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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-03-22
Important Missionary Meeting.

A meeting in the interest of missions
will be held at Cross Hill Baptist Church
beginning Friday before End Sunday,
7th ult. This is the first of a series of
missionary rallies planned by the Elk
ecutive Committee of Laurens Associa-
ton for different parts of the county.
Bethabara, Mountville, Beaverdam and
Waterloo Churches are specially urged
to attend this meeting. Invitation is also
extended to Churches and Christian
Workers of other denominations who
car attend.
The character of the meeting is fully
set forth III the following:
PROGRAMME.
FRIDAY MORNING.
1890: Prayer Service - Rev. j. T.
Taylor.
HOO: Addresses. Topic criptural
authority for worldwide Missions.
Matthew 28:19-20: Acts 1-8.-Rev. M.
G. Compton, Rev. j. ID. Pitts.
RECESS
Afternoon.
1.30: Addresses. Topic Our duty
toward the evangelization of the world
emphasized by present needs and en-
larged opportunities. - Revs. w. ID.
Hammett, j. Il. Taylor, E. G. Watson.
SATURDAY MORNING.
1890: Prayer service = Rev. M. C.
Compton.
HOO: Addresses. Topic-The spirit
of Missions, loyalty to Christ. M. A,
Summerel, l. E. McDavid, b. P. Estes,
RECESS.
Afternoon.
100: Addresses. Topic - Giving en-.
joined by the Scriptures. L. The duty,
g. The motive. 3. The privilege. a.
Methods, etc. j. ID. Pitts, C. b. Bobo,
j. A. Martin.
SUNDAY MORNING.
HOO: Mass Meeting in interest o.
Foreign Missions, followed by sermon
Speakers at Mass Meeting-C. H
Roper, c. B. Bobo.
Sermon by Pastor.
j. B. PARRoTT,
Chairman.
c. b. Bobo, Secretary.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-03-22
To the Press and Banner.

The following is quoted from the
New York Evening Post:
"Mr. Frank Foxcroft, who writes in
the current Atlantic on The Drift
Away from Prohibition reports that 80
out of the 45 States now have directly
or indirectly the system of local option.
1t can hardly be doubted that the total
area in which the sale of liquor is for
hidden is now larger than it was at the
time of widest acceptance of the pro-
hibition idea, though it is subject to
from year to year on the license ques-
ton. In twelve Southern States, ac-
cording to a summary which Mr.. Fox
croft gives, there are 619 prohibition
counties and rs under partial prohibi-
tion in a total of l, 109. In Kentucky,
which is included 35 of the counties
classed as license had only one license
each, and 10 had but two each. South
Cardinals al counties, not included in
the table, are under the ~dispensary sys-
tenn, as are III counties in Alabama and
a number in Georgia, which are en-
braced in the summary. Virginia, we
believe, has a system which permits
counties to choose between the dispen-
sary, license or prohibitions; but Mr..
Foxcrof, does not give the present
status on the three systems"
These figures are respectfully re-
ferred to u esteemed contemporary,
the Abbeville Press and Banner for di-
gestion.
Our contemporary will observe that in
619 out of 1, 109 Southern counties pro-
hibition prevails at all hours, while in
80 of Al counties in South Carolina
more than 100 whiskey and beer dis
pensaries sell liquors during IL hours of
each work day.
Does prohibition in these GIG u
ties prohibit? The answer is evident in
the fact that each year the number of
counties is growing.
Moreover we suppose that one "dis-
pensary" county in South Carolina con-
tains more "blind tigers" than any
other ten counties in the South.
Whiskey selling is more strongly for
titled in South Carolina than in any
Southern State. The State govern
ment here backs whiskey selling. Whis-
key selling is just as strong as the gov
eminent itself. South Carolina is a
whiskey seller.
Unlike the barrooms, South Carolina
compels it's customers to buy at least
six drinks at a time~
In abaHUom one may buy one drink
and quit.
In a ~dispensary n cannot buy a
drink and quit until he has bought six
drinks.
If a dispensary liquor buyer wishes
to treat his friends he can, and often
does, treat him under the back-stairs
or in the courthouse corridor.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-03-22

