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The Advertiser, LAURENS, December 22. I88G. ^--ocal apfl ggggialg TUG MARKET. CORRECTED KVKUY MONDAY MORN I NO. Cotton HStfi Bacon 7 Flour $:i 7">, ??00 Sugar, (tran HU (tooee 12U nnd 14 Ragging H. 10c vd Ric? 13, flic I>otatocH(Irl?li)7.R) 1'OUH. (io Rutt?r . 20 Haina ft ir, Lard ?),. Yellow C 6? Mollasses 23 lo Mle T"?H i in, i ar, rotul?os (awoot) 4Cc Oom nv* 'I'M? I I i j. .* Butter 20 i Peanuts nor bu, 1 00 Chickena 15 and20 Kg^s ,20 ?V,u,'kH , ' ^ Turkeys 7ft and i'i'oo ll Idea, [dry] KI II?,K green 1 3K Cabbage 1 _?? | Harley 1 5ft "yo 125 school Commissioner llullook bas moved to this pince. Dieri on Thursday, Doo 0th, Miss halli* dAuilhur or Mr.Jno.M. Franks, nf this County M essors lluntr- d? Kltgreaves, with tldcr families now oeupv thc 'lenrv house on bau ron s Kt root. An exchange ask-*: "Wiltthn .. uning VOtnan work!" That wili depend upon how lazy her husband In. Tho Roman Empire declined und fell. In this respect it differ* from a utan, ir bu docllnoa he won't rall. Beautiful designs in SI Iver plated ware mt VISANHKA'S, ? Moro than Jla.OOO worth of taxes re main unpaid Strange to say this i? less than the amount at thin date last year. W? regret to learn or the death or Mrs. Templeton, wife of Mr. Oliver Temple ten, which occurred on the nth Instant Treasurer Copeland requests us to an nounce that the timo ror the collection of taxes has been extended to Jan. 16th, 1887. After mtlOh research and investigation WS are convinced that hoarllug honan chicken! aro hatched from hard boiled Tho services in the Presbyterian Church on next Sunday evening will be devot ed to the children. It will be a "service of song.'' Miss Hatty, daughterof Rev. B. O. Fri erson, who han boon visiting i datives In Williamsburg County came home on Friday last. Klognnl Christmas girta at VISAN SK A'S Jewelry Store. . A full line or cutlery, razors, scissors, .te., just received. Special attention ls called to thc electric razors and scissors. Warranted. W I, BO YD A CO. Thc old countv ('otumissioners have lui ucl ovi r papers to the newly elected set, who have entered upon thu dis charge* of. heir duth a, Th? Carolina en-crtninmenl, which the business LOCH of Augusta propose to extoml to tho marchants on the Savan nah Valley,(?. H. A S. and the (?reenvide Hail roads, han bean fixed ror Jan. 12th, .nd 13th. VISANSKA will sell you anything in his Hu? at honeut and reasonable pri ces. * The Committee has our thanks for an Invitation to attend the annual celebra tion or the Literary Societiea or the S. C. College, which occurred on the *_1 Kt Inst. Dr. J. II. Carlisle delivered the Alumni address. Watches and Jew.dry repaired and new movements lilted in old citSOH al VISA N Iv A'S. * Mr Just' liayaor has placed t speci men of home raised tobacco on our ta ble, which in ?-olor und Haror rivals (he choicest production of "Old Dominion." Ile planted live acres and has a quanti ty of this variety on hand. Thc Town council of Laurens nt ? meeting Oil Monday hist decided in Kraut licoiisu to retail liquor dealers, to t.?ko elFsot on Jan Ivt, 1887 , ill fWSI por annum, hair to be paid in advance nod balance ut expiration ol ij mouths, with I bond and securities. The total amount received by the Kx .outlve Committee for lOarthqiiuke Suf ferer* in Charleston is pi.ll.?VS. Hut far moro than this wns received and distri buted. Tho wholoamount will probably reaeh $800.000. This money, contributed .. lt was from every quarter , bas alien ated much wudcring und boen tho means of rendering many homos habitable. Tho dire di unter that hus luid low our metropolis, will make the stricken city dear to all christian people. ?O tO VISANSKA'S for a largo selec tion of Spectacles und Kyo-glasses In Oold und plutod, I'ohblo loilrius in Stool iruincw at reduced prices. Frozen Farts of ilnglnes, Pumpa, Inspirators, Pipes, Injectors etc., win ho promp tly ropaired, or duplicated, If sent to Ooo. It. Lombard A Co., Foundry, Ma chine and Hollnr Works-also Mill, Hu ghie and Oin supply house, Augusta, 0(4. Hoc card In this paper. A Bride Kier! In Town. Now is your chum e, young m oi. A beautiful brido te be given away! I^ook In Wilkes' window und soo her and you will Invent ono dollar In holiday goods at once to get a ticket that may win her, the prettloat brid? that ovor woro veil .nd orange blossoms. 12 00 invested will give you a ticket for tho Musical Photograph Album, value flft 00. Ask to ?ec ami hear it. Look at the Xmas trool Hem th? talking dolla! Presents . tillable m give father, mother, sister, brother and lover for ?ala cheap at J K W?LKEN' Hook and Dru? Store. A New Policeman In Town. Ile may be found In front of WII.KKH' Book ami Drug Blore, whore he s sta tioned io keep in order tho crowd that ls ms ling Ibero tor Caris na? pffSeiltStluU are being sohl sn i /o iq.. Also, Chris? mas Cards, til fl Rooks, .Iuvenile Hooks, un.ie?, Phnfogra.pl) *l .mux. Autograph Album!, Wi . Desks, Toilet Seta, Manicure i, i.ud Cases, Picture*. Picture Fr*.mm, Stationery, Cup? and Haueors, Vases, Hanta Claus doola, Dolla or ?ll kinda. Top?, Balls, Hil fid in ; Wooka, Paint Boxes, Etc., Bte., Bte Call at once. WILKKH' BOOK and DRCO STORR. Remembetr* ?rh?n you btiv your 'aw .Iry that von cannot Judge lt? quality. Oe to VIHANHKA'H and you will (Ttl Jual what yon eal! for ?v?ry article ?uar am??