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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-27
PANAMA CANAL IN USE.
Stcndy Stream Of Bargcs in Tow Now
Passing Through Big Ditch,

Washington, May 14-For the first
time water borne traffic is now pass
ing through tho Panama canal, ac-
cording to reports that have been re-
ccived at the headquarters OF the
Panama railroad in New York.
Though confirmation Of the report
has not yet reached the Washington
Office Of the ishmian canal commits
sion it is known that ample provision
had been made by Col Goethals for
the institution Of water service be-
ginning not later than May 10. AS a
matter of fact, according to the Pan
anna railroad reports, the service ac-
tually began last Saturday and q
steady stream Of bargcs in tow is now
passing through the canal.
Tremendous congestion in inter
oceanic commerce caused by the sus-
pension Of service on the Tehuante-
pee railroad in southern Mexico
brought about this rather premature
opening OF the canal to trade. Sew
eral of the great freight liners which
In conjunction with the similar scr
vice on the Pacific, maintained trade
lines between Europe and the Far
East via Tchuantcpec have recently
appeared at Colon and Panama offer
ing cargocs for shipment overland
far beyond the capacity OF the Panama
railroad.
Col. Gocthals has not yet reported
to Washington just when the canal
will be opened to merchant shipping
but the understanding here is that the
waterway is practically finished and
that even now there is a sufficient
channel through the Culebra cut for
almost any warship or liner.
1t IS understood that this barge ser
vice Is to be operated on about a IL
hours schedule from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, which allows about an
hours delay in each Of the locks.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-27
MOUNT OLIVE.

Mt. Olive, May 25.-Owing tt the
continued dry weather, the farmers
are becoming somewhat discouraged
with their crops. Very few in this
community have good stands.
number Of people from this COM
munity attended fish dinner near
Mr.. j. II. Culbertsons few days ago.
Those who attended the Children s
Day at Prospect from here were Miss
es Maude and Thelma Wells, Lily
Martin and Molly and Ethel Culbert-
son and Messrs. Stokes Martin and
jim Culbertson.
Miss Sarah Cooper returned home
from Linwood college last Wednes-
day after q very successful years
work.
Mrs. w. B. Huffman and children of
Laurens visited relatives here last
week.
Miss Sula Mae Bolt returned home
from Greenville Friday.
Mr.. B. j. Culbertson recently went
to Greenwood and purchased a reap
er.
Mrs. e. e. Pitts and little daughter,
Lois, Of Poplar Springs spent Satur-
day at the home Of Mr.. w. e. Wash
ington.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-27
RURAL LETTER CARRIERS.

. 4 4 D
Every rural letter carrier in Lau-
rens county is earnestly requested to
meet at the court house on May 80
at | L a. IN.
Every carrier knows from past
experience, tnat Il is to his interest
In many ways, tCL numerous to men
ton here, to belong to the associa-
ton.
But If there were no other reason.
the fact that the state association
meets In our neighboring county of
Spartanurg, should arouse enough
county pride to cause us to come TO-
gether and send full de.cgation
Let us meet Saturday twenty-five
strong, and go to Spartanburg as the
banner county Of the state as Laurens
should be.
j. E. Johnson,
Gray Court, S. c.,
May 2G, 1914.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-27
I)IALS.

Dials, May 25.-!The dry weather
still continues and unless a good rain
comes soon the crops will assume a
serious aspect
| Mr.. i'm Baldwin and son, Of Texas,
were recent visitors OF Mr.. ID. ID. Har-
ris and family.
Misses Jewel Curry, Eileen Curry
and Mcssrs States Curry and Marvin
Armstrong attended the commence
mcnt at Fountain Inn Friday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Gillespie. and
children Of Grccnvillc, and Mr.. julius
Curry and family were the guests Of
Mr. Harris Curry and family Satur-
day night and Sunday.
| Mr.. Joe Brownlcc had as his week
end guest, Mr.. Bascom Brownlec Of
Warrior Creek.
Miss Jewel Curry was a visitor Sat
urday night, at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Towncs Curry
Midshipman Marvin Armstrong Of
the L. S. Navy, is at homo now on a
furlough Of several weeks.
Misses Cecil Owings, and Nita Hun
ter, returned to their homes Tuesday,
from Chicora college, to spend the
summer vacation.
Mrs. Emma Roper Of Eden, spent
Saturday with Mr.. John Abcrcrombie
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. w. S. Bolt and chill
dren OF the Tavern spent Sunday
with Mr.. j. r. Brownlec and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Holder Of Lau-
reDs, were in our midst Sunday.
The Children's Day exercises Sun
day afternoon passed off without a
hitch. An interesting program was
rendered Each and every one taking
part doing the best they could in their
own way. The church was beautiful
ly decorated for the occasion, and the
largest audience that has been at
Dials for some time, lent their pres
ence to grace the efforts Of the chill
dren.
Miss Maurie Simpson Of Shiloh Wis
tied her sister Mrs. Wistar Owings
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Gray and little
son spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Curry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fate Henderson Of
Friendship visited Mr.. Sam Switzer
and family Saturday night and Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moore of Owings
were visitors at the home Of Mr.. Sam
Curry and family Friday.
Misses Fannie and Sallie Brownlee
spent Wednesday with their sister.
Mrs. w. S. Bolt Of Hickory Tavern.
Workmen will proceed to repaint
the benches of the church Monday
and other improvements will be add
cd all of which, when completed, Will
add to the beauty Of the building con
siderably.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-27

