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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-02-01
Circular Letter to Patron of the City
Schools,

lhe following circular letter has
been sent by Supt. Jones to the patrons
of the city schools. The figures mean
the average of what the pupils made;
for instance If twelve girls handed in
the answer to q question and six were
correct and s!x we're %roDg the aver
& would be so. If four we're correct
and eight wrong the average would be
33 1-3.
To OUR PATRoNs:-
The following 20 questions on the Bi.
BILE were given to the High School pu-
pills comprising the 7th, 9Th, 0 h and
10th grades. Their papers we're acou-
rately graded, and for your informa
ton l give you the per cent. of correct
answers sen in-the maximum being
100 per cent.
1. Name the mountain on which the
ark rested.
2. Why were the Egyptians afflicted
with plaques?
3. Name five of the plaques.
4. What was the Passover?
s. State the circumstances under
which the ten commandments were
given to man.
q. How was Jericho captured2
I. How did Abso,om meet his death?
8. What remarkable thing happened
at Belchazzar's feast?
o. Who wrote most OF the Psalms?
10. Who wrote tho Book of Pro
verbs?
IL. Who went to Heaven without
dying?
II. Name the last book of the Old
Testament.
Ii. Is the Book of Hebrews in the
Old or New Testament2
II. Name five miracles recorded in
the Old Testament.
Is. Namo five miracles recorded in
the New Testament.
l6. What was Hercd's greatest
crime?
II. How was Saul Of Tarsus con-
verted?
Is. Who presided at the trial o.
Christ?
10, What was the TRANSFORMATIONS?
20. Have you read through the New
Testament?
Average for Seventh Grade = Is
girls, 8 boys-girls, 1851; boys, 25.2.
Average for Eighth Grade-l7 girls,
z boys.-girls, 1873; boys, 500.
Average for Ninth ard Tenth Grades
-12 girls, s boys,
Average for all pupils, IL girls, 2l
boys girls, 81 IL; boys, i2.4l,
The age of these pupils ranges from
ID to l6 years.
From the above facts it is evident
that the children of our town are not
receiving thorough instruction in the
Bible. Where the fault lies remains
for the parents to discover. Hereafter
the Bible will be taught In our school
more than it has been in the past.
Again, during the present school
month we have enrolled $40 pupils.
Last Sunday, Jan. 22nd, there we're PA
OF them in some Sunday School in our
town. This was a beautiful, an ideal
day, and yet 15G Of our pupils did not
go to any Sunday Schools.
AS one interested IN the moral and
spiritual welfare Of the children Of our
town, may l insist on our pupils read
.-,> - 49, 80. ~. - $1,000 49,
tendance to our Sunday Schools.
Very respectfully,
b. l.. JONES,
Supt.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-02-01
jan. 3D., 'O5.

People the world over were Mortified
on learning Of the burning of a Chicago
theater in which nearly six hundred
people lost their lives, yet more than
five times this number or over 5000
people died from pneumonia in Chicago
during the same year, with scarcely a
passing notice. Every one Of these
cases Of pneumonia resulted from a
cold and cou'd have been prevented by
the timely use Of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. A great many who had every
reason to fear pneumonia Lave warded
it off by the prompt use OF this remedy.
The following is an instance of this
sort. Too much cannot he said In ia
vor of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
and especially for colds and influenza.
| know that it cured my daughter,
Laura, OF q severe cold, and / believe
saved her life, when she was threat
ened with pneumonia" w. d. Will
cox, Logan. New York. Sold by Lau-
Drug Co. and DR.. b. F. Poscy.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-02-01
Fleming Bros,
NOTICE
OF Municipal Election