* ?? rat^itvnts#l. A Negro Woinm Murdered. On Tuesday norning last a number Of tho OOlorod people of tin H place at tended a party atthohouaoof Martha Koon. After tho party had fuirly en tered on tho nativities <>r the evening, and had engaged In dancing otc, ono j Wat Billson, a notorious oegto, Who has hoon io two other shooting atfrays ! within tho post year, entered tho room, which, waa very much .ero wed. Klllson was Kreativ under tie. Influence of lerner, and found little uidlculty in raising disturbance with Perry Little, wli i happened to attract his attention. Atter a tow sharp word?, Kidson drew his pistol and attempted to shoot Little, who caught hi? arm. As ho did this the pistol fired, striklugaii a .ni ....lore-; woman, n un. .1 Sarah Anw Munn, who happened io be in the crowd. The bull ! tutor ?lone side and was taken from the '?titer bv i physician, j",,,, .yumali lin-, tiorcd Ulltll about 2 o'clock next dav, when she died. lOllis.m math? Ida escapo after tho shoot lug, and, has as yet, not I <.. u heard of. tl rca king Into ? lUrniim. On Tuesday morning' his Honor c. I () . 'fi,a. .lustlee, opt ned ' 'olin with two cohn ed lads in die dock, on the anomalous charge af burglarious ly entering a barroom in a 4*dr^''(own, sud stealing, laking mid carrying away, both spirituous and undi liquors, in di vers quantities, ?it divers times. After being dulv trietl and convicted they (illly ami ri.ly.fessed lo tho aforesaid crime, and vero conducted jallwiird forthwith. They acknowledg ed to having repeatedly entered this sa ino . in the dark hours ol' midnight and removed spirits of .different quality, willoh they ' iB.iosod or as best they could, binding more than was stlfll eiout for the Christmas festivities they Have a supply to friends and neighbors and sold $7.00 worth to one man, and many smaller quantities to other?. Meaning Ofthe I'lage. A Signal Service Station has been localed at this plaee"'and dal I y tele graphic weather predictions are i. eeived The Hags are displayed every morning from Tu K A nvKUTISKIl Building. The telegrams aro received from Washing ton al 0 A. M. So that you may understand tho Hags it would bo wall to clip th? following explanations and prose-v? for reference. I'1,10.\fi 10 OUT THIS OCT. No. 1 '.white Hag] refers al way ? to ?air or fleur Weather. No. 2 [Orange flag] rorer? always to I/oeal Hains. No. S [Hill? flag] refer? tc lionera! Kains. No. 4 11'.lack triangle flag' rolers alway? to Toinporaturo. When placed above either Nos 1, ?, .or 3 indicates. Hising Temperature; when placed below thean numbera (1, ~ or ii) Indicates Palling Temperature; when absout Iront the polo]Stationary Temperature is indica ted.' No. ft [White Hag with black sijusrej rolers always to Decidedly Colder Weather, and is generally issued twen ty-lour hours in advance ofthe expected fall ot toinporaturo. Tldi signal is not ornerud unless it is expected that tho temp?rature will fall to 4."> degrees, Fah renheit, or below, within tho time ?ta ted in thu Ol der. Til I. STATE s KN AK It strikes us with one. or two notable exceptions, the present State Senate i? the weakest bod> ol statesmen we have ?con in a long time. Bigotry narrow minded i ess self-conceit und ignoratio? seem to he the ruling ehsrae:eristics of that august tiody. Tn ey seem or the majority ol'them only think of the pop ular iss nen and Int ve no opinions or their own. Hosting over tiller etiperiorlly in numbers is a common thing with some ol'I he m. \\ e wonder if th y have o? er I bought ilia! magnanimity enid Liu shown in victory as well a^ tho hearing up bravely under defeat. Victors al ?no who know hov. to usc the success thal they have attained, aro worthov ol that success, lt souin?? to us that our proMoni set-..' Hen ut ors ari lie re like school boys than the dignltble statesmen ih?-\ ought lo bc. l'su a ly thc House f lt? p rcsoniiiiives i*. where the hprojieb'-ugh. brsggauoclo speeches are made, bul t! I> Senate has assumed thai rob?, and lilt? House is u modol ol' dignity whe col - pareil w il li it. We are sorry to see thin, ami have re fraluod tts h ug as w. well can from m skilly " < nlhin ol lt. Inning ibo pas! we.-k, however, in ile discussion of HOV oral llieasurs, il lum been so patent that as honest journalist we are eotupolleti to remark upon it Abbeville Messenger PHRHONAI.. (IKO. P. Y titi WO and ran?.!y hus moved to his plantation . Cadets WATTS aid OAKI.INOTON, ?