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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-01-07

The ADVERTISER now offers a prize
for the third time for school compost,
tions.
The next prize of one dollar will be
given to the pupils under 10 years
old aud the compositions must be
received In this Office by Monday, Jan.
IL at s p. M.
THE ADVERTISER therefore asks
each teacher to read this an
nouncement and cooperate with THE
ADVERTISER in the scheme to give
the school children a motive and inter
est in writing well.
RULES OF THE COMPETITION.
The composition must contain not
over 400 words.
Writing must be on but one side OF
paper.
Any subject may be chosen.
The composition must be handed the
teacher by the pupil. The teacher will
then number or mark it keeping a re.
cord Of the number or mari He will
then send it to THE ADvEF r with
out the name of the writer b. nth the
school mark. The teacher mus, llso en-
dorse it thus: "To the best of my be-
lief this essay is original, signing his
name.
The pupils parents or the person
with whom he or she lives must be a
subscriber TO The ADVERTISER. How
ever, compositions may be sent by pu-
pills whose parents are not subscribers
but they will not be entitled to
prizes. II a composition by a pu.
pll Is the Rest 1t will be SO q. bounced
and it will be printed, but no prize will
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-01-07
NOW FOR ANOTHER PRIZE.
Open to all Children Under Ten
Years.

be given. The prize will go TO the
next best in that case.
Other than prize-wlnning compost
tions will often be printed. Thus when
several compositions are submitted en-
titled to first, second and third honora-
BILE mention, each may be printed with
the writer's lame.
The editor of THE ADVERTISER will
be the judge. He will grade the COM
positions though without knowing
the names of the writer's.
Compositions written by pupils in
tie ordinary course of work may be
sent in. Teachers may select any num-
Der of compositions and send them to
THE ADVERTISER. The teacher will
always state that the writer is within
the age limit OF the contest. The win
ming compositions will be announced in
The ADVERTISER and the teacher will
then send name of writer and his or
her parent.
To repeat-the compositions for the
first offer must be received not later
than January IL, and must not contain
over 400 words. We do not fix any
minimum limit-the winner may pos
sibly not write over so words.
The ordinary rules will govern the
decisions. The subject matter, thought,
handwriting, capitalization, neatnese
and grammar will be considered.
Again THE ADVERTISER hopes that
teachers throughout the county will
talk the proposition over with the
children and help to interest them.
Children from any school except
those in college departments may con
test.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-01-07
SAT ON POWDER.
Negroes Mt Wares Shoals Had q Mar
row Escape from Death.

WARES SHOALS, JANUARY s.
Ye doubters of our greatness and IN
friendly critics of our grandeur, we
trust hat you have been made merry in
your hearts elsewhere, but we greatly
regret that you did not see us in the
glory of our Christmas fun.
Christmas brought us much pleasant
recreation, as is usual. Visiting and
hunting helped to make the holidays
seem short and cheerful, and no disor-
der marred the tranquil sports of our
citizens. All was quiet.
Mrs. d. B. Roper spent last week
with her parents, near G%raycourt.
Miss Corrie Davis has just returned
from visiting relatives near Ninety
Six, where she went to attend the we'd
ding of her cousin, Miss Lucia Davis.
Miss Corrie Davis has Just returned
from visiting relatives near Ninety-SiX,
where she went to attend the wedding
of her cousin, Miss Lucia Davis.
Two young men from Columbia Wis
tied Mr.. Bogue last week. They
amused themselves by going into the
surrounding woodlands on daily hunt
ing expeditions.
All the employees of the construction
company visited their respective homes
for a few days and have returned to
prosecute their labors with renewed
energy.
Two colored laborers, who we're eni.
ployed in the canal were seriously in
iured by an explosion of powder last
Monday. The accident was the result
of their W carelessness. They were
sitting near the fire on cans OF powder,
which the heat exploded. They were
thrown out of their cabin, which was
soon burned to the ground. Their in.
juries will not prove fatal.
Last Wednesday the Senators, Legis.
lators and Supervisors of Laurens and
Greenwood counties met Col. N. B.
Dial at this place to consider the advis.
ability of building the necessary bridge
across the Saluda. They came to a sat.
isfactory conclusion and we are assured
that a bridge will be built.
The telephone line from Laurens is
almost completed.
Prof. j. G. Cork OF Rock Hill visited
his brother, Jas Cork, recently. He was
pleased with the changes made on his
native heath.
At the beginning OF this new year
everything promises the continuance oil
the Unparalleled progress of this new
town.
MEG.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-01-07