Charleston where she has been under
going treatment for the past few
weeks. Her many friends will be glad
to know that she is well again.
Mr.. r. H. Greneke, who has charge
OF the local news department Of the
Newberry Herald and News, has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Wright
near the city for several days. Mr..
Greneke is just recovering from an
illness of several weeks, during
which time his sparkling locals have
been very much missed from Page s..
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-27
LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION.

Mr.. b. w. Lockner spent Sunday in
Augusta.
Mr.. John Machen of Princeton is
in the city visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. d. Riddle OF Green
VILE are visiting relatives here.
Miss Marion Hampton left Sunday
for visit in Georgia and Florida.
Mr.. j. l.. M. Irby Of Charleston,
spent Saturday and Sunday here with
relatives.
Misses Cook and Parsons are the
guests Of Misses marguerite and Har-
riet Simpson.
Miss Louise Fleming arrived in the
city yesterday to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
II. Il. Fleming.
Mr.. D. G. McLaurin has sold a
Studebakcr Four to Mr.. G. A. Cone
land Of Clinton.
Miss Grace Dupre, Of Spartanburg,
visittd Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos r. Mosley
several days last week
Mr. Laurens Crews left Tuesday for
short visit in Greenville with Mr..
and Mrs. J. Y. Wallace.
Mr.. Monroe Pickcns, of Grecnville,
spent several days last week with Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Downey.
Mrs. j. C. Goggans Of Newbcrry is
in the city visiting at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. L. G. Bale.
Mrs. Lilly Sitton, Of Anderson, has
been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Gilkerson for several days.
Mr. ID. l.. Boozcr. who lives in the
lower section Of the county was in the
CITY on business yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs r. II. Mcdonald of
Columbia, spent the weekend here
with Capt. and Mrs. Ran Little.
Miss Blanche Massey Of Sevicrville,
Tenn, is in Laurcns visiting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. C. Fl. Hicks.
Mrs. John y. Stevens, Of Kershaw,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
II. Sitgrcavcs, and other relatives in
the city.
Mr. M. J.. Nash, Of Landrum, has
been spending several days in the ci-
ty during the illness Of his father, Mr..
j. II. Nash
Mr.. p. M. Greenfield OF the South
ern Railway spent Tuesday here as
the guest Of his Gpllege-matc Mr.. Ed
ward McCrady.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lamar Smith and fam
lily went to Saluda last week where
Mrs. Smith and the children win re-
main for some time.
Miss LUCILLE Padgctt who has been
living with her aunt, Mrs. b. X. Hum
phries, and attending school here, left
Monday for her home in Pelzer.
Misses Lucy Vance and Claude
Darlington left yesterday for Sumter
where they will spend several weeks
as the guests Of Rev. and Mrs. Marion.
Mr.. Randolph Little and Hon.
Pascal Childress left Tuesday for
Parks Station where they spent sew
eral minutes before returning to the
J., e. Medlock, Of Fountain Inn, and
Ernest Taylor, Of Princeton, spent the
weekend In the city with Mr.. and
Mrs. r. H. Monroe and other relatives.
city.
Miss Amelia Todd has returned from
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-27
NEWS FROM YOUNGS.