>r the Cit -del, aro at home on lurloilgll. Mr. S.D. I.\ n i.i s o ros ..a? returned from ahusim sH visit to MemphscTnii, MIKS Moolta, Of Lancaster, ?nd Miss LIZ/.IK DAVRNPORT, visited in town lust week. Rev. A. P. NICHOLSON, visited this place, his former homo, la? week. Ho is now pioaching ut Central, H. C. Wo aro sorry to learn that I?.of. and Mrs. Kai RU ..yr have decided to return to Alabama. They loft on Monday last. Mr (loo D Anderson has moved to Newberry Ho ls engaged in the storo of Minter ?fe Jamieson at that place. Dr. JN<?. H. SMITH, of this County, ha? boen elected Senior Uraml Doaeon in thoOramt Lodge of M anons, which met tu Charleston on tho I Ith. Mr. JN?>. II. JAMBS, of Union County, hut more recently ibo popular mana ger oftho "City Store" at this plaee, has op?.mal out a choice line of groceries, con feet hms, etc., In the lIiidgeiiH Block, noxi door to J. II. Co?iper ?fe Co. Dr. THOMA? WAUK, of Lao rena County, a brother ol Mrs. Dr. O. W. <Hoon of ?mr . uv loft hereon tho Otb instant f??r liul tirnoro to have ..ls oyos operated on by Dr ('hllaolm. He has been suffering \s Uh i v ry se <?r?? and pd.ifni 0 > ?. Of HOI o -> ..? for inore than six mtnitlia, md li in/ a?d . to .<. c a..yilila . iud aft- r trying every rem.'.H t ni', 00 . ld bi MI - we led wnho'L reib - , g,, ; . flab '" ' * . 1 to traill ?hi Mi :.L . . < i i ??'?'" :> panioti him,- y?u>berrg Herald and iV???*?% Tho T oi ? M Aga!ii On Wednesday afternoon at about 7 o'clock, Uro waa discovered in tho barn and atablen of Mr M A Knight, who lives near Uruy-Coiirt on tho O reenvida iV Laurena Railroad. Two mules and a Imrsc worein i ho atables and could not bo saved Ile teat also all ol" his eora, fodder, hay eic Tho ne ul 'OHS ju <>H tiinated ut M500 No insurance Sup posed to bo tho work of ?k incendiary. Qmutu BurrGspoDagnGB WAT F. It LOO BILL. The?-?' has been an organisation organ ized herc for the suppression of tho sale of spf Muons liquors within tho corpo rate limits ot* this town. At tho first meeting ?if tho society it was dal mod by some ol' Its members that there could not be any liquors sold in (his town eil her willi or without a prescription. Others thought at the lime that Drui: jri ts had I he righi t" sell on prescription, bm examining ?uto ide matter moro thoroughly they came tn Ibo sum,, eon 'lusimi, thal ie. on., h id ide right to sdi :t in tie- town, according to thu charier, and also i he tow o ordinance. The first ease brough! before the l'on nell for sell? illg Upon II proscription was tried here on las! Friday. Tho Defendant waa rep resented hy Col. H W. Dall, assisted by X. .1 M?lmes, Fs.p, ami Col. lt. D. t'un itlghsm on the part of the'Powe Council. Col. Dall and Mr. Holmes claimed that according to certain sections of Hm He vised Statutes it was not necessary Cori' Druggist to have a license to sell, and tlc ii.do it would apply in I his case. Col. Cu ningham, in reply? took the ground that the town hail bean incorporated dry by Act ot' the Legislature, and the town had passed un ordinance prohibiting tho sale of Spirituous liquors within tue cor porate limits, anil had the right to tine any parson violating thin ordinance. After having all tho law on tho subject expounded, the case elosed, and after consultation, tho Council rendered a ver dict (d' guilty. After hearing tho doei sion of the Coa neil, the counsel for the defendant gavo notice of appeal, 'flus will ho an interesting ease, as all of the citizens ot' tha placo wish tho matter teated) not that they have anything against any of the partien concerned, but simply to lind out whether or not the town has a rinht to prohibit tho sale of spirituous liquors or not, and if it hus md that right, then they will have their charter so fixed as to suppresa lt bv Act of tim Ix'uisluture, as they are deter mined to stop the salo of spirituous liquors in tho town of Waterloo. M ra. M. K. Calhoun, of Ninety Six, S. C., is visiting tho family of Dr. J. Q. Wilber. Mrs. Seymour, of thia place, is visiting her SOM near Bradley, S. C. The Town Council ure having thc.side walks covered with saw dust, which will make an improvement, us lt was almost Impossible to walk on them during bad "A eather. All of the cotton thieves have not been caught yet. A few nights ago Mr. H. .1. Dendy loft some cotton in front of his house, and next morning on Koing out to put it up, to his astonishment tho cotton wasn't there, and couldn't timi any t racks. Wc have heard of sevwral other eases where it has been stolen in lite fields in the same neighborhood, and evidently there must be some one to buy il frat 111 them, and it would be well for tboso living in that section to keep u match. M TH. A. L. Carter has returned from Bradley, where .ihe has beim ".?Hiting her broiler for govern) days, '"here will be a meeting ol bc Deacons ard Kider* on tho 5th Saturday in Jan uary. IKS7, at this place, and a good at tendance is requested. DI ALS. BUBsT-RlBER. 