To begin with, the State is now run.
Mug on borrowed capital. The money
which was borrowed will BIO due during
the present month, and the State will
not have available funds with which to
meet the notes and they will have to
be renewed. The reason is that the
General Assembly appropriated more
money than a possibly be raised on
the tax levy and all other available
sources.
The total taxable property for the
year 1908, which is an increase over
last year, is $193, 0OO, O0a. AT five mills
this would raise 1898, 900, IL all Of the
taxes were collected, which is quite i'm
possible.
The General Appropriation Act of
1902, In round numbers, voted the ex-
penditure of 81, 1876, COO. The only other
source of income Of the State is from
the insurance fees and corporation fees,
which will not run to $50 600 this year.
There you are. A simple mathemati-
cal proposition which the General AS
eOiupiJ VIII nave W IuG6t.
Under the law the the State Treasu-
rer is not allowed to borrow over $780,
600 in the aggregate for any and all
purposes. This amount was borrowed
by the 1st OF November, not because 1t
was q pleasure to draw 1t, but because
the money was needed to meet the OBJ.
legations of the State, and the .Iikeli-
hood now is that overdrafts will have
to be asked for to meet all expenses
prior to the passage Of the next general
appropriation bill, which will author
ize the next loan.
The State Treasurer had on hand
this morning $102, 729.47. OF this about
$4,000 will be used for the payment of
the semi.annual interest on the State
bonds. This will leave 1922, 700 which
il is all applied to the outstanding notes
would leave q balance due of STE, 600;
bat the ordinary current expenses of
the State Government are Sal, 900,
which, IL added, would make q total OF
$21S, 800. No allowance is made for the
taxes which will come in within the
next few weeks, but it is to be remem-
bered that the taxes that have just
been collected will have to run the
State Governmentun int next fall, when
there will be the next collection Of
taxes for State purposes.
The General Assembly will have
about as much as it can do If it straight
ems out the financial matters of the
State and gets the State upon a cash
basis. There is absolutely nothing
wrong with the States finances; the
State Treasurer has met every obliga-
tion; no demands have been made for
money that have not been paid; there
have been no delays and the State is
all right, but this thing OF a State bor-
rowing money and paying interest on it
is altogether wrong.
1t may be mentioned that during the
year just ended the privilege tax
amounted to $~8l,744.94. All Of this
privilege tax goes directly and without
interference to Clemson College, and is
expended by the trustees of that Col
lege for the analyses, and in addition
to the Morrill,, Hatch, land scrip,
Clemson bequest and other funds, for
the ordinary operating expenses OF
Clemson College.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-01-07
HORSES n MULES.
New Firm Offers Elmo Stock TO the
Farmers.

Barksdale, Frapks & Irby, whose ad.
vertisement appears elsewhere, have
formed a partnership to deal In mules
and horses. Ed Martins stables, rear
of Enterprise Bank, is their headquar.
ters. They have just received a car.
load Of fine Kentucky mules and have
a number of horses. They viii always
have plenty Of good stock to offer.
T. n. B~arksdale, John A. Franks and
DR.. w. @. Irby are the members OF the
firm. They are well known and relia-
BILE business men and intending pur.
chasers will find it a paying proposi-
tiOn to consult them.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-01-07
AN ORDINANCE
Imposing IN Annual Tax on all Taxa
BILE Property in the City Of Laurens,
to Raise Supplies for said City,
for Fiscal Year, COmmenc-
Ing Jan. LIST, 1908,

SECTION /. Be 1t ordained by the
City Council of Laurens, of the city of
Lsurens, that n tax OF fifty cents on
every n hundred do'lsrs worth OF
the assessed value OF all property, real
Or personal, not exempt by law from
taxation, situated within the limits of
tha city. of taNrens, be and the same Is
hereby leYled, for corporate PURPOSES,
TO defray the current expenses of said
city, for the fiscal year commencing
January lst, 1903, and to meet such
traoted by said city for corporate lNr-
poses,
That an additional tax Of thirty cents
on every n hundred dolla-s worth of
the assessed value OF al property, real
or personal, not exempt by law from
taxation, situated within the limits of
the city Of Laurens, be and same is
hereby levied, to meet the interest to
b como due upon the thlrty thousand
dollars honda, Issued April |, 1897, for
the purpose OF meeting the cost O
the building and equipping the water
works and electric light plant
for said city, and to pay at least
one.fortleth iplsrt Of the eSatires bonded
debt into q sinking fund to be used in
aid of the retirement and payment OF
said bonds.
SECTION 2. That the Clerk VI the
said city shall enter said levies and as
sessmerits upon the books of said city
and receive SAID taxes. That the said
taxes herein levied shall be paid to the
said Clerk In lawful money of the Uni.
ted States, on or before the first day of
March, 1908, and any person failing to
pay said taxes shall be liable to the
penalty now provided by law for the
failure to pay the general state tax.
SECTION 3. Done and ratified by the
City Council, Of the city Of L%aurens. at
the city Of Laurens and the corporate
seal OF said city affixed, this ths 10Th
day of December In the year OF our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and
two and In the hunered and twenty-sev.
enth year Of the sovereignty aud indee
pendence OF the United States OF Amer.
ica.
G. e. GRAY, [L.sl
Mayor.
y L. g. BALLE, Clerk Council.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-01-07
"Fcwer Gallons; Wears Longer.n

