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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-03-16

Columbia--The pension oard meets
on March % to consider the pensions
provided for at the last session of the
General Assembly, and to act upon
the reports from the county pension
bsards. Most Of the reports are in
and 1t is expected that all will be here
by the time of the meeting of the
board.
The following are the members of
the pension board:
Comptroller General Jones, ex-offi-
clio chairman; Mr.. John Ahrens,
Charleston; Capt. w. III. Harden, Ches-
ter; Mr.. ID. r. Flennniken, Columbia;
DR.. William Weston Columbia. Miss
Kate Maher is clerk of the pension
board.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-03-16

Greenville-Will Ellison, a young
white man of this county, who was
serving seven-month sentence on the
ohaingang of Spartanburg for forgery,
and vino made d sensational! escane
from the chaingang there by holding
up guard with a rifle and taking
his pistol from him, was captured here
Friday by the. police.
Ellison has made three sensational
escapes from different chaingangs and
was taken back to Spartanburg to
finish his sentence.
He is also wanted here on a charge
OF obtaining goods under false pre-
teRses.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-03-16

Governor Ansel is a better hand
at saying mo" than any other man
that ever succeeded in politics-An-
derson Mail
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-03-16

Columbia, March ia number of
the boys at the University of South
Carolina have been examined and have
been found to be infected with the
hookworm disease. The boys were re-
quired to send in bottles several drops
OF blood to the labratory of the uni
versity. All are under treatment and
no fear is expressed.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-03-16

Six nice glass Tumblers, only 10
cenls
S, Nj. e E. III. Wilkes & Co.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-19

weeks. but now he sat with her and
even told her jokes ana hoped she
would 1--we for twenty years yet He
also went among the neighbors and
said that he had heard the cellar Of
the poorhouse was damp after every
shower, and he couldn't think Of tax
ing bis dear mother there.
Mrs. Strong, widow. could hear very
well. She heard her son ask the name
or all her male cousins, including
Charles Bixby Of Boston, and she heard
herself addressed as dear mother"
but she could make no Ineligible re-
plies. Not when the daughter-in-law
combed her hair for her and washed
her face and said she was saint II
there ever was one could she talk.
when she was lifted in AID out OF the
buggy for a ride she couldn't express
her gratitude in words Once or twice
she happened to oyerhear her dutiful
son say 20 his wife that he'd like 70
build a IRE under the old woman to
make her talk, but she didn't lay 1t up
against him. She went right on hay
ing the best in the house and wonder
ing why other old women didn't lose
their voices
Once month for two long years
Deacon Strong called upon or wrote to
the lawyer. He offered all sorts Of
terms and compromises, but it was no
use He wrote to Boston. but bis let
ter was unanswered. He consulted
other lawyers, but they said that moth
ing could be done until that voice came
back. Raw eggs and wine, pies. cake
and puddings fattened the old woman.
but the voice remained obdurate. She
winked aud she smiled and she nodded.
but that wasn't enough to bring home
the Bixby legacy Then at last she
died She went TO sleep in her chair
one day and passed away without a
struggle. She was buried in a very de-
cent manner. and next day the deacon
walked into the lawyers Office as next
Of kin and heir to the Bixby legacy.
And you mother didn't regain her
voice p asked the lawyer
Never spoke word
"she had the best ef carers
THE very best"
4 am glad to hear 1t have Just as
certained there was some mistake about
1t. She may have been cousin Of
Charfns Bixby's. but he left bis money
to an old mans home"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-19
.. 5. FoRBIDs BoMBARDMENr.
Commander Of Paaueah Also Won't Al
low Battle in Streets Of Blue6elds

Commander Of Paducah Also Won't All.
low Battle in Streets Of Bluedelds.
Washington, May Isl Commander Gil.
mer Of the United states gunboat Pa
ducah has served notice on Cen Irias.
who is in command Of the Venus. that
he win not permit homhardment Of
the city Of Bmefelds. Nicaragua. aud be
also has notified Gen Estrada and Cen
Madriz that Re win not permit any
armed conflict within the city.
These notices were sent after Gen.
inas he'd given notice 81 his Intention
to bombard the city, should Gen SIS.
trada not surrender Ia the meantime.
Gen. Estrada Il Is learned has refused
10 comply with the demand for SUR
render.
New Orleans, May ia crisis of tie
Niearag guam situation, involving the sp-
pramaey Of Madriz al Estrada, II only 8
few days removed ID the light Of ad.
vices received here.
II the Estrada forces are able 70 repel
the attack al Rama said to be the only
possible gateway 20 Blue9elds, and the
steamer Venus Is held oil from attack
Of the hsrbor, the revolutionary forces
will it is believed be in a position to
obtain recognition from an east coast
government.
It is reported that the United States
eunboats Dubuque and Padueah at Blue
fields might interfere in case Of an en-
gagement in the Bluefelds hsrhoF
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-19
DEALER SAYS HE CAN PAY
WINTER PRICE FOR MILK
c. A. Alden Tells the Investigators His
Firm Could AFFORD to Do It aud
Make Profit, If Others Would,