'file negro hoy. Dill < '?Uland,spoken ol' a lew weeks ago, .vlio threw a rock into the train on thu lut h <>f November, h?v been rc o ipL.rcd by TA1 wis lill! i lau I un der a new warrant issued hy Trial Jus tier O. 12. Thompson. We aro Informed that ho w is -jrrie I before sahl Trial Just iee for ii'prclliuinxry beurina. The KVldoiace being sulllelmil for conviction In v. u>; committed '.. lad. Mi. .lames y (iwoi.es has ni??.?...1 into the resident", ot .1 fulvia Owing*. Wt heurd one ol our friends say Hm ? .(uer dav, that he wished some guano .igen; ?i ii possession o'' a little yellow dog that seemed lo be in his way very frequent ly. Said he was wdlling to let the agent have the dot; in part pay m nit for what he hud got from him. The agent wa? thc same mic that some limn ak*o said thal hedid not expect to sell, next year to Toni, Dick and Harry. Ft was not Hurry who had tho little yellow dog though. V. A, Whit" while returning from the Post Omeo on ihe oveningof thc 1st lust, just lu front of (he roflldenoo of Mr. J P. Owiugs his mule becamo frightened and throwing him broke his loft arin above the (dhow, lt lacking only four or live days ot being one year Si noe ho was riding in a buggy going to Greenville and his horse became frightened and threw him from the buggy, breaking tho saine urtu Just below tho elbow. Ho s'oeiJis to bo very lucky indeed, I mean Inletting his hones broken. Ho ??vi thitv,,f ho happens to break his neck next lem', that it wtll the last. Drove pork reselling in this part of tho County at , ecu's, or ut least that is tho price asked. Wo do not know whether there ls an\ selling or not. Vory few if any havo tlSv money to buy. Wo had the pleasure u diijr or so ago, to pay a visit to that llouriWdng little village, Fountain Inn, Just ons?he mid way grounds of tho tl. A T.. Ickllroad. It hus four sn.rea. We are InfVonod that lt ls soon to havo a second Vrug Store. Several buildings are golngspp and some moro to be orocted futon. HeV. Mr. III.dock has H tine, nourishing schon.\, at this place. Fountain Inn ison an ed ucational boom, pupils aro eomingfroiii u distance to al temi tho achoo!. Mr. A. H. Kellett, of lithhtowu, has built 'dm A (Ino earp pond and proposes to stock it with loo earp Immediately. ?Mr. L. H. I'owi rs, of I'oworsville,speaks of building OOO also. fl. P. Woods says that he I? getting all righi ugnin, St (ho earthquake minted its wo hist r".rular lays for shaking him un tad so ns noll timid"! to follow his old i ricks nguiu W" knew ' i n ''.'. ?Hy fogo i?> his nrb/ldvi? s o - . h im io haul a halo of lils l|i ii ,?., . |\ ; ?. thai h? ii'a ri In i n . ms I, |t .y tn . .' ' ? ll ' a?ttll .' . O IV, . ?. ? T U e .ltd lion ... .: ... p! * > ll ?f t.ia pau?.i ol r he got home. Hu wu? sober too. (?) ? SIMPSON'S MILLS. NIX. Married, Thursday, 9th, by tho Hov. J. A. cooper, at til? residence of the bride's father, Mr. W. I. Roi to Miss Lillie Downey. They both have our best wishes in i IKIII new life, and wish for them a long and happy life. Mox, you only need the ADVKHTISBR to niako your 'ionio happy. Mr. Y, J. culbertson and family re turned to this section from Johnson co., Texas, on Saturday, tho 11th, satisfied with ono year from tho old Palmetto Slate. Wo heartily welcome them back ii our midst. Mr. J. Washington, Mr. fj. Cooper and Mr. J,Culbertson caught B large red fox Monday, l.'llh, after a chase of seven hours. Ali well boys, who could n't catch an old sick fox, and then not brag half ns mindi about it. Wo have had a fowdaysof th? coldest weather that has boon hore for s >me time, anil fanners ari! uneasy aliOUt th?' outcrop. As thc oat crap is later this fall than common, there is no doubt if tho cold continuos tho oat crop will be in jured, hm if tho year ls II favorable year f'?r farmers wi* will have better times in old Laurens than we have mid for sev eral years back, and I long to se? tb? gaod oht dill's again when the country will be full of hog ami hominy, home made molasses, and corn crilis mil of something besides rata and cotton weed. and the woods and old holds full of grunters, aheop and cattle, corn shuck bigs and hog killings to o -copy the tillie ol' the farmers in tho fall and winter la stead of pinking cotton to pay oil'liens and mortgages for a few bushels of corn and a few pounds of bacon obtained tnrough th? HU minor. MADDEN. IOTA. The snow, after a long stay, basal laat disappeared. We hopi- its absence will give us time to make pr?parations for Christmas. If our wea.her prophet is not false, wo may expect tho severest winter fo. the last century, lie assigns as his reason, that t he electricity accom panying tho lato convulsions of terra Urina passing southward will bring the fro/on region of tue north at least ton degrees further south till the equilib rium is restored, dur prophet further pp'dusts next year to be picul i Cu I crops of all