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Youngs, May 25.-The weather con-
| tinues dry in this section. Spring oats
are failure. Some places cotton is
| q good stand and some has been chop
ped out. great deal of the cotton
crop won't come up at all until it
rains. The seed are as dry as when
planted. Several are planting their
crops over.
| Mr.. Eb. Knights little two-year-oli
son died last Monday near Wallace
Lodge after about 10 days OF sickness.
The body was buried at Warrior
J Creek church Tuesday.
| George Wallace, the little IS months
old son Of Dr.. and Mrs. Geo. N. Bunch
Of Spartanburg died at his home last
Monday, after being sick several
weeks. The body was brought to Wal
lace burial ground near Wallace Lodge
for interment. Funeral services were
held at the home Of Mr.. w. w. Wal
lace (Mrs. Bunch's father). Rev. J.
*. Mccain Of Gray Court assisted by
Rev. ID. d. Jones of Easley.
| DR.. Bunch's mother and brother,
and Mrs. Lily May Cannon, with the
parents, accompanied the remains
from Spartanburg.
| Rev. and Mrs. ID. d. Jones, OF Eas-
ley, stopped over day or two with
friends in this community last week.
They were cnroute to Orangeburg
county to visit Mrs. Jones father and
mother They are both very pleasant
ly remembered here. Mr.. Jones serv-
cd as pastor here three years, and
Mrs. Jones who was Miss Matte Tar
rant was principal Of our school two
sessions. She has also taught at 9TH
! er places in this county
Mrs. Arana Hicks OF McColl, S. C.,
visited her father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Wallace last week.
| Mr.. w. w. Burdctt and Miss Lee
| Glenn were married at Gray Court.
by Rev. Mr. Munnerlyn last Wedncs-
day. While 1t wasn't complete sur
prise to their friends, very few knew
1t would occur at that time Those
who accompanied them were Mr.. Jno.
Burdctt, father of the groom, Miss
Otis Glenn, the brides sister, and Mr..
and Mrs. Mills Cox Mrs. Cox is a
cousin Of both the bride and the groom
Messrs. w. b. Wikie, ]. II. Aber-
|
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-27
COlOred Revival.

Rev. c. s. wilkins, a colored evan
gelist Of Macon. Ga, is conducting a
revival service in the colored Baptist
church in this city and Is said to be
doing much good among the colorcd
population. The service will con-
tinue for the next six or seven days.
White people are invited to hear him.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-27
WILLIAMS KIDNEY PILLS

Have you overWorked your nervous sys-
tenn and caused trouble with your kid
neys and bladder? Have you pains In
q fabby appearance of the face, and un-
der the eyese, A frequent desire to pass
urine? II 80, Williams Kidney Pills will
cure you-Druggist, Price 900.
WILLIAMS MFG. CO., Psops,; Cleveland, ohio
LAUREN6 DRUG GO.
r.aursae, o. &,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-27
Where caraway Seed Ahounds.

Caraway seed is extensively grown
IN Holland. Groningen. In the north.
east corner, produces more than any
other province, next being north Hol.
land, In which Amsterdam is situated.
In these two provinces more than
half the caraway plant acreage Ia
found. In the whole country the mum.
Der .!of acres devoted to caraway
Srovlng was. In 1911, '20,337. n
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-27
VIII Sing in Ware Shoals.

The Laurens Quartette will give an
entertainment at Ware Shoals newt
Saturday night, May 30th. The en-
tertainment will be given In the audi
torium Of the Y. M. c. A. hall and will
begin at 8 O'clock.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-27
Indigestion. Can't Eat2 No Appetitex

IhulgcSt1On. Can't EntE NO AppetiteI
A treatment Of Electric Bitters in
creases your appetite; stops indiges-
ton; you can eat everything. A real
spring tonic for liver. kidney and
stomach troubles. tCleanses your
whole system and you feel fine. Elec-
trio Bitters did moro for Mr.. II. d.
PEBBLES stomach troubles than any
medicine he ever tried. Get bottle
today SOC and $1.00 at your druggist.
Bucklens Arnica Salve for Eczema.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-27
Portland, Oregon.
March 25th, 1914.

MARCH IOtn, lJll.
Tho Laurens Advertiser,
Laurens, S. c.,
Inclosed you will find money order
for two more years subscription to
your paper. receive my paper on
Monday after it Eeing printed the
Wednesday before and have not miss
cd getting an issue for over two years.
| have been living up here in this
Northwest country almost nine years
and during that time your paper has
made remarkable Improvement.
Yours truly,
j. 8. Martin.
Mr.. Martin holds responsible po-
sition with the Northern Pacific Term
inal Company Of Oregon.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-27
NOTICE
EXECUTIVE Committeeman.