Boston, May ia different idea Of
the conditions which would arise II the
price 81 milk were increased % THE con-
sumner and the winter rate continued to
the producer. was given at yesterdays
hearing before The milk investigating
committee Of the legislature.
While all the contractors who haye
thus far testified before the committee
said they could not advance the price Of
milk to the consumers without running
their business, and that to continue pay
ing the winter price TO the producer
would take al the profit, Charles L.
Alden a large contractor, stated yester
day that be could continue paying the
winter rate ii the Others did. and that
his business would not Be seriously
threatened II be should advance the price
Of milk a cent a quart.
He said that be Is now paying the
winter rate the continuance Of which
the farmers demand, for about one-third
of his supply, and that this Is coming
from Brattleboro and Bellows Falls, VT,
and the intervening towns
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-19
Should We Eat Nav Bread

Many people like fresh bread better
than stale, others prefer stale. This
difference OF taste Il mainly q matter
sf habit we generally like best that
which we become accustomed to,
whether IT Is better for lis or not
Ii we investigate fresh bread care.
fully we ind it soft donghy aad GIN
tinous; that by mastication it Is with
great difhculty separated and reduced
TO smaller parts and IS less under the
influence Of The saliva and gastric
juices. It consequently forms itself
into masses by hasty mastication and
legluution, becomes coated over with
saliva and in this state enters the
stomach.
In the case Of q weak stomach when
the gastric juice Is weak aud scanty
tt liz unable to penetrate and dissolve
this sticky mass and scarcely able even
to act upon the surface Of #. Il FREE
quently remains ID this organ un-
changed and. like a foreign body, irri-
eates and ineommodes ii. inducing ey-
cry species Of Indigestion and ali its
long train Of symptoms. Family Doc.
tor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-19
THE VORAcIoUS TUNAs.
What Happens When They Meet
School Of Flying Fish.

What Happens When They Meet =
School Of Flying Fish.
One time at San Clemente we sight
ed feeding school Of tuna. an exhil-
arating sight A flying ish Weighing
a pound and half or more would
start from the water and soar an ex-
traordinary distance. nearly out OF
sight, but every inch Of that flight I
knew was covered by big tuna keep
ing hts place just beneath the nier and
ready TO seize 1t the moment It fell
into the water This rarely failed.
The moment the fish began to drop
the tuna would spring at II like q
tiger, turning and tossing the spume
into the afr with a splendid and cleo
trlfylng rush, a maneuyer that was
repeated all over the blue channel
The sensational charge meant that q
school Of tunas had discovered a school
Of its natural prey, dying fishes. At
once the lust for blood and food was
on, and carnage was the result
! have observed some curious scenes
at sea, but never have seen fear 80
forcibly expressed as by a school OF
flying fishes, exhausted ana at the
mercy OF the voracious tunas have
had them gather about my boat and
cling to its keel as closely as they
could, while the air was full Of leap
Ing tunas and soaring fish. At such
times when a school Of sardines Il
rounded up the fishes are SO terrified
that men have rowed up to them ana
scooped them IN BY the pailfui.-Out4
Ing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-19
A poor JUMP.
1t Came Near Being the Death Of lisa.
hey, the Painter.