llosetIptions if they ari- planted abundantly. Wo hope tho latter pttrt of his prophecy may como true. Christmas ls near at hand, but who w ill bo ready for it ! Santa Claus ought to make his round and till tho stocking w Ith useful articles and not simply toys. Tho demijohn ought not t* be tilled thia Christmas, for oro another Christ mas every ono will need tho money thus spent to buy necessities. Mr. W.T. lloyd has moved to the Sta tion. Wo give Dook a hearty wei-onie. Mr. J. W. King has moved lo Mr. Hock Boyd's placo. Mr. W. P.Cunning ham anticipates moving to J. A. Mad den's placo soon. Uncle Gabo Pinson ls still improving. Knocking tho Bottom Out. It seems to he necessary to re mind the out-and-out prohibition ist in the Sonnte that with nil the extraordinary sections which they have put in the extraordinary Ate derson-Laurens prohibition hill, they hnve not yet covered the cat egory of possible crimes not wholly disconnected with the liquor habit, nor have they made the provisions against an attempted evasion of tho statute searching enough ami ex haustive enough to reach every possible of fender, by intention or ot herwJse, [fitts designed, as ii serins to b?' designed, to go to tho very bot tom of the jug, so to speak, und then to knock thc bottom out, Ibero is much yet to he.done in thc way of particular legislation on thc gener al subject. lt should be made a misdemean or lor I list ti nco, for a mun to wish for a drink, or to keep in bis em ployment any person who might reason ably bc supposed to wish for u drink. Paregoric contains alcohol ; tbero should ben clause abolishing colic in infants, tben fore, so that then' may lie no excuse for doctor ing them with tho forbidden stuff and so implanting an appetite for it in ot mr f??rnis and buger doses, when colic shall have given place to chronic indigestion or confirmed thirst. There should be also a legis lative formula for thc making of plum-pudding, eggnog, jelly, sylla bub ami other such treacherous compounds so that they shall not help to lead any youth astray in fu ture The presence of un empty bottle hearing a whiskey label, on the premises of any citizen should hi? constituted conclusive evidence of his having transgressed thu liv; and the presence of a bi.tl- ,vi( i out any label, or of a label wit lion; any, bottle or the absence of both bottle and label, might very well be accepted as ineontrevert? le proof of attempted concealment of guilt on his part. Any man who should be found drinking more than his share of wuter, in the morning or even look ing wistfully in the direction of the town pump, during bu inc-s hours, lum Iii be arrested promptly on suspicion, and the presumption of guilt bc made to rest up -n him. Likewise in the ease of mt rand ostentatious abstention from all water drinking in public, wai h as ls well known, ls itself a very bad sign, especially when considered in connection with sudden and fre quent retreats to private places where wider may be supposed to b . and abide. So also should any pcrsm com . laming of, or concealing a head ache or a huskiness, be required tu give nu account of himself siltlsfac tokv to the promoters and enforcers of t\.? bill. WA nd piles should he strictly prohlW ed, or required to be scat tered f. ver as much surface is pr tic.ihlo; mu? nil hollow logs required) to be spilt before ! haule I Iflto town and offered i ssh*. \ There vhoUltl be a Special ?lisp to of wo terrrfelons, enea nuts itu eggs 111 i' very dry town add vi l?ge-es i?e Hy d g> ?<??? ey , wld h iiAy m co. ;i tc,).ly .? piBd ed to cnjolv u boom as soon as iii? proponed /hill yoee Into effect. Soup-bones should bo tested with a gimlet 111 every instance where they arc exposed in open market, and should bo confiscated without that formality when lound to have I a cork in the end. Any dud* or juryman seen suck- j ?og the henil of his walking cane j on the sly should ho required to un screw lt on tho spot and abide by I the consequences. All these points, and a great ma ny more, will require to be careful ly guarded, ami trio proposed bill leaves them entirely out of account. Wo respectfully invite ho at tention of Senator-Kditor Murray, ?ml of Editor .Senator ('rews, there fore, to Hui uecessity of adding o nough sections to their pet measure to cover every cont i ngeneyjind lo make it truly and thoroughly effec tive. Only by so do ng cnn they ac. com pl i sh the end ut which they aim; and if they shall concede or claim (hat it is impossible to com ply with our suggestions, they will only concede what every practical friend of the temperance cause' alreedy knows-that such prohib?