FOR MAYOR AND SIX ALDERMAN
Notice is hereby given that an cleo
tlon for Mayor and six Alderma an to
succeed the present City Council OF
Laurens will be held I'M the City OF
Lanrens, on Tuesday, March IL, 1905.
The polls will be opened at the
Council Chamber In the CITY of Lau-
rens at 8 o'clockea, m. and close at 5
O'Clock p. m.
Messrs. w. III. Garrett, w. Fl. elk.
erson and w. III. Franks have been duly
appointed Managers Of said election.
NO person shall be entitled to vote at
said election, who shall not have regis
tered his name with II. f.. Babb. Su-
perVisor oi Registration for the CITY of
Laureps before IL O'Clock Nj. ON the
!Olh day next preceding said election.
The said Il. h. Babb, Supervisor of
Registration, will have hls Office omen
Tor the purpose OF registering voters
from 0.3O O'Clock a. m. TO 4 90 O'Clock
p. m. from the 9Th day dsy OF Feb.
ruary 1000 Ito IL III on the II day
OF March, 1905, inclusive, except Sun.
Day On Saturdays during said time
the once Will be kept open till SO %.
IN. -
AT said election there will be six
boxes, one for each Ward, ard tie
electors will deposit their ballots in tho
poX representing their respective
wards Tor Mayor and for one Alderman
Tor their Ward,
BY order Of the City Council of Lau-
rens' this the 3lst day OF December,
j. @. OwINGs,
r, Mayor Protein.
IT, -! L.. q. BALE,
Clerk Council,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-02-01
Sl.OO REWARD

Sl.OO REWARD
For Any Person Who
Takes a Bottle OfOUR
NEW
Natures Remedy.
The Great Blood Purifier, Kidney and
Liver Regulator, aud Receives
No Benefit.
A Guarantee Goes With Each
Bottle.
And the druggist signs the guaran-
tee. You run no risk in the trial. Our
New Discovery is not an alcoholic
%stimulant, which Is worse than no
stimuIant, but it is the e eat building
up and purifying remedy, purifying
the hood and cleansing the system
from all impurities, which gives new
life and vigor to every organ. 1t pos
itively u es all blood diseases such as
Itching Skin, Pimples, Eczema, Blood
Poison, Scrofula, rheumatism, and it
restores the Nervous System to its
Normal condition, produces q healthy
appetite, tones and regulates the heart,
and 1t regulates the Kidneys, Liver
and Bowels. The use of a single bottle
WI convince any one of its wonderful
curative p operties. For sale by The
Laurens Drug Co.; w. w. Dodson.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-02-01
Opportunities Plentiful.

The following is taken from the
Beaufort Post:
about q decade ago this section
was enjoying commercial prosperity,
effected by the extensive mining by
the Coosaw and Other companies, OF
phosphate rock, which, produced, for
upwards of u score of years, not alone
enriched the capitalists who owned
the stock of the several concerns en-.
gagged in mining it, but supplied re-
unmefative employment to hundreds
OF mechanics and labOrers who gave
liberal patronage tn our merchants
thus circulating regularly thousands OF
dollars at home. Those were Years in
which every citizens shared In the
prevailing prosperity; but alas, these
happy conditions have changed mainly
III consequences of competition in dis
tant States, where richer deposits have
been located, aud our once nOurishing
1n!us'ry has become extinct. But VIII
despai'? When thonsacds OF acres of
virgin sol capable of yielding rich re-
turns for generations to come surround
us an every hand. On these fettila Sea
Islands lie %0ur now being devel-
oped along agricultural lines that are
destined to bring, If not as great, at
least a more permanent prosperity
than has ever yet come to u.s."
Cotton, the chief commercial pro-
duct of Lanrens county, has dropped
In price but our county has no. tuffeiel
as has Beaufort. The great source of
Beaufort's wealth vas wiped out in q
few years. Blu Beaufort did not go in.
to bankruptcy and her people found
something profitable to do.
Cotton might drop to two cents the
pound and Laurens would remain a
rich county. Our soil will produce
dozens OF paying crops. If the time
when We can't produce cotton
we can produce something Else. DR..
Srillman of the agricultural DEPART
ment told the farmers two years ago
that they had the best cattle country
In the United States.
We should recognize that we are
not dependent on cotton. Let our
farmers this year set themselves free.
The Anderson Mail says:
hoPicschtallVc d. ID. watson of
this county has introduced q bill In
tho Legislature TO prevent the newspa-
pers from publishing the Jury lists
when they arc drawn. We knew 81 Ger.
tain amount Of freak legislotlon would
be introduced at this session, but we
did not looh for Mr.. Watson to be the
author of IT."
The publication of The jurors is a
great convenience to the people. 1t Is
OF no consequence to the newspapers
II Is really advertising matter. The
names OF the jurors ought TO be printed
IL the newspapers aud the
ought to be paid for printing them.
The ADVERTISER has been printing
the jury lists for she convenience OF
the people but If Mr.. Watson insists
we will quit With pleasure.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-02-01
BAILEYS
CHOICE SEED CORN
The Best OH Earth.