II Came Near Being the Death Of lisa.
hey, the Painter.
Napoleon Bonaparte, as is well
known, was IN the habit Of walking
with bis arms crossed upon his chest
and his head slightly bent forward.
Isabey. the painter, was at Malmai-
son, and he and some Of the first con-
SUBS aids-de-camp were having a game
Of leapfrog on the lawn. Isabey bad
already jumped over the heads Of
most Of them when at the turning OF
path ne espied the last player, who,
IN the requisite position, seemed to be
waiting for the ordeal Isabey pur-
sued his course without looking but
took his hlght 80 badly as only to
reach the others shoulders. and both
rolled over and over ID the sand
To Isabey's CONSERVATION, bis sup
posed fellow player turned out to be
Bonaparte, who GOT up, foaming at the
mouth with anger. and. drawing his
sword bounced upon the unfortunate
artist. Isabey, luckily FOR himself, bet
ter at running than at leaplng took to
his heels and jumping the bitches dr.
yiding the property from the hlghroad,
got over the Wall and never stopped
until, breathless. he reached the gates
Of the Tnilerias
Isabey, It was added went immedi-
ately to Nine. Bonaparte's apartments,
and she, after having laughed At the
mishap, advised him TO lie low for a
Httie while.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-19
Poultry Ailments.

@0nly IN rare instances does poultry
require deetoring says Kate v. Saint
Maur in Woman Home Compenion for
Biay, vet Il IS sell to be prepared with
sufficient knowledge TO recognize the
symptoms Of approaching trouble. A
few small eo0ps should be kept in some
dry. sheltered clubhouse. to Be used AZ
quarantine quarters Empty dry goods
boxes turned on their sides, with han
the front boarded across aud door of
wire netting e. close the other halt, make
good coops for individual patients. They
should 81 covered an around. sides ana
Top aud bottom, with roofing. paper, To-
insure freedom from draft The boxes
may BE- any size, but ] like them about
eighteen inches wide and high, and about
two and half feet long 10 avoid
dampnese and for convenience in attend
ing to the birds, it Is well to elevate
them on legs o. stand them on shelf
81 bench Before using. or whenever
they are vacated they should be disin-
feeted and the inside thoroughly painted
with whitewash The enameled cups
without handles can be attached to tho
side Of the coop by wire loops.'
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-19
Magazine Repiep
The wizard Of Music.


It is more particularly to the magician
Of the concert stage that ! refer. SAYS
4 Z. Thomas in an article called. Ma.
gicians Of Music" in Success Magazine.
This giant Of music furnishes the most
difficult problem Of all. His feats Of
wizardry are nothing less than astound-
ing for the reason that his tremendous
efforts are achieved alone, single handed.
unassisted By The sole power Of his
own 0Yermastering personality he Is
able to seize upon three thousand human
beings hold them GREATNESS, speechless,
motionless. hanging upon his slightest
sound sway them as a field Of wheat
Il swayea by 4 rushing storm, oyerwhelm
them with a heavinE tumilt as the bosom
Of the sea il stricken by a hurricane
He & aisle to wake at will a psychic
storm Of emotion that stirs within them
depths Of feeling hitherto unsupported.
even BY themselves. uatil weteyed, eK-
hausted shaken, they 70 from bis pres
enee into q strange worlds world that
has been aiorhed By the power Of the
white magic Of the master musician.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-19
ZzS15ssz ,>z1sa-.,Cza-
Imagination in Disease.

do not believe that there IS any dis
ease that will make you feel as badly o.
cause you 20 much suffering as indigestion.
When you have Indigestion, youimagine
you have other diseases because you feel
badly all over your body.
Many times you viii doctor for rheum-
atism, catarrh, kidney trouble, govt or
some one Of the other diseases you may
think you have, when the real seat Of
your trouble is the stomach Or liver
What is the first question your doctor
asks you2 lsn'tit How's your bowelsf
Why does he ask this' Because, if the
stomach and digestive tract do not act
right that is the Grst place TO correct.
He also knows, that if the stomach and
liver do not act right, his other treatment
would be Of no use,
We receive all Of our nourishment
through the stomach and intestines and
when the digestive tract is out Of order
we do not get good nourishment from our
food, without which we would soon die.
It isn't what you eat that keeps you
alive it is what you digest.
Also. when the liver Is inactive, the
poisonous matter which should be dis
charged, is taken Up and absorbed by the
intestines into the blood thereby poison
ing your whole system and causing various
diseases. Sol say to you, if you will
keep the stomach and liver in a sweet.
clean, active, healthy condition, your
general health will take care Of itself
Stomach-Rite is a combined stomach
and liver remedy, helping these organs
into new life and activity, thereby
giving you more benefit from the food
you eat, which is the true secretof perfect
health.
IF YOU SUFFER, DON'T WAIT, CO
TO-DAY, co NOW and get you box
Of stomach.Ritc and see for yourself
what a grand medicinesit is.
Stomach-Ras can Be Oblaiusd a
Burt II. Wells, Barre, VT.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-19
TO OPPOSE U. S.
DOCTORS TRUST
Senate Committee Hearing Thursday fol-
Various Healers Opposing Federal
Bureau.