NOTICE OF ELECTION.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
To the Commissioners of State and
County Elections for Abbeville,
Greenwood, Laurens, Newberry and
Saluda Counties, in the Eighth Judi
cial Circuit
Under and by virtue Of an Act of the
General Assembly of the State of South
Carolina, entitled An Act to Assign
the Present Circuit Solicitors to the
Proper Circuits in Order to Conform
to the Provisions of an Act entitled
An Act to Divide the State into Ten
Judicial Circuits and Arrange the Same,
and to Provide for the Elections of So
%ncitors for the Eighth and Ninth Cir
cults approved February Goth, 1905,
notice is hereby given that a Special
Election will be held in said Circuits on
the nth day of April 1905, for the pur-
Eighth judicial Circuit for the term
expiring at the General Election in
1908.
Now, therefore, you are hereby di-
rected and required to hold said Spe-
cial Election for Solicitor of the Eighth
Judicial Circuit on the said l1th day of
April, 1905, for the term to expire at
the General Election of 1908.
The polls are to be opened at the
various places of elections in said Cir
cults on Tuesday, the 11thday of April,
1905, and the said election shall be con
Quoted in accordance with the laws
governing General Elections.
In testimony whereof / have hereunto
set my hand and caused the
e.. s. Great Seal to be affixed at CO.
lumbia, this Goth day of Feb
ruary, 1905, and in the One
Hundred and Twenty-ninth year
of the Independence of the
United States of America.
ID. c. HEYWARD,
Governor.
BY the Governor:
j.. #. CAN'T, Secretary of State.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-03-22
The Sale of Cotton.
The following editorial appeared in
the Greenville News of March 18th:

The following editorial appeared in
the G~reenville News of March 18th:
Junk shop newspapers to the con-
trary, it is always safe to accept the
statement of facts bearing on the cot
tor situation, which are published in
The Greenville News. The first aim of
truth and the news. For weeks the
cotton market was dead. The farmers
had naturally agreed to hold for ten
cents, but all at once they rushed to
market and unloaded large parts of the
surplus crop. They had a right to do
it, just as we had a right to inform our
readers of what was taking place
Elsewhere this morning we print some
facts and figures which Indicate hat
selling has been free, especially in
Texas, where a quarter of a million
The selling record for the Piedmont sec
ton speaks for itself. We shall con-
tinue to print it, not with the idea Of dis
couraging the holding movement, but
simply to show that while some farm
ers are holding, others are not"
We don't know who are meant by the
Junk Shop newspapers" For our own
part we do not question the facts as
stated by the Greenville News more
than those derived from any other
source. We have yet to see the man
or newspaper that knows anything
about the cotton question. We can all
theorize but the man who believes that
he knows about cotton will sooner or late,
'bust" if he handles it, unless he dies
out of it.
For our part we do not believe the
farmers have given up the fight. The
heavy sales of the past few days and
notably those referred to were not I'M
expected. They were looked for by every
man familiar with the transactions of
the business world. These sales were
largely made from ware houses. Why?
vanced money on this cotton when it
was worth 8 and 8 1-2 cents on the
market. A declining market had grad
ually eaten away the margins until
they were entirely gone and to sell
meant loss to the bank. The parties to
whom the cotton belonged failing to
put up additional collateral the banks
have watched the market and let the
cotton go as soon as it would pay their
claim.
We believe that the South will swing
to at least 20 per cent. of the crop of
1904 and if she does and a material re-
duction in acreage is made cotton is
bound to go up.
We believe that the individual farmer
has awakened to the fact that it is to
his interest to reduce his acreage re-
gardless as to what his ncighbor may
do and when he arrives at that conclu-
sion he will act on it.
In this County we have very poor
roads but there is n consolation we
don't attract the automobile, Think of
having to meet "even the old street
packer or a traction engine at any old
time with a barbarian of a mule at the
"snail pace" that belongs to them but
to be liable to come in contact with one
of the same kind of devils devices"
going at the rate of a mile a minute
would destroy ones peace of mind eter-
nally.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-03-22
WANTED-You to list your property
for sale or rent with M. l.. Copeland.
State OF South Carolina,
COUNTY OF LAURENs.

WHEREAS, Carroll M. Miller made
suit to me, to grant him Letters of
Administration of the Estate of and
effects of Hattie M. Miller.
THESE ARE THEREFORE, to cite
and admonish all and singular the kim
dred and Creditors of the said Hattie
M. Miller, deceased, that they be and
appear before me, in the Court of Pro
c., on the 31st of March 1905 next, af-
ter publication thereof, at IL o'clock in
the forenoon, to show cause, if any
they have, why the said Administration
should not be granted.
Given under my Hand this 18th day
of March, Ammo Domini, 1905.
o. G. THOMPSON,
J. P. l.. c.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-03-22
Final Settlement.