A cross between the White
and Big Yellow Corn, One TO
Three Ears to Stalk, long deep
grain from 1-a TO "a inch long
small red cob. l have been i'm
proving this corn for about
twelve years. $500 per bnsnel
f. O. b. Clinton or Laurens, 5. u
You will find this corn at my
home, or at Owings & Owings,
Laurens, S. c. Also
Long Staple Cotton Seed
l have a choice lot of up-land
Long Staple Cotton Seed fol
sale. The staple runs from "A
to 138 inches long. $500 PEI
bushel f. O. b. Clinton or Lau
rens, S. c. l sold II bales t'
the Watts Mills. The Duye'
claims that it is longer aud stron
ger than the Florodora.
p. b. BAILEY,
Clinton, S. &.
Laurens, S. c., Dec. IS, 'o4.
Mr.. p. B. Bailey,
Clinton, S. c.
Dear Sir:
Your letter Of December 9th
received. The long staple cottoi
l bought from you for the Watt
Mills gave perfect satisfaction, b,
mixing it with the Mississippi
long staple. | consider your cot
ton better than the Floradora
both in length of staple am
strength. Yours very truly,
r. G.. FRANKS.
Dict-to M.G.B,
BY Mr.. Franks,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-02-01
Q

DR.. Kings New Medicine for colds,
Cold Breaker Ia now getting in some
fine work. 1t is speedy, safe and sure.
The price is only % cents. Convenient
package. Find it at Palmetto Drug
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-14

imports IL 345 per cent; from Spain,
23.S per cent; from France, 4S.4 per
cent. and from Germany, 1913 per cent;
while from the United States the in
crease is but 12.S per cent. Thus In
the case OF each of the countries named
the percentage of increase In imports
during the first six months of 1904 was
greater than that in imports from the
United States. Comparing the imports
during the first half of 1904 with those
OF the corresponding period of 1903.
Cuba increased her imports from all
countries 22.S per cent, her imports
from countries other than the United
States 1913 per cent, and her imports
from the United States alone 1875 per
cent. In the first half of 1908 the
United States supplied. according to
these figures, AZ per cent of the total
imports of Cuba. and in the correspond
ing period of 1904 80 per cent.
The exports from Cuba to the United
States during the first six months OF
1904 were s53 109.619 against s36.046,32S
in the corresponding months Of 1908, an
Increase OF 47.3 per cent. The exports
from Cuba to all countries Increased
from s44, 20,S12 in the first six months
of 1903 to $50, O33,227 in the correspond
ing period of 1904, growth of 36.1 per
cent. while to countries other than the
United States Cuba's exports fell from
81. 074, asa in the first half of 1908 to So
923, sos in the corresponding months of
1904, a decrease of 14.2 per cent.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-14
THE INSURANCE DRAIN.