Washington, May l9,--opponents Of
the proposed national department Of
health will have hearing before the
Senate committee on public health 70.
day and promise to make some interest
ing revelations. They have sent out lit.
erature announcing that clash Of oppos-
ing factions may be expected at this
meeting. The homeopathic, osteopaths
Christian Scientists. and others who are
opposed to the proposed department, on
the ground that it is a movement Of the
doctors trust engineered BY the Amer.
lean Medical association. have organized
what Is known as the National League
for Medical Freedom.
Attorneys for this league win be az
the meeting OF the committee this week,
and also supporters Of the proposed de-
partmsnt.
The president Of the league is B. 0,
Flower, editor Of the Twentieth Century
Magazine, and it includes many promi.
nenf people Of the New York Anti.vivi.
section society.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-19

II you know anything at all about
farm life you know that now and then
o farmer gets a hankering for mutton
and kills 4 sheep In removing the
pelt be Is very careful. A cut 10 Il
depreclates its value pelts are gen
orally purchased BY tin peddlers. and
they are generally looked over very
carefully beforehand. II there are two
or three cuts In tie pelt Il Is only half
price Deacon Strong lived on a farm
IN the outskirts Of the village OF Raw
sonville. Tin peddlers had found him
a truthful man. When the deacon
warranted a sheepskin free from cuts
It was no use spending time to look
at it. On this particular morning when
a peddler called the deacon had a pelt
all rolled up to trade for tin pans.
While he didn't exactly warrant II. be
didn't acknowledge to any damage,
and It was three days later that the
peddIer found he had been done for.
The pedder could have gone back
and talked about graft and all that
and raised a row, but he didn't He
returned to the neighborhood after sew
eraI weeks. but he didn't call on the
deacon Neither did he make any in
quiries about him He just sawed
wood and listened to what people were
talking about. and what they were
talking about just then was the fact
that the deacon had decided to send
his old mother TO the poorhouse.
Deacon Strong realized that he
would be criticised, and 50 be went
about telling what a beautiful poor
house Il was.
The tin peddler got on to the talk
and the facts. and be was doing some
thinking as he drove from the neigh
borhood. He had a brother in town
twenty mites away, and the brother
was a lawyer.
The dry had been set for grandma
to 20 to the poorhouse when one Of
the nelghbors brought in newspaper
to show the deacon an advertisement
It called for information concerning
one Anna strong. widow, and strongly
limited that it would be to her great
advantage to step out into the lime
light. The poorhouse trip was can
celed and a journey made 70 see a
lawyer. Anna Strong, widow, was
Deacon gtrong's mother. He could
prove It By fifty people The lawyer
replied that It was all right 80 far, but
did she have a cousin named Charles
Bixby. a rich man living in Boston,
cousin who would be apt to remember
her il his will to the extent Of $25,o003
The deacon's hair climbed up. He
said that be hadn't the least doubt Of
the cousinship and would take the
cash home to the old lady. He went
too fast. The widow Strong must APP
pear ana make an affidavit. What her
son knew or guessed wouldn't cover
the case. The deacon didn't say she
had lost her voice, He started for
home 10 see If he couldn't find It for
her. Her fingers were 20 cramped
that she hadn't written a line for
years. and an depended on the racoy-
erv Of the voice. The old woman had
been tucked away in the poorest room
Of the house. she was at once trans
ferred to the best The scraps from
the table were thought good enough
for her. She was now fed on the best.
Instead Of three regular meals per day
she was coaxed to eat much oftener.
The son lad hardly spoken to her for
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-19
Spectacular Testimony by the
Government
PLAN OF SCALES SHOWN
On Which Weighing Frauds Occurred
Witness Is Government Weigher Hy-
att--shows How Steel Spring
IN Scales Was Used.