The secret is ont and Laur ms can &c
ohl.iving just as il the riddle had never
been asked.
No it can't, either, Laurens Is not
going to be what it was before. Its
houses are going to be brighter; its
people a little more p osperous-they
are going to have some OF their money
left to buy other things with.
The answer to the riddle Ia this: you
can paint a bulldog with fewer gallons
of Deyoe Lead and. Elmo paint than
with mixed paints, AID 1t will wear
several times as long as a building
painted with lead and oil mixed by
hand.
There's proof abundant of ii all over
the United States. There VIII O be
proof abundant of it in Laurens,
What will the people do with the
rest of their money?
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-01-07
MERCHANTS NEWS

When you need anything in agate or
tinware give Us q call. We carry a full
line of both kinds in coffee pots, pans,
plates, boilers end buckets at prices
that are very low,
SIN. & r.. III, Wilkes.
We always keep in stock a complete
line OF solid oak, well finished exten:
sion dining tables and at prices that
are right.
8. NJ. g. e. II, Wilkes.
Don't lot your wife worry her life
away with q stove that Is burned out,
but sell it for castings and buy a
Bucks which will use less wood and
cook quicker.
8. M, y e. II. Wilkes.
Come Ia and sec onr line OF rockers
and parlor chairs, which we are now
showing on our sample floor.
s.M. g. e. H.. Wilkes,
Remember that you can get an ron
bed here In any color that you may de-
sire, at prices from $3.50 to $25. 90.
3. M. a. e. III. Wilkes.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-01-07
Mr.. holmes Hero.

Rev. w. S, Holmes, his mother, Mrs.
5. p. Holmes, and sister, Miss Leize
Holmes, arrived in the city last week
Mr. Holmes conducted services at the
Church OF the Epiphany Sunday. Next
Sunday he will conduct service in New
berry. Mr.. Holmes and his mother aud
sister will live In Mrs. Wallace's house
in Laurel street. They have been cor
daily welcomed hack to Laurrns.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-01-07
o OUR FRIENDS.

Miss Liot Jones has been visiting liz
Newberry.
Congressman johnson left Spartan.
burg for Washington Saturday. Con-
gress reconveped Monday.
Mr.. Clarence Babb, who has been
with III. Terry for a number OF years
has accepted a p sition with Dayis, Ro-
per& Co. Mr.. Bath Is a first-class
salesman and q popular man.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-01-07
State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF
In Court of Common Pleas.

In Court of Common Pleas.
j. o.. Moon and Isabella Manley Plain
tlffs, against Sarah Henderson, Henry
Young Spoon and his heirs, names
and residences unknown, Lulu Smith.
whey Spoon, Isaac Spoon, Mil
ton Spoon, William Spoon, Pres-
ton e. Spoon, James D. Spoon, Ora r..
Iate' Lee Spoon, Hamp Spoon, Mar.
garet Spoon, Francis Spoon and l.. G.,
Dorroh, as Administrators of Lucinda
Wade Hill, observation-disclosures
for Relief.-(Complaint not Served,)
70 the Defendants above named;
You are hereby summoned and re.
cured 10 answer the compliant in this
a0olon, Which was on November 29,h
wv nleu In the Office of the O. Tx Of
S snE Cour. u Common P!ees, for the
sasw oounIy ana 10 sorfG copy of your
subscriber at his oNioo at Lanrens q
H., South Carolina, within twenty lave
aiter the service hereof, exclusive OF
the day oil such service; and if YOU fail
70 answer the complaint within the
time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this ac.
tion Will apply to the Court for The rs.,
lieftdemanded in the complaint.
Dated Nov. 10Th A. D,
JNo. f, BoLr,
G. @, @ p.
o. p. MCGOWAN.
100, Plaintiffs Attorney.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-01-07
Is Your Flour Sticky?