The premiums paid for fire insurance
In this Territory last year amounted
to 1864, 62S.51. The greater part of this
sum went out of the country to be
divided among fifty or more fire insur-
ance companies. What was return
ed In the form of payments to fire
losers amounted to s153, 261.17. leaving
a net loss to the circulating medium
of the Territory of s211,467.34.
Why should not that money have
been kept at home by the organization
here of either % strong fire insur-
ance company or (2) a number OF CO.
operative companies? To have mil
lion of dollars taken from the Terri
tory every few years for guarantee
of recompense from fire losses which
its people could give themselves, Is a
serious matter.
A local insurance company of large
CAPITAL could do safe business-if 1t
kept out Chinatown-for the reason
that this city is one of the best risks
in the United States. Back East every
house, during the greater part OF the
year, is heated throughout and this
establishes danger from fire which is
eliminated here. In Hawaii, as rule,
the kitchen contains the only heating
apparatus and this is cold much of the
time. Very few fires occur in resi-
dence districts and none spreads into a
conflagration.
Nor could a conflagration start out
side of the business section, owing to
the multiplicity of trees and the spaces
between houses; while the business
section itself is semi-fireproof and
we'll protected by nearby fire de-
partment, having an unfailing supply
of salt water to draw upon If fresh
water should give out. Along the
waterfront a fire tug Is ready to assist
the fire engines ashore. A minor item
of safety outside the business district
Is the abundant use of redwood, in
building construction, which burns
slowly.
1t may be safely assumed that there
Is no other city in the United States
of 10000 and more inhabitants where
the fire losses are so slight as they Were
here in 1904-less than 81 per capita
For recompense for fire losses we paid
over so per capita. The balance is
heavily against us; far too heavily for
our good and at the same time capable
of being changed in our favor.
Why not a home insurance combina-
ton? What enterprise except six cent
sugar, would offer better returns on
the Investments
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-14
VA. sRsyIrIts.
LFroln saturday.s Adve~rlserl

tFroin Saturdays -Adve~tiser)
Eva again almost monopolized stock
transactions yesterday. practically I'M
changed at t3z.
The Supreme Court heard J. Z. Full
lertons interiocutory app al on his
indictments yesterday.
During the gentle zephyr" yester-
day afternoon the wind rea he'd We
locity of "a miles an hour between 1880
p. m. and 900 p. m.
e. M. Jones after his conviction OF
granddaughter was allowed by Judge
Robinson to visit his grandchild, the
Peterson baby in the Maternity HOME
incubator.
Mrs. Alice Hogan Rice. author of
Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch
writes to the Hawaii Promotion Com
mittee that she is coming to Honolulu
in the next steamer.
The U. S. gunboat Petrol is due to
leave this morning for Midway with
marines and supplies. The detachment
now on Midway will be brought to Ho-
nolulu for reshipment to San Francisco.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-14
Another Kicker.
Honolulu, March L

Honolulu, March 10, 1SOo
Editor Advertiser: Please grant me
space enough to find out what kind of
bond in the brickwork on the Normal
School they intend to call that. 1t is,
I suppose. to be Flemish bond. If so,
they are away off. Flemish bond is
different altogether. and the architect
or the clerk of works ought to know
better than to allow that kind of work
to go on. Now. what is going to be
done with such people. doing a compe-
tent man out OF a job. especially on a
government job? II. KAROX.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-14
Imports from