Take notice, that on the 4th day of
April, 1905, | will render a final account
of my acts and doings as Executor of
the estate of Rosa Jones, deceased, in
the office of Judge of Probate of Lau-
rens County, at IL o'clock, a. M, and
on the same date will apply for a final
discharge from my trust as such Ex-
ecutor.
All persons having demands against
said estate, will please present them on
or before that date, proven and anthem
ticated, or be forever barred, and all
persons indebted to said estate must
make payment to the undersigned be-
fore that date.
BEN MADDEN,
Executor.
March /, 1905. -3O-1m.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-03-22

! Arrangements are being made for COM
mencement at the Citadel Acadmey.
Officers and speakers of the two societies
are: Calliopean, valedictorian, H. A.
Smith; orator, William r. Richey; sub
marshals, F. Bayard Culley and E. l..
Langston; salutatorian, Thomas II.
Moffett: orator, Richard F. Willingham.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-03-22
Will Plant Peas.

II shall not plant a seed of cotton this
year" remarked Mr.. Isaac w. Williams,
a successful young farmer of the Doug
lass section, in the presence of your
correspondent yesterday. When asked
his reason for cutting out cotton alto
gether Mr.. Williams replied that there
was no money in the staple at z 1-2cts,
and he does not expect the price to be
any better than that next fall.
Mr.. Williams operates a four-horse
farm and he intends to o wpeas on every
foot of his cotton land this year. He
has already invested $12S in seed peas
for planting purposes. He expects not
only to make money off his pea and pea
vine crops, but to greatly improve his
soil as well. Lancaster Cor. in News
and Courier.
THE ADVERTISER has repeatedly put
itself on record as an advocate of the
liberal planting of peas. In our opinion
more than any other n thing will the
pea bea prominent factorin the reclaim
ing of our wasted fields. 1t belongs to
CIiS SeCtion VI Vic country anu Ill ldSI
is indigenous to our soil.
However we are not prepared to say
that the course of Mr.. Williams is wise.
We believe in diversified farming and
not in the reliance on any n crop.
Even the pea crop we have known to be
an entire failure.
The statement of the Hon. H. II. Evans
printed in The News and Courier, "that
if the editor had inquired in Newberry
he wouldhave learned that there is money
to be made in successful farming, and
that he was holding cotton and corn, as
good farmers are doing" is of important
and especially that part of it referring
to "holding corn" While doubtless there
are others, Mr.. Evans is the first farmer
whom we have heard of as holding corn
this winter. Whether or not the price
of corr shall be affected only the future
can reveal.
Mr.. Evans ought to know about the
price of corn since he Controls" a
monopoly of the Juice.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1905-01-05
BOYS ON A BURNING SHIP.

Five hundred boys from different
warehouses in London were put 10
school TO be trained as sailors on board
the training ship Goliath, This great
ship suddenly caught fire about $
O'Clock enc winter morning. 1t was
hardly daylight. In three minutes thc
ship was on fire from one end 10 the
other, and the fire bell rang 10 call the
boys each to his post.
What did they do? Did they cry, or
scream, or fly about in confusion? No;
each ran to his proper place. The boys
had been trained to do it, and no one
forgot himself, nor lost his presence
of mind, but all behaved like men.
Then, when it was found impossible
to save the ship, those who cOu!a
swim, Mt the command OF the captain,
jumped into the water and swan for
their lives. Some, at the captains
command. got into boat, and when
the sheets Of clouds Of flame and smoke
came out OF the ship at them, the small
er boys for moment were frightened
and wanted to push away, But there
was one among diem, little mate dis
uame was William BoltonL quiet
boy. much beloved by his comrades
who had the sense and the courage to
say: mo, we must stay and help those
who are still in the ship" He kept
the barge alongside Of the Goliath as
long as possible, and was thus the
means of saving more than 100 lives.
And there were others that were
still in the ship while the flames went
on spreading, and they were standing
by the captain who had been so kind
to them all, and whom they loved so
much, In that dreadful moment they
thought more Of him than Of them
selves, and one threw his arms around
his neck ana said, You'll be burned,
Captain" and another said, Save
yourself, Captain" But the captain
said. mo, boys! that is not the way
at sea-"
He meant that the way at sea is to
prepare for danger beforehand, TO
meet it manfully when It comes, and
to look at tie safety not OF oneself,
but Of others.-Little Christian.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1905-01-05
Kaiser WiIhelm's Cooks,