-j lion onon paper is not worth the paper il is printed on. A Hoy's Essay on (.'ats. ('ats, unlike the other insecks,don't have no stingers. Tho bumblebee, has. I onc't caught a bumblebee, an'give it to a cat. Cats don't like bees, espesbly them that has splin ters in their tnllzc, which this had 'I'he thing stung all the way down and half-way back again; thu cat : run about seventeen miles, an' Iben ' dropped down by the shabdy side of a haystack, and quickly without warrnu , he hastily died a sudden j death all at onc't for want o' breath. ' Onc't when Jaek an' me was pinyin' fishln' in our well with a tOtn-cat tied to a string, Jaek gill hurt. He had the cat dow n in the well wubin' fur a bite, and win n I his back was turned it crawlou up I tho brick curb an' clawed the sap OUteil him. After that Jack didn't fule with eats. 1 once knew a man who was wick ed enough to throw a stove lid through a big tom-cat at night, and j the very next night he heard that ; bis grandmother had broken her j 1 leg in New < >rlcans and severs! otb- 1 erplilCCM which proves, how wicked j 1 and "inful it is to disturb critters; and that's all 1 know about cats. Stonewall Jackson A party of old soldiers stood on | the platform of thc panorama of , i Hull Hun the other day d(cussing j | anecdotes told recently of thc hil- ! i o^yjeracies of Stonewall Jackson, and a famous ex-Con federate re marked : '.I saw a good dca! of General Jackson before and during the w ar | a id noticed bis peculiarities a? ev .ry one rise 'lid. 1 have heard bim assert thai his right leg was : hollow and his left log solid. c j Used to imagine that he could feel [ his food passing down the cavity and if it hail been any other mau \ 1 would have said that lie was era ry." '. I'm the other niau." rcspnped (icu lie !k imp who stood by, "For I never take a glass of burgundy without feeling it run dow n inside my leg io my great toe." ..Amt I know a niau." observed another, "who cannot take even so much as J glass of boor without j feeling a numbness In bis ..rm fi om j bis wrist lo his elbow ." "H.nu [iain! di," sai l a third, ' al ways hus a ?. welling of his tinkles whenever lu- lukes wine ufttny sor:, hui (hal's gout, of course." ' Ano I know a great many men," continued a fourth, "w ho cunno! ' take a drink of whiskey without ! feeling his it in le^, but 1 never thought lhere w as anything st range about it." Th? California Xuanltlauri "Oap*." At the t' mo Thom paon bedail allow- ! shoeing in the tt.t-rraj, nothing was known of tim mysteries of "don?*" - a pr?parait m of pitch, tallow, nu I oilier Ingredients, which, being npplio t to tho bottom of tiin allocs, enables Ihn wearer to lightly rJiJe over KOOW softened hy Ihi- ru>..> of thc ann. Dope np|>ear."i tu have b<-rn a California discoTcry. lt ia made of ibtl'i rent qualities, arel different degi-es of hardness und softness. Each California snow-aboe runner ha.? hi? "dupe secret," or lu? "'pel" d.);y?, .nd some ar<? nice in tim respect u* t<i carry with ilieta do|ie for di/Tcreut lumia of iii" day; u*nn< one quality ri the morning, w inni tho snow ia fro*''il, and others luier on, .ci tho ?now be come* soft, 1 ? Thompson ansi no dope, a ?ft snow ptuck U> su i ?.> ctoggod h;? in.? i. i .i i ii u .? sometimes impossible or Him io travel over i:. Thus, ii fre quent.\ lijtppciie 1 that lie was obligea tn halt for several honra during t ie day, and resume in.-* journ?y ai night, when a ernst wa? froaen on the mow, - U..n Lv (?mlle in Overland Monthly. A Ufnuin? Uni*? Tr?ate In (ha ?arly ii?.r* of our commerce with Cbins, K?tei lb*' tr.?aly m*idell al lowed American clipt-prs io enter tho hu ri wir i f H n;.- avon,. ?me of Hie largest taigum liiree-decker*. * ns lying itt th* hin nor. und MU SU isf. ii-r yardi and tup m i.' ' . wrr? housed to ?boa* the manner in willen the ?hip wm maiineJ. A YAH Ire <ii?ii.Mii who wa? AW M it in .; H freight jf new tea, watehod trio Engliahinau and decided lo try hu hand with lum. T?ii Of tnr.M- ?laye loler. At th? mini"', (jun. lue Alncrican clipper's yards amt mils caine doa'n itnd topmasts housed lome mintiiea kim? liv? man-of-war. A;: un m me muniui/t, at the signal the rards were aent up na.1 ibe r?>Kht.hmnn ans Hgniu behind. For .v-v-rv days the race went on. willi tn - ?MUH r.-sult, un lit i he American ?inp receives! har Mrgo. una un (he day i * ?ru setting Mil tue yards mrr.** ilo?vn an I ??er? ??ni lo the English fris*it? wah die compli ments of the ?Tankte captain. They aere b i miloo p^U?f% with painted (furlud) nula. -,N. w L/indon Telegraph? Mrna? ?j Cantu rf Oui. Th? keeper uf the ar hive* fur th* H.: . - ienm conn: y of Marinaros fou.ul lately, si ?wo.I away with smn-i ancient regster->. n prvkel bearing th IS Ineofip llo'i: "QnalltdS panta Me inlu't ia po nun.?, A D. 17?? " (QAIllity of the M o MI.o ns bread in the year nf want, ITtr? ) The- bo .vi ia partly componed of Mt meal, hut tho grentfr proportion of it i* Um u ?rW of tr?e?. ThouuUnty au .bordie* have ilir>H'ted tho specimen to th? preserve-1 ut the local museum - b; av..',?.. T..?.es. Adelaida I'i oater's I>oatli Adelaide Procter sought, it can with truth be said, in ti)? practical walks of lift, to be a