Is the four you have been using
sticky? Does it make poor bread and
heavy cake and pastry2 II 80, try a
sack of Clifton" neEt time. No dam.
aged wheat used in making this -four
For sale by NJ. H.. Fowler and T. N.
Barksdale.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-01-07
Have Y0ua Critical Eye?

Things made Of "Clifton" -four pre-.
sent an appearance that will charm
your critical eye and at the same time
you will have the satisfaction of know
ing that in this flour none OF the help
full strengthening elements Of Che
wheat have been lost. Try this flour
and be convinced. For sale in Laurens
by NJ. III. Fowler and T.. N. Barksdale.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-01-07
Fine Enough for wedding Cake

Or any other cake-and still the best
flour for bread, biscuit and everything
else. That's what edition" -four is,
an all round -four that will never disap-
point you no matter what you use it
for. Buy it and try it. M. ii. Fowler
and Il. N. Barksdale sellit in Laureps,
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ME- w
Restaurant Opened.

have opened a Restaurant in the
Babb Building for WHITE PEOPLE
ExCLHSIVB LY. Prompt and FIRST
GLASS service assured. Meals, 25 cents
At Restaurant or sent to Offices. Fresh
Oysters on hand.
HARRISON HUNTER,
ON Harper Street.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-01-07
LCesyille Alliance.

The next regular meeting OF the
Leesville Alliance will be held at Oak
Grove school house, Saturday, January
18th 1903 at 2 o'clock p. m. All mem
bers are requested to come and report
how much and what kind OF fertilizer
they waHt for the year.
BY order
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-01-07
THE STATE is
BADLY BEHIND.
Spent More Money Than
Collected.
BIG APPROPRIATIONS.
Hard Puzzle for the Legis
lature.
BIG APPROPRIATIONS
obligations Though Have TO be Net
With Promptness--Tho Tax Levy
was Too Low for Expenditures.

The following from the Columbia
correspondence Of The News and Cou-
of Jan. 2 will be read with interest by
the thinking people of the county:
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-01-07
CenterYlIIe Alliance to Meet.

"O H'f'sHEO y NIetts
All the members of Centerville AL
lance sre hereby requested to meet at
EXON school house, Saturday, ian.
10th, 1908 at 2 o'clock p. m. for the
purpose of re-organizing.
q. w, CULBERTsoN,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-01-07
II. o. HAIRSTON,
President.
B, F, GODFREY, Sec'y.

scrofpla. with Its swollen glands,
running sores, inaamed eyelids, cutan-
'ous eruptions, yields to Hoods Sarsa-
parill9.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-01-07
ONE CENT A WORD,

WANTED-SalesDan and Collector
for the singer Manufacturing Coz, at
Laurens, s.. O.. Address me at Green,
wood, 81. q. Good contract w. w.
Walls, manager.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-01-07

WANTED - FAITHFUL PERSON
to travel for we'll established house In
a few counties, calling on retail mer-
chants and agents. Local territory.
Salary 81 osl . year and expepses'
penses advanced. Position permanent.
Buslness successful and rnsblng. Stand
ard House. 3s4 Dearborn s., Chicago
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-01-07
THE
KYLE HAY PRESS

KYLE HAY PRESS
Farmers take care of what you make.
There Is as much in saving as there is
In making, and If you bale your hay,
fodder, oats, shucks ETC., at the proper
time you not only save room and time,
but you save 30 per cent of the nutri-
cious matter that evaporates when 1t Ia
not baled. The
Kyle Hay Press
fills a long felt want with farmers. 1t
Is the best yet made. The opinion
seems to be unanimous tn at the KYLE
HAY PRESS Is unexcelled by auy
press'on the market. 1t is going to
the front, already q great number Of
them have been sold, you only need to
try 1t to be pleased. 1t Is easy oper.
ated by 2 men and 1 horse, Itis cheap,
durable, simple in construction and
easily mounted. 1t is the only press
that can be made or repaired on the
farm, 1T has no casting to break and
cause long delay. No other press has
this advantage IT Is the only press
|that the farmer can afford to buy. It.
pays for itse,f out of the first crop
Every farmer can own his own press.
and bale his hay st The proper time.
A. l. HUDGENS,
Laufens, S c..
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-20
TORCH APPLIED TO BUILDINGS,
Edwards Barns are Burned With Con.
tents.