Feeding the Germany Emperor is
no light task. Despite all that is said
about the Kalsers Spartan habits,
there are few monarchs who keep
more elaborate tables lie has no
fewer than four Observation-Disclosures
er, n German; Harding, an English
man; an italian and q Nrenchman-so
that he can have his meals for the day
served in the style CT whatever nation
he may happen to fancy, Each Of
these chefs has lis stafr Of assistants,
while in addition there is an individ-
ual who may safely be described MS
sausage maker 10 the Kaiser" His
Majesty IS very fond Of the huge
white frankfurter sausage, and has a
supply Of them made fresh every Cay
in his own Kitchen, When engaged in
maneuvriag his army On a big field
day these frankfurter5 and bread IN
yariably form the Kliscr's luncheon.
In addition to all these cooks there is q
special staff to prepare meals for the
younger Of the princes and princesscs,
who arc not allowed to partakc OF the
rich dishes the elder members Of the
family indulge il,.-Stray Stories.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1905-01-05
MAKING A TOOL CABINET.

A very convenient tool cabinet that
will hang against the wall may be
made with two doors Of nearly equal
size, so that there will be four instead
Of two surfaces against which to hang
tools. The body Of the chest Is thirty
inches high, twenty inches wide, and
nine inches deep, outside measure. II
is made Of wood threc-quarters of an
inch n thickness, fastened together
with screws and glue. and vanished
TO improve its appearance, One side
of the cabinet is but three inches and
q half wide, and to this side the inner
door is made fast with hinges, so 1t
will swing in against q stop molding
on the opposite side.
A small bolt on the door will fasten
it in place when shut in, and on both
sides of this door hooks ana pegs can
be arranged on which to hang tools.
Inside tho back Of the cabinet hooks
and pegs can be arranged also, for
saws, squares and other fiat tools. The
outer door is provided with a wide
strip to take the place Of the lacking
part of that side Of the cabinet, and
when the doors are closed in and
locked the appearance Of the chest will
be uniform.
With a little careful planning and
figuring it will not be n difficult mat
ter to construct this cabinet and the
doors so that they will fit snugly and
close easily. The doors will keep their
shape better If made from narrow
matched boards and held together at
the ends with battens or strips nailed
across the ends of the boards. Two
inch wrought butts will be heavy
enough for the hinges of the doors,
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1905-01-05

be done. be will be almost sure to do
enc OF rhrea things. lie will stop and
give the ing up, or let 60 the stick
ana tumble on his nose, or possibly,
hold on and come down TO The floor,
stirR ana ALL because his knees have
given away or his feet nave slipped.
This is because he, quite naturally
tries TO pass under the stick with his
face toward The wall.
After he and the others have failed
in one way or another and have de-
clared the feat impossible, show them
how easy it is by doing it yourself.
But you must stand with your back
toward the wall and with your feet
rather far apart and well braced, and,
Of course, you must bend backward
as your head and body go under the
stick Your feet and the end Of the
stick form a broad triangle, and if the
stick is long enough and firmly
grasped there is little danger Of either
falling or failing.
Tho end Of the stick should not be
very round and smooth, and you
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1905-01-05
CROP ROTATION.