In pursuance of the provisions of
Section so OF the constitution and
rules Of the Democratic party now in
force the Democratic executive COM
mittee Of the county Of Laurens Is
hereby called to meet at Laurens
court house on Monday the first day
OF June, 1914. atN10 o'clock a. m. for
the purpose of laying out and desig-
mating each club district and it's boun-
daries as provided by the party rules
and also to form such new clubs as
the committee may deem advisable.
William G.. Irby, Jr.,
County Chairman.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-27
Advertiser Appreciated.

In enclosing post office money or
der for $500 to pay his subscription
two years in advance lin advance,
noteD Mr.. j. s. Martin, formerly of
this county, wrote this to The Adver-
tiser:
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-27

, See our line of aluminium Ware,
best, safest and cheapest ware totuse.
8. NJ. & K. II. WILKES C co.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-05

history and promoting the economic,
political and civic development of the
human race. The American rifle, for
instance, made II possible for the col
onists of 1775-118l to win independ-
ence from Great Britain against i'm
mense odds which only the Kentucky
rife and American Workmanship
could counter balance. In other
words the creation of the United States
of America was due to the rife: the
first fre-arm Of any precision and re-
liability In history.
This wonderfully efficient weapon.
along with the revolver, both Ameri-
can Inventions, mace 1t possible TO
rapidly push the frontier OF oiviliza-
ton ever and ever farther westward
It meant selt-preservation itself: for
whom the supply of food was depend
ent on tho gun II became necessary to
have an arm accurate in aim. Other
wise the pioneer and his family were
likely to go to bed supperless. Pow
der and lead were costly $50 years
ago--and few shots could be wasted.
1t has been well said that the re-
volver boiically stands for inven-
ton. extension of territory, suppress
sion of lawlessness, influx OF wealth
and. in general, power. 1t has per-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-05
Tho Pilgrims.

Beggars and thieves are sure to
lean traveller who happens to be there
Is fairly beseiged by beggars who In
simulated humility PROSTATE them
selves in Oriental fashion, or with ex-
asperatng Impotence tug at ones
clothing or uttering some jargon which
would be un!ntelligible hut from the
fact that one knows their purpose.
They are even more persistent than
the ones who infest the streets OF
Naples, and far more disgusting for
they will show the most repulsive
sores. Loathesome disease and dis
torted limbs are displaee. in such o
shameless fashion that the travellers
sense of decency revolts at the exhi-
billion and he hurrles from this sick
enlng scene to the church only to en-
counter another equally oppressive,
for here are cripples who have been
brought on filters or in wheelbarroWs
The unfortunate creatures are taken
there, not as at Loudres in the hope of
being cured, but for the sake of the
few kopecs they may be able to gath
er. All along the walk are cripples
and blind persons with pale. wan
faces. holding out their long. borv
hands pleading for aims. Up near
the church doors are the pious beg
gars-men wearing long boards and
standing so rigid that at distance
they might be taken for pieces of stat
ualy SO motlonless do they stand ex-
cent when they are soliciting aims.
Some of them read prayers In sing
song voice from book In the hearing
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-05

formed u remarkable service in the
progress of nations; pre-eminently so
in the case of the United States.
Thus it is plain that firearms, irrev-
erently called Junk" by the uninitia-
ted, take on human-interest impor-
tance-even an exalted station-when
these eloquent facts and proofs of
history are borne In mind. To the
zeal of the antiquarian is added q
semi-reverence for these pieces of
iron and steel that have won States
and Empires and contributed to the
uplifting and happiness of the race.
The Evolution OF the Pistol.
The evolution of the pistol naturally
followed along the lines OF the devel-
opment of the gun. At first all fire.
arms were match-loclSs, In which a
slow match was used to ignite the
powder in the pan; then came wheel
locks, the first of the spark ignition
kind. iron pyrites being used to Gre
ate the sparks. Next in order OF time
and invention were the snap-chances,
in which the spring and other lock
mechanism were placed on the outside
Of the lock; and this type evolvec
into the fiint-lock or "hre-lock" of
our fore-fathers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-05