The barn and mule stockade on the
farm of Mr.. M. s. Edwards, four miles
east OF Amerlcus, were destroyed by
fire at an early hour yesterday morn.
ing, and all the corn, hay and other
feedstuff contained IN the barn like
wise went up, a total loss.
Only by greatest effort We're the
mules eaved from destruction.
AS it was, one of the animals was Sc.
verely burned by blazing hay scatter
ed in the horselot. but will recover
Nearly 300 bushels of corn was among
the feedstuff thus destroyed.
Several hundred bushels of cotton
seed were in house near the burning
barn but this was saved, as was also {
corncrib belonging to one of Mr.. Ed
wards negro tenants, So far advanced
was the fire when discovered that little
assistance could be rendered.
The fire was undoubtedly the worl
of an incendlary, but as so many peo-
pie went to the scene it was impossible
to strike the trail when the dogs wer,
carried out y yesterday.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-20
GOWN CAME FROM COSTA RIGA,
Former Resident of Americus al
Home Again.

Home Again.
Eighteen years ago Mr.. J. B. Gown
left Americas to seek his fortune in far
away Costa Rica. Yesterday he re-
turned to his old home here, with a
fortune in good health if not in the
product of "the coast of gold" and is
glad TO be back again. Mr.. Gown is a
relative of Mr.. W. 10. Barrow of Ameri-
Gus, and is guest at his home here.
While living in that far away land of
the Lstins Mr.. Gown had to shoot a
half breed in self defense, but because
he was an American he was thrown in
Jail and sent TO the penal camp for q
long term of years. This penal prison
is located upon an island, twenty
miles of the coast, and there was no
possible escape. And had 1t not been
for the efforts of Judge Crisp Mr.. Gov
in might haYe suffered ard died there
prisoner. The governor of that
province was communicated with
through the department. at Washing
ton, and after lapse of months Mr..
Gown was brought to hospital on the
mainland. He was not pardoned, but
an official at the hospital suggested to
Gown that he might escape" if he
liked. Gown took the hint ard leis
urely walked away. At the first port
he boarded fruit vessel bound for
Mobile, arriving there the first of this
week He is now safely back in old
Sumter again and will doubtless spend
his days here,
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-20
FREEZING STILL AT AMERICUS
Much Damage Was Wrought Here
Yesterday.

B. 0 Ress ard B. L. lizard reached
Ameficus on time yesterday, and as
winter visitors proved a most unwel-
come pair. AS agents of destruction
their work here was complete. Every
living thing in the vegetable arden
was fattened out yesterday m"rniDg,
while even the flowers were killed as
we'll. The mercury dropped to % de-
grees in the early morning and froze
the eardonic smile upon the face OF the
plumber so that it will remain there all
winter as he gives us the icy stare.
Bursting water pipes played a merry
tattoo, causing leak in the house as
we'll as a larger "leak" in the pocket
of the man behind the bill. The cot
ton "crop" was not in anywise injured,
as cold never hurts a corpse and the
cotton was dead long ago. The pros
pect is good for even colder weather
this morning. This 'spell' Is nearly
a month in advance of the first killing
frost and bowling blizzard last winter
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-20
a. L.. 50 T o 7T ga.
Bears the # The Kind You Have Always Bought
''s'a'''' Of &NZzzzSu
HUNTING SEASON ON NsEARoARD
Booklet Issued BY Railway Tells The
Story,

The passenger department of the
Seaboard Air Line has j1st iss ued a
neat and beautifully illustrated book
let, entitled "HuntiDg and Fishing. d."
The booklet embraces the essential
features of the game laws If the various
states along the line, ard IN addition
gives the names of places where shoot
ing is good, the names of guides, the
price of board, if dogs can be had, and
responsible persons who can be COR
responded with if desired, The book
let is valuable one to those who may
want weeks shooting along the Sea-
board.
Americus times-recorder., 1903-11-20
STICKING AT THREE QUARTERS.
r utures Affect the Spot Market But
Little

FIRM at 1Oa for good middling COT
ton, the market has varied but little in
the past two days. There was a sud-
den drop of thirty-fYe points yesterday
but the loss was as quickly regained.
They just cannot put the price down
and some 'fine morning it is 60
ing to soar out of sight. The advice
of some factors is ''shut your eyes and
buy cotton" which means, of course,
to buy it regardless of price or quality.
It may reach that stage of the game q
little later. Tuere is but little cotton
in the Americus warehouses, c)mpara-
lively, and this IS very firmly held.