Z The exports from the united states
to Cuba in the calendar year 1904 ex-
ceeded those of any earlier year in the
history of our trade with that island,
the highest total in any preceding year
having been that of 1901, $27,0O7,02
against s32, 644,345 In 1904, an increase
in 1904 of POS per cent over the previous
high record year. 1901. The imports
from Cuba in 1904 were less in value
than those of the calendar years 1894
and 1892 and of the fiscal years 1874 and
1878. Summarizing in single sentence
the figures of our export trade to Cuba
in 1904. 1t may be said that it is larger
than in any preceding year. and that
the increase over 1903 was $50 per cent.
while the increase in imports from Cuba
in the same year was 81 per cent.
Considering the Cuban figures of i'm
ports and exports during the existence
of the reciprocity treaty and comparing
the same with those of the correspond
ing period of the preceding year, thu
Bureau of Statistics publishes tabl'
received from official sources in Cub;
showing the imports and exports o
Cuba by principal countries during tn
hrst six months of the calendar year
1903 and 1904. These figures, 1t is prope
to add, include gold and silver as wei
as merchandise, while those of tn
United States above discussed relat
to merchandise only. The table show
that Cuba's total importations from
the United States, including gold ant
silver, in the first six months OF 100
were sl5.416,5OS, against sl3.696,67S 4
n
that her exports to the United State
in the FIRST half OF 1904 were 5S,109,61
against s36.O46.32S in the correspondent
months of 1908.
The figures of Cuba's trade with oil
err countries are also given and sho
in practically all cases larger PEI
centage OF increase in imports fro
those countries than of imports fro
the United States. From the Unite
Kingdom. for example. the increase
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-14
TRADE WITH CUBA.

Figures of the trade of the United
States with Cuba under the reciprocity
treaty are published by the Department
of Commerce and Labor through II:
Bureau of Statistics. These statements
include two sets of figures: O the re-
port OF the United States Government
showing the total value of its imports
from and exports to each country of the
world including Cuba, during the run
calendar year 1904. and t2) the report
of the Cuban Government. showing its
imports from and exports to each coun-
try of the world during the first half
of the calendar year 1904. AS the reel
procity treaty with Cuba began prac-
tically with the beginning of the year
1904 December q, 1909, the figures OF
the year or half year 1904, compared
with those of the corresponding period
of the preceding year, give an oppor-
tunity to compare the trade under the
reciprocity treaty with that of CORE
spending periods of the year or years
Immediately preceding.
The figures of the United States Gov
eminent showing its total imports from
and exports to each country of the
world show that the imports from
Cuba in the calendar year 1904 under
the reciprocity treaty were $14,95O,992
in value, against s57,22s.291 in 1903
This indicates an increase of practical
ly IS million dollars, or 81 per cent
During that same period our total i'm
ports from the West Indies, including
Cuba, but excluding Porto Rico from
consideration, grew from $74,S9O,6sO in
1903 to sS9,561, 026 in 1904, an increase of
but 14h million dollars, or ~
per cent. Thus the entire increase in
our imports from the West Indies oc-
CURED in the trade with Cuba, the i'm
ports from the other West India Islands
showing in practically every case de-
crease as compared with the preceding
year. The total imports into the United
States in 1904 were s1,0S5, 9o9197, against
1896, 4s4,327 in 1908. an increase of 40
million dollars, or but 4 per cent.
Thus the imports from Cuba increased
81 per cent while the imports from
other sections of the West Indies were
decreasing, and the total imports into
the United States from all countries
were increasing but 4 per cent.
Turning to the export side the fg-
ures of the United States Government
show total exports to Cuba in the cal
endar year 1904 valued at $32.644,345
against s23.504,4l in 1908, an increase
of $9,139,92s or 1873 per cent. The tota
exports to all parts of the world In
1904 were s1,451 ,355,645. against s1,4S4,-
49, S3 in 1908, a decrease of $33,397, 43S,
In 10 orr "
ports, while to Cuba alone. as above
indicated, the increase is practically 40
per cent.
The table which follows shows the
total imports from and exports to Cuba
in each calendar year from 1890 to 1904:
I. Imports from Exports to
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-14

The efforts of the railroad to get the
California Legislature to adjourn be-
fore any more scandals should come to
light, have been successful. That re-
markable body of Solons, having devel-
oped four bribe-taking members and
defeated the anti-prize fight bill, will
now go into State history as the worst
of long series. Considering the tens
of thousands of Fasteners of the bet
ter class who have been settling in
California during eighteen years past,
1t seems strange that the legislatures
do not begin to improve.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-14
tFrom Sundays Advertiser)

