bagging is re- { Ell # was through a combination
 Fkest and East that those two mn were. scored. President Taft's l z1apts to ~split the solid South will 4r1Iy succeed in the face of such 1{l1tment of that section.
Evening star., 1909-05-16

to our campfire to make inquiries about the
trail was pointed out by my companions as
the one best qualified to give them the desired
information, We talked together for some
time, and they seemed much interested in
what l told them. Next morning l was re-
quested to go over to headquarters, as the com
manding officer wished to see. me. When
came into his presence thought saw look of
surprise and disappointment on his face; but
he politely offered me a campstool The first
question he asked me was about my age
| told him, Il was sixteen last July
At this he smiled and was about to dismiss
me. when his head wagonmaster passing by.
recognized me: for was well known to nearly
all the wagonmasters on that trail He seemed
very glad to me- and inquired where | had
been since we parted at Fort Riley. Then. sud
denly turning toward the officer, he said
Colonel. here is just the lad we need: for he
knows all the drives and camping grounds on
this trail "
The Colonel gazed over the head of the
wagonmaster with that far away look common
to army officers and said. 81 am looking for
man to guide these troops
The old Scot politely saluted and replied.
Evening star., 1909-05-16

know he seems but yellow haired laddy; but
you'll think you have man before YOU go far
with him, for he sure knows this trail
quickly protested, and told Colonel Tamline
that | was going back to the States. for was
sick and about out of clothes: then walked
away. The Colonel and his wagonmaster held
a consultation lasting little time, when
Colonel Tamline called me to him and said,
Young man, if what am told is true, want
you to go with us.
| hesitated, for was still far from well: but
he assured me that his surgeon would soon cure
me and that could get warm clothing and an
overcoat from the quartermaster The less
willing | to return with him, the more
anxious he became to have me, and finally he
agreed to furnish me with a horse and saddle.
pay me regular guides wages, and told me
could mess with the officers
Here something that made even stage
driving seem tame The offer was too good to
be refused Their necessity was my oppor-
tunity and thus it happened that became the
youngest guide in the United States service.
Another story By Captain Han uM appear
Sunday after next
Evening star., 1909-05-16
ODD USE OF POSTAGE STAMPS

THE monks at the hospital of Saint Jean de
: Dieu at Ghent have employed some of their
leisure moments in decorating their walls with
gorgeous landscapes, glowing with color, and
formed entirely by means of Cancelled postage
stamps of all nations.
Palaces, forests, streams, and mountains are
represented in this unique scheme of decoration.
while fitting butterflies shown in the air. as
well as birds, snakes. and other animals, are in
dicated here and there with consummate skill.
The pictures are in the Chinese style of land
scape gardening; and it is estimated that be-
tween ten and twelve millions of stamps have
been employed in this way
Evening star., 1909-05-16
THE DIRT OF AGES

A CHARITABLY disposed official of the
municipal government at Washington
tells of an interesting exchange of views be-
tween two urchns at a dinner given to the
newsboys of the Capital by popular subscrip-
tion
AS the lads were waiting for their dessert,
they placed their grimy hands side by side on
the tablecoth
Mine is dirtier than yours!" was the claim
made by one boy
Maybe it is" said the second newsboy:
but you don't wanter fergit you re two years
older'n me "
Evening star., 1909-05-16

water wagon has its companion
vehicle in the portable sterilizer, akin to which.
in the movable facilities for promoting camp
sanitation, mounted incinerators for the
destruction of garbage and refuse.
Army surgeons have their transportation
facilities in several types of ambulance. the
latest design being four wheeled wagon which
is easily taken apart and folded with view to
its transportation by rail or on steamer There
is also a galloping ambulance. two-wheeled
litter intended for use in rough country The
Germans have lately adopted an N-ray cart
containing apparatus for taking these scientific
pictures aid to surgery in the field con-
nected with the emergency hospital station.
This in itself, is marvel of the collapsible. and
represents the very triumph of the art of con-
densation. SO skilfully carried out in the concen
trated food of the emergency ration which IS of
a bulk that fits into vest pocket. and may be
eaten or dissolved in warm water as beverage,
and will supply food of the required nutritive
value for one man for forty-eight hours
Wagon Wireless Station
THE third important military function is that
of communication and the facilities for send
ing messages acquiring information when an
army is in the field, representing ingenious
application of the science of electricity and
transportation OF such are the portable tee-
graph and telephone stations, and the reel cart
which is rushed to and fro paying out or gather
ing up the field wires There is. too, the wagon
that may be converted into wireless station at
loon train, Arrangements have been made for
carrying these balloons into most inaccessible
places, initiating them in the field by extracting
the condensed gas from metal tubes which are
filled at the permanent plant
There is, as well, portable gas generator for
the balloon train. and it will not be long before
there will be facilities for taking aeroplanes into
the field though the most sagacious of military
experts regard the dirigble balloon and the
flying machine as of restricted value to army.
to be used mainly for observation purposes and
not for the wholesale destruction of cities
the obiteration of fleets or the determination of
armies by devastating fire from above
1t is of significance. also that in this varied
assortment of military transportation there IS
still dependence upon the faithful horse or the
patient mule The motor car has not yet at
tanned that degree of independence from the
repair shop which, with all its speed. entities
it to supp1ant the draft animal. Besides the
army must place its reliance upon that vehicle
and that motive power which will overcome,
with some degree of assurance all obstacles in
the form of bad roads or country that must
be traversed when there no roads