New York, May l0.-The government
yesterday opened ire ia spectacular
way upon Charles r. Heike, secretary Of
the American Sugar Refining company.
and the FIVE former employees Of the
company accused with him IN conspiring
to cheat the government out Of sugar
duties BY means Of underweghing cm
goes of imported sugar. The batteries
were uncovered during the testimony 81
United States wcigher Thomas D. Hyatt
known as the square weigher, whose
appearance on the sugar docks at Will
liamsbtFg while tie alleged cheating
was going on used TO BE announced, it
has been testified hv the ringing Of
bell, which was the signal for hiding the
fraudulent devices By which the under.
weighing was accomplished.
A cloth that Md massive frame,
eight by ten feet, just behind the judges
bench was raised and identified as
correct plan Of scale, such as was used
to weigh sugar on the Williamsburg
docks Of that company. Then Hyatt
described the raid on the scale houses
b. government agents Richard Parr and
Brezansk IN November. 1907, and identi.
fled a piece Of metal similar to corset
steel. which Parr claimed to haye found
concealed within the scales. Hyatt, who
was summoned on the docks on the day
Of the raid. said the action Of the spring
introduced through q hole in the scale
siaBohion retarded the action Of the
scale and made it weigh less. Sixteen
out Of the seventeen scales. Hyatt said.
contained the holes described Hyatt IL
lustrated hy the sketch Of the scale how
The checker would press downward on
che steel device, thus causing loss Of
about eight notehes or sixteen pounds.
when draft Of three bags of sugar was
heing weighed HYATT admitted Oh
cross-exa mination that IL was a frequent
practice Of his 10 stand on The scale and
ask to be weighed. and that " had never
noticed a difference IN weight registered
On the various scales. he minated.
however, that there was chance for
ihe weighers To remove the piece 81 steel
before he arrived at the scales. Az the
start 81 Hyatts testimony ehe govern
mont won a victory BY getting ruling
from Judge Marting who Il trying tire
case ia the United States circuit court.
that evidenee Of the raid on the docks
was permissible, although the prosecution
conceded that neither Heike nor Ger
bfaeht. the refinery cashier, one Of the
defendants was there Al Of the De-
lenses numerous objections were over
ruled
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-19
The Fair Minded Man.

Appears the practical mar Of bus.
mess, fair minded, open-minded, profess
eddy broad-minded Yes, he allows.
equal suffrage Is right enough theoreti.
eally, but how does it work. Has there
been any marked improvement where It
has been tried Only facts count with
practical man And the answer Isl;
Find The facts for yourself II, As You
admit the proposition is ethically sound
she burden Of proof That IL IL impractis
cable rests. not upon u.s. but upon YOU
We can submit the record Of results
We have done go But in truth the
obligation is yours 50 we saw Find
any nation, state or city where equal
suffrage has wrought injury to the com
mon veal find any nation, state or city
wherein repeal Of equal suffrage, once
adopted, has ever been seriously advo-
Gated or even proposed; then and not
till then will your question Of practi-
eabiiity merit consideration. Meanwhile
let becoming stiffness control your
tongue But the ignorant vote All
yes the ignorant vote. Too many have
The franchise now, Intelligence should
rule Restricted suffrage is the crying
need 4 property qualification, tool
Sol Then why is there 10 such qualif-
cation Why is there no restriction?
You have the power. You had II for
more than hundred years Why does
that which you regard as the grayest
menace continue To exist Are men un-
able or unwilling to achieve reform z
Look ahead fl the prospect Of the
next century whit more encouraging
Under the rule Of men exclusively
Then why not include the womenf
Surely this condition, 50 perlous in your
could be no worse It might
BE hetlerad In any case clearly, after
a hundred years Of futile endeayor this
Is vour only recourse. Why not, then,
accent it like-well ike man ~
George Harvey. in the North American
Review for May.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-05-19
PRIEST CUT WITH RAZOR.

Man Attacks curate in Street Wounds
May Be Fatal.
New York May ~. FIR Angelo Beliz.
d, CITRATE Of The italian Catholic Church
81 Our Lady Of Mt Carmel ID Williams
burg, was tho object If d murdefons al.
tack IN tho street yesterday, when 4
man slashed him ID the head and face
with razor The curata, weak from
loss Of blood was taken to his home and
coroner Glinnen was called to take His
ante morton statement. The assailant
escaped
The attack is believed to ahve bean
ia some way sequel to a christening
in the parish. at which r. Belizzi ofT
cated Tuesday night. The police had 40
explanation except the vague statement
that it was believed the mans jealousy
had been excited by some incident