bumble disciple of Ono who "went about continually doing good." Her health, always uncertain, proved unequal to tbs strain which th* unwearied *nergi*s of th? kindly natur? mad? upon it, and for fifteen month? ah? did ber beat to cultiv?t* th? grace of .atiene* ninid th* increasing w?akn??s which kept her a prisoner on a bed of pain. The "great passover," M death baa been beautifully called, drew near to Adelaide Procter very softly, and found that gentle heart, to which lifo bad been "half a pleasure, half a grief," still strong "lo hope, to bear, to lov*." At the approach of midnight on Feb. 8, 1364, with weak and trembling banda, ah* turned down 'be leaf of n l>ook sh* waa reading, mid galing into tba watchful .yeo of her motlier, suddenly asked: "Do you think I am dying, mammu?" Hrs. Procter could only say how exceed ingly ill she thought liar; but Adelaid* guessed the rout. She said her feet were cold. She tusked for lier sister and begged to be lifted up. As lier Bieter en tered the room she glanced across ut ber willi n radiant and triumphant smile, and exclaiming, "It hos come nt last!" submitted to the conquered conqueror. -Stewart J. Heid in Chicago Ti mee. Sierra on a Stain i>eite. Nothing I have ever seen is half BO wild and fm.hsh its a frightened meer, and a hunch of beef steere on a stampede are not to bo laughed tit; tiiey will stop for nothing, and will run down and over anything that Oilers resistance in their path. The only way it is possible to stop them is to ride ahead of the herd and gradually turn them to running in a circle, when they will finally stop, hut M ill ho off again at (he slightest unusual noise. If a man's horse were to ?tumble in a prairie dog's hole and fall it would mean certain death to both horse and rider, as tho whole herd would be upon bim in an instant; hui tho daring and reckless cowboy takes all such chance?. -W. H. S. in Courier-Journal. Kx|>t<rl tuent lu I'll-um Minotier t. The new experiment which the Dutch are making in prison management will be Wtltched With interest throughout Europe. Hitherto Holland hos held the belief that two years in a separate cell ia as much as a criminal can stand and survive. This month tho Dutch have amended their code so that every prisonei sentenced to a term of imprlso' ment ol live years and over will upend the li ist five years of his term in cellular confine ment. As in Holland even tho chapel? are constructed on tho cellulur principio, and the prisoners wear masks w heno rei they leave tho narrow precinct? of their living gravo, tho Dutch experiment Seems very severe. - Boston Transcript. Making Staat Kalla. William P. Hunt, tho proprietor of till South Posion Iron works, whero heavj iron cannon aro cast, waa in the cit] recently. He has l>een paying a v.ait o imipeetion to tho great iron and alee Works in Pennsylvania with a view o . ularging bis experience, lie remarket that he regarded Pm Edgar Thompaoi Sinei works, near Pittsburg, os marvel ons in their extent and excellence Anning ether things herald: "Thea? wi.rks turn out enormous quail (?ties of s tee; rails. They have live o six L!;u>t furnaces where they make th pig ?rog and eight or ten cup ila fm naces for mixing the iron, besides the! converters and other processes for troa lng the n.ei.-.l before it reaches thu cou pluted ?tale. I watched them turnin tads willi my watch in baud. In som bistanccn they brought out a rail i twenty seconds, The steady average, think, would be ahout two rails a mir ul?. lt v?as a marvel to me bow the could handle nil the rant quantity c material that was required for this?worl Tliey uno i.'.OU0 tons of iron ore a da; 1.U0U lons of coal and large quantities c limestone to turn out 1 OOO tons of pl iron. lu all they handle nearly ?,u( lons of material a day. lt is successful! done through organized and syaten at ir. e-i*. division of lab -r. but it ii? wo fuJ ?uverlholeiis."-New York Tribun Improvement In Ituulnra?. City editor to new rep irtor- Well, si have you found out anything aa lo tl improved business outlook? We shu want dint article to morrow, Ueporb - Yes, .-ir, I have learned soinelhiii very e:.< Oltrngillg ?.I.t two very in portant Industries. Elitor- Very go.M what is it? Il 'pi?rtIT-Tiley tell me till the horse cir drivers are working fn time, and Ont the electric lighting st tion is running nights -Lowell Ci'ixe l .J !?_>??.. Woollen Si r ?iel nee. Tho largest wooden structure in tl world is haul to he the govern mei uni inn:* in tho capital of New Z. alan PllO block is .'.?ur stork's high and ore pies an area of nearly two neron, '1 city itself is mostly wooden on uccou i f the em tl. qm ikes of thu region, and [.ailed "Tho City nf Pitoklllgd 'as * at "Tho City of Matcl.-lto.v.s."-Chica Tunes. >ira. Stowe's l'en main li ;?. Mr?. Harriet Beecher Mtowo write*) lintel that is peculiar and ihlu"Ult read, because so many o? her letM must be guessed at, All tho H. ?vin tnnku the tnmu Link of a B. lt is hum backed and distorteJ.