The first pistol was invented at Pts
toia, Italy, in 1890 by Caminello vi
tell. and was a Wheel-lock, with short
barrel and heavy butt nearly at
right angles to the barrel The wheel
lock gun was invented at Nuremberg
in 15l5. BY 1850 daggs, or short
heavy pistols, were common, and We're
faVorites with Spanish grandees. Scot
ush Highland chiefs and pirates in
the West Indies. Some OF these early
pistols were elaborately ornamented
in gold and silver.
originally firearms were really
hand cannon and larger bombards. In
vented some years after the discovery
OF gun powder about 1880. one of
the earliest recorded uses of hand
hrm-arms was at the Siege of Hunt
ercombe in 1875. and Edward w.
landing IN England in 147l to recover
his kingdom. brought Burgundian
hand-gun men with him. In those
days the arquobus was much used. 1t
Is the prototype of the modern mill
tary weapon, and owed many Of Its
details to the perfected cross-bow
which il superseded. The mu5ket,
which supplanted the arquebus. is
said to have been devised at Liege In
1875; It was not reliable. being heavy
and inaccurate.
AS early as 1888 fl'nt-lock musk cts.
commonly called Brown Bess" taf-
ter Queen Elizabeth were used IN
England: and were distinguished by
having the barrel fastened by pins in
stead of bands; arm mounted with
brass; and bearing the British Gov
ernment mark.
In this country all kinds OF nnuskets
and pistols We're in use during the co.
lonial era. The jamestown and Ply
mouth Rock emigrants brought Eng
lish arms with them. and Frenchmen,
Germans, SWISS, Dutch, Swedes and
Others added the best makes OF hand
guns OF their own arnorers. For
their day the Americans were the
greatest weapon using people OF the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-05

rule. In time Of war one Of the Cars
The monks len, him large sum and
he gave them a receipt for #. After
the war was over he somehow forgot
the dqbt. Several years afterward his
son and successor came to keif ana
when he visited the Lavra the metro
politan received him in state ana
handed him piece OF paper on a
golden plate. The young Car looked
at it and recognized It az an acknowi-
edgment for the large sum Of money
which had been lent by the monks
in his fathers handwriting. AS the
ruler read the paper the monks looked
on eagerly. expecting that an order
Tor the amount on the treasury would
: be forthcoming, but the young ruler
merely smiled and returned tho paper
/ declaring that he could not deprive
them Of such treasure as the hand
writing of his father. The Jewels il
the sacristy are super b--solid gold
crosses are set with diamonds and
rubles, golden stars inlaid with the
rarcst neArls, gorgeous chasuhles--the
gifts Of Russian priooos, made OF We
vet and set with precious stones FL!
several cuphoards, and rows Of sacra-
mental cups OF solid gold ornamented
with diamond studded coats-of-erras
line the shelves on the walls. The
wealth Of the Empire seems to have
found its way to the sacred shrine Of
the land.
Just in the rear OF this is the
church bakehouse where the church
waters are baked, with little shop
attached to 1t wheM waters are sold
TO tho pilgrims from early morning
until late at night at the cost Of from
1--WE to ten cents each. After buying
these little loaVes the pilgrims write
| upon them the names of their absent
friends for whom they wish to receive
a blessing and then take them into
! the church where they are blessed by
the officiating priest.
A large number OF monks who live
at the shrine do all the work, even
to the printing Of religious books. and
one year the sale of these alone
amounted to more than fifty thousand
dollars. The chur, / proper OF the
group of buildings which compose the
Lavra contains what Is said to be the
most valuable icon In the Empire.
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and golden domcs shows through the
trees. The third part of the city Is
known as The Town of the Vale" ana
is the commercial and Jewish parts
of the city. Under tho hills in one
part OF this section are a number Of
caves which have for many years been
a sort of rendezvous for the criminal
lement of Keif, and many weird stor-
les OF murders committed in these
caverns are told. II was there that
the body of the murdered Christian
boy was found-tho victim Of one of
the notorious gangs WHO lnfest the
place, 1t is said that these gangs pay
tribute to certain officials. The &C.
quittal of Beiiss however, has so
frightened the criminals that many of
them are said to have left their old
haunts. Those who rob and murder
outside the city are known as the
demons of the steppes'' (plains).
They are being arrested and impris-
oned in different parts of Russia-in
fact, that country since the Beiliss
trial seems to be undergoing a general
housekeeping of criminals.
Commercial Centre.
Tradition tells us that even before
the Christian era Keif was CONNER
cha! center. and from her geogra phic ri
position she Will likely continue to
hold a hlgh place In the com mercial
world for the River Dniepcr rises in
the Smolensk and flows to the Black