The Minnesota Station has studied
the effects Of the rotation Of crops
upon the mmus content as well as
upon the fertility Of the soil. Wheat
grown continuously for four years re-
moved annually twenty-five pounds
of nitrogen per acre, while lag pounds
more were lost This nitrogen was
lost by the oxidation Of the humus, by
identification chemically, by wind
storms, and through the loss Of nj
tratcs by drainage. As a crop OF
spring wheat occupies The ground dur
ing o short portion Of the year, it may
be seen that during the greater part Of
the year The other factors are at work
in eliminating this element In roia-
tion Of wheat clover wheat and oats,
an average Of us pounds Of nitrogen
per acre was removed annually, yet
there WIS a gain for four years over
and above this amount Of 2i5 pounds
of nitrogen. This nitrogen, it is be-
lieved, has been gained largely by the
clover from the free nitrogen Of the
air. In this rotation not only was the
nitrogen and humus content Of the soil
increased, but larger crops were
grown.
The North Dakota station has taken
mp the study of a suitable rotation for
the wheat farm. Experiments carried
on for six years show that continuous
wheat culture is Improbable, while
wheat in rotation increases in yield
and improves in quality. Three crops
Of wheat and one Of clover gave in
four years almost as much wheat and
more profitable returns than four
crops OF wheat in succession. Little
was gained in rotating wheat with 9th
er cereals, as spring rye, barley and
oats, but wheat after n cultivated crop,
gave n larger percentage Of increase
than wheat after summer following
millet, timothy and clover, FAX, field
peas, or peas and mille,. The increase
in the wheat crop ever wheat after
wheat was as follows; After cultivat-
cd crops, seycnty-hvc per cent; after
falloW, siXty-tlree per cent; after mil
let, forty.one per cent, and after timo-
thy ana clover, thirty-throe per cent.
Whom n cultivated crop will only pay
for the labor Of its production II is bet
ter than summer following, rs the sue
ceedng wheat crop will show.
A rotation for dairy farms recon-
mendod by the New Jersey station con-
slsts Of ~ field corn seeded to Grim
son clover in July or August; (2),
crimson clover, followed by fodder
corn, land seeded to winter rye; (3) rye
fodder, followed by oats and peas,
seeded to red clover and timothy, and
az hay.
Some Of the reasons foc crop rotation
are: All plants do not draw an equal
extent upon the manurlal ingredients
of the soil. They send their roots to
different depths and have a different
solvent action upon the constituents
they reach. BY rotating crops insect
enemies are Iore apt to be dispersed.
Fungous diseases may also be mate
rally reduced. The soil is maintained
in good filth, and bacteria which are
beneficial for the plants are more likely
to be increased. Weeds are more read
fly eliminated, the humus compounds
of the soil increased, and the work Of
the farm more easily distributed u.
S. Department Agriculture.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1905-01-05

Provide a cabinet lock at the edge Of
the outer door,
On the inside Of The outer door some
tool pegs can be arranged, and near
the bottom a bit rack is made with a
leather strap formed into loops as de-
scribed for the tool rack Under each
loop a hole is bored in strip Of wood
into which the square end Of the bits
will it, so they will stand vertically
and appear in an orderly row; for
chisels a similar set Of pockets can be
made Of wood,-From Joseph II. Adj
ans "The Practical Boy in ST. Nich'
olas.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1905-01-05
THE HICKORY NUT.

A little brown baby, round and wee,
With kind winds to rock him, slept high
in tree.
And he grew and he grew till, oh, dreadful
to say!
He tumbled right out Of his cradle one day,
Down, down from the tree-top, a terrible
fall!
But the queer little fellow was not hurt at
all;
And sound and sweet he lies in the grass,
And there you will find him whenever You
pass.
Minneapolis journal Junior.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1905-01-05
n FNpTYYYYY TTYYYYTF9'F
TOPICS.
NOTES.

While thc growing pig should never
gct hungry lac shoNld be kept so that
he viii have a gOod\appctite.
For perfect comforh shelter must be
given along with liberal feeding
Usually it is not the stupid sow, but
the vicious feeder chat makes a canni-
lal Of the SOW.
The good strains OF pigs must be
kept so 10y proper care, intelligent and
"stlcli to il" feeding.
Instead Of early maturity being
against the proper development Of
constitutional yigor, It is a great step
TO secure it.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1905-01-05

The tensile strength Of steel At va
rious Temperatures has been tested
by c. Bach, who has found an increase
up to 800 degrees c., and a decrease
at greater heat. One specimen, for
example, showed tensile strength of
twenty-seven tons per square inch at
ordinary temperature, 307 tons at 300
degrees, and 1871 tons at $50 degrees.
The effects Of compression were less
at 200 degrees than at ordinary tenn
perature or at 900 degrees or higher.
Prolonged action Of the load had no
effect on the tensile strength at ordl-
nary temperature, but caused q slight
decrease at 800 degrees and a still
greater decrease between 400 degrees
and 500 degrees. 1t is made evident
that steel for steam boilers, piping,
ETC., should be tested at higher as well
as ordinary temperature.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1905-01-05
BREATHING.

Hold a locust between your fingers
and watch the breathing movements Of
the body. Prof. Packard says: "Thore
were sixty-fve contractions in a min
ute in a locust which had been held be-
tween the fingers abour ten minutes"
How does that compar. with the num-
Der of breaths you take each minute?
Insects Of swiftest flight breathe most
rapidly.-From Nature and Science in
st. Nicholas.