- Detroi: Fr Pris?. Hespert m OUI .'. I never yet Saw :i gm, -haired man whose even it would nut bri Hg tears be shown deference and reapect by niild. And the feeling grows ?ut 0 jrjau older. -Senator Thurman. "Ireland* means tho westland, romes from the Celtic word iur and < word "lnnd." iar meaning the west. A at ron II in lr.? I I" li ol og ri? |? hy. To mich a degree of perfection and Activeness bas astronomical photog >by now reached that among ita Aoltiei neats ia n photograph of tin? cluster Perseus, allowing stan down lo the tb eolith magnitude. In this peculiar Cl he negative w:?s obtained in fifty in iles with a d.O object glass of 8S-lr 'oral leng'h, tlie view ladng ?uh piendy enlarged four limen and rep uiced by helio engraving. -Now Yt Sun. iii? M erm* as' luiixion. M i ' i ne'ii i have m mi lehginn to iqtiaro Inch than any people in world. Kvery nieoting. from a ball t theatrical performance, U Oponed w s prayer and closed with a benedict! They nra far ahead of ns in one roeps they morry into eternity.-Chicler Commercial Cosette. A medical writer in Harperdoola that hf? ia but a temporary victor o the causes thftj I Pelham'* I .frisia < lill r>t>coiric lint Will) un li extrusive roiulur f^for '? and has provon KO mvontauU to fh? pub lic, that other? have been imluee?! Ut Imitate thc Genuine, Avoid ?ii th??? , 'Pake that which bears tho endorsecnea I of (it'd people. i ii no t|USOk medicine, like th? ' many that are < on .tautly bruutfhl he th? , notice of the public I The advantage* in takln?/ TalLam'a i Ctn tain .Specific ar? iiuuitroui. Renae? I men and women daily testify to ita tl 1 racv. The.e were formerly thin ?ad ! emaciated. It roatorea the nerren. It I m i li IM up where there ia waste ?nd de generacy from prolonged disease?. ?L/lhe beat medicine for remelee. ! Pur ?alo bv lt. r. Posey A Bro., J. E. W ilkes, Laurena, 8. C. Culbertson ?a Smith, Waterloo; Bullivaud *fc Wray, i Dorrab'a. W&.Call ind exnndne a bottle. I .-.- -HMS* \ LAURENS COUNTY Beal Estato j For Bon!-A neut cottage in -'Jar* j soy"-will bo completed by 1st Feb. . Contains four rooms.-A snug little I house for ?t small sum.-Sc? th? ? Millinger of LC it A at once. Kor lient-A very dosioablo dwel ' ling'in Brooklyn with nil Lioe.esnry o itbtiildings-A good garden,orch* ard*;tnd'four aci'OS?good land-Also privilege of fino past re on tho Uiver bot (oms.-Terms very mod erate, apply ut once. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. -COUNTY OF LAU HF. NS.-IN TH IO I* HO BATH COURT. W ll MIK AS, J. 1". Parks has applied to ttw for I .ot tors of Vdmlnintration on the list ato ol'Nan? y Parka, deceased . Thee? arc tliorofore l<? cite and udmon ah all m! singular the kindred and ?-reditora Or sa d d'ceased to tm and appear hofore mc. in the Court of Probate, to be hohlen at Laurens Court House, on Hie (?iii. day of.Iatiuary lsS7, to show cam??, if any they ?an "why said Leiters should not be gi a il ed . All pt winn having claims egal net said Hstnto will puisent Ute same Oil ?>r before that ?lay, or bo forever barrel . (liven limier mr hand ami neal, thia tho 21st, day of December, I SSS " A. W. BURNSIDE, 2t Prob ?te Jill j?. * Undertaker's . NOTICE. A large ami varicdlassoitment COFFINS AND UXDERT?RRS2CO0M -Cnn al wyan* hof found ? ? ? - at my .stand, over ? ? ?.?? MARTIN ?i FULLERS 8TOU4? LAUKEKS, S ? ?3n7~IIearNe sent when ?leair?4. ?2. IV. CORBET, Aa A?e?* ona* tr THIS AUGUSTA AMD [G LOBE ?II. 0 T E L S . (UNDER ,ONr: il AN AC KM STN'*.) Mr LE DDcolittlo Propri?t? r. Those Hotels aro centrally Io?* ted ?ni Un>.id street, thc principle business thoroughfare of Augusta :..:>! ure first class in all respect? Usc Electric und Oas* lights; al?c tric heil in all ronni'-; btreei cara puss I ho th or ?very five minute* for all parla of the elly, Tba AC 01'; TA ::nil ti LOBE Hotel porter? meei passengers uf tl.? depots willi line carriages, bus ?ixl l m g gag? wagon. Travelers ?re rt quested 11 il lo give up cheeks ea train. Mr. Doolittle was formerly coa nocted with tho Tontine noua?, Sow naven and West End Motet, .s. .1. RECULATOR PURELY VEGETABLE. lt tell willi axtreerdiaery . ?lee ey aa th? TIVER, KiDNI?Y.1, i-AND BOWELS. AN IFFICTUAL ?PICIFIt FM Malaria. Bowel ?aeepUla.n? Oj'apepato, ?ak ? ead neave* Con.UpaUeM. IM U**. .?.**. Kidney Att*ae?te?e< 4 Montai Depreeeten, BESTFAMILY i MM Io Household obould fee Wltkoit It, and,hy belngkept rearty Potlmt?a?l?aua"<a will ?ave tuan* aa hour of euflorlaa o?4 many a dollar In time ?nd doe-ore' MU* TUMS it ?UT ?NI SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR ... that yea gal the aeaele* arlin ?ed "I** .a n-onl af U/r-ope?- rV-eared aaly hy J. H. ZEILIN A CO..?el?XfV"*** Phil-delphii, H*. yntcnv .!.?*. O yr s v i a I? b D< ?A ixe.? . A second bar tl J**? pr. ss. Wnigh 6A lb?., am t amrV. t.i.^.. ?... 'l arma \ b" aviaabtni,