.fTOII sundays AuVertlSer)
The "All Red" liner Moana sailed
promptly at p. m. yesterday for Suva,
Brisbane and Sydney.
Returning passengers by the Klnau
testify that the volcano is fully up to
what previous visitors had reported
w. r. Castle D. L. wilmington, Prof.
Meade of Chicago, and his son, who
returned from Hawaii yesterday, went
through the burning forest district of
Kona last week.
President Jordan has asked Governor
Carter to be one of the pallbearers
when Mrs. Stanford's body is being
conveyed on board the steamer Ala
media on Wednesday.
James Smith, formerly second mate
of the ship Star of Bengal, on landing
from the Kinau, in which he arrived
from Lahaina, fell in a fit at the bot
tom of the gangway and was sent to
the Queens Hospital.
Governor Carter and Secretary At
kinson are expected to be guests at the
st. Patrick's Day banquet in Waverley
hall. District Attorney r. w. Breck-
OILS, II. "A. DOutnltt ana Sol N. Sner1-
dan are listed as speakers. Solomon's
Quintette Club will attend In uniform
of white and green.
The wife of Captain C. B. Hepburn
died at Manila on Saturday leaving
besides her husband three children, the
eldest seven and the youngest less than
two years old. Roy A Chamberlain,
collector of internal revenue, received
the sad news in a cablegram yester-
day. Capt. Hepburn belongs to the
Signal Corps, U. S. A., and is brother
of Mrs. Chamberlain.
r. de b. Layard, the British Consul,
on Friday requested Marshal Hendry
to apprehend three deserving sailors
Of the bark Pegasus. Deputy Marshal
Winter the same evening rounded up
the deserters and yesterday they We're
committed to Jail by U. S. Commission
er Judd until their vessel is ready to
sail. The proceedings in such cases are
under Section $3.50, U. S. Revised Stat
utes.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-14
Caught 14.Foot shark.

Young Bros. took a party out yes
terday on a shark-fishing expedition
and managed to bait and tow in a
14-foot shark. The sport was exhilar-
ating, and it gave several OF the party,
who are tourists, an opportunity to
ascertain at first hand what big game
hunting is in Hawaiian waters. In
the party were A. p. Kleitsch, DR.. w.
A. Long. F. w. o'Brien, A. Steers and
L. B. Murphy.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-14
NEURALGIA AND SCIATICA
CTTRE PED

The great pain relieving power Of
Chamberlain's Pain Balm has been tn"
surprise and delight of many sufferers
from neuralgia and sciatica. The ex-
cruciating pains characteristic of these
diseases are quickly allayed by this
liniment. For sale by all dealers and
druggists. Benson. Smith & Co., Ltd.
Agents for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-14
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN
For the Week Ending March II, 1905
Honolulu, H. r.. March 10, 1905.
GENERAL SUMMARY.

The beneficial effects expected from the showers which
fell during the days of entirely
realized OF the relatively dry and decidedly cool weather
which has prevailed in practically all sections of the group during
the week More rain needed especially in eewad sections
and the central and northern Islands of the group On the 10th
high westerly winds many sections causing slight
damage young
Although somewhat benefited by the
condition general be regarded
sactory improved Hawaii and wndward Maui
still bad condition elsewhere especially in the northern
Islands Maui have also suffered from the
avages army Winter pineappes have rpened we'll
the plants shoots need The show
coffee Kona Hawaii but the
still need rain. The condition of has improved
during the month"; and growing good
condition.
Forest fires have broken afresh South Kona Hawaii
The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-03-14

There is none Of the campaigns of
campaign of the Japanese against
the Russians in Manchuria. Even the
bitter cold that gave Napoleon pause
has only made the little brown men
fight the harder.