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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-10-16
ABOUT FIRES.
Preparation to Avoid the Usual Number
of Fires.

Winter time is approaching and with
it will come an increase in the number
of alarms calling out the fire apparatus.
A great many of these alarms are
sounded for small blazes caused by care
lessness on the part Of householders.
Care should be taken to see that ev-
cry chimney in the house gets a
thorough cleaning before the cold
weather sets in. Repairs to chimneys
when necessary, should be made, as
the amount expended now as preven-
tive of fire will be small as compared
with the damage done should blaze
occur after the fireplaces are put in
commission.
Faulty chimneys are noG the only
causes of useless fires; many others
may be mentioned. Kindling with
kerosene, leaving an oil lamp burning
at night unmatched and the careless
disposition of matches and allowing
rats to get to them.
The following schedule of excellent
rules should prove Of value to the cit-
zens:
Don't get excited when you dis
cover fire act quickly and coolly.
Don't place light where a blown
curtain can reach it.
Don't go to bed and leave a kerosene
lamp burning.
Don't keep matches where rats or
mice can get at them.
Don't place ashes in wooden recep-
tacles.
Don't neglect to watch gas and oil
stoves when in use.
Don't use kerosene to kindle fires.
Don't allow hues to become defective.
Don't leave oily rags about.
Don't neglect to ascertaim immeiate-
ly the cause of unusual ,'n, 6e, or smell
of smoke. If it indicate re telephone
a fire station.
Don't delay sending n an alarm
when you discover fire.
Don't hesitate to send in an alarm
or telephone to fire station if you
cannot find the cause Of unusual smoke
in your building.
Don't be without means for eXtin-
gushing small fires at any time.
If fire should start up in your pres
ence, andasno water or eXtinguisher
handy, smother it with a blanket, or
bed clothing; if these are not to be
had, take off your coat and use as
above mentioned.
Don't invite fires h. neglecting to
guard against and to be prepared for
them. -Spartanburg Journal.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-10-16
THE ECHOES OF EDEN.
Messrs. Brooks Brothers Operate a Fine
Ginnery. Other liens.

Eden, Oct. TO- AS all are aware
picking cotton is the order of the day
now. In this section it is being picked
out rapidly too, and ginned as fast as
possible. We have ginnery located
here which IL run by Brooks Brothers.
They are giving entire satisfaction and
cotton is hauled to them eight miles dis
tant.
AS yet we haYe heard of only one
champion cotton picker this season, a
young lady living near Rabun Creek
church and will give the amount next
time. This young lady referred to does
not have to pick cotton, either, because
her father is well off. To show how in
dependent he is, the fact may be men
toned that he has just had three bales
of cotton ginned of last years crop,
and he has other old cotton in bale un-
der the shed at home
We all know how pleasant it is to
have girls in the home; in fact it is very
lonely without them. l used to have
them and they were sweet too, but my
girls have all become boys at present,
and Mrs. "Slick" says they are heap
of trouble and "Slick" thinks so too,
sometimes.
Mr.. l.. H. Roper and sister have just
returned from Pickens and Anderson
counties where they have been visiting
friends and relatives.
Mr.. Editor, please help me out. The
woods will soon be full of candidates,
and methinks l will be in the woods too.
| will help to keep the leaves out of the
way.
"SLICK."
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-10-16
DR.. ADAMS RESIGNATION.
Committee of ten Selected to Secure and
Recommend his Successor.

A congregational meeting was held
after service at the First Presbyterian
Church Sunday morning at which Rev.
Doctor Adams formally rendered his
resignation as pastor of the church. AL
though it has been known for several
weeks that DR.. Adams had accepted
the presidency of the Presbyterian Col
lege of South Carolina and would begin
his work as president of the College
the first of November, his resignation
was accepted with deep regret by the
congregation to whom he had faithfully
and lovingly ministered for twelve
years.
After the resignation had been sub
mitted and accepted, comittee of ten
gentlemen was appointed, with Col. n.
Y. Simpson as chairman, to select q
suitable pastor and recommend him to
the congregation for call.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-10-16
Back From the K. F. j. Association.

Mr.. S. c. Mcdaniel returned to the
city Friday from the National Rural
Letter Carriers association, held last
week in Atlanta. Mr.. Mcdaniel had Il
very enjoyable time and he says the
meeting was the best in the history of
the organization. A delightful feature
of the occasion was barbecue given
by President Paul Lindsay at his home
few miles out from Atlanta, which
was attended by the 200 delegates.
Mr.. Lindsay was reelected president
and the association will meet next year
at Omaha, Neb. Mr.. Mcdaniel who has
attended the last two National associa~
tlons, was appointed member of the
committee on "Unfnished Business, )"
for the Atlanta meeting.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-10-16

Mr.. and Mrs. l. Y. Balcntne who
have been residing in Columbia since
last February have returned to I.aureus
and are occupying their residence in the
vicinity of the Laurens Mills.
Grand Jurors from Laurens county
United States Court at Grcenville which
opens next Tuesday: Messrs j. L. Hop
kinss John ID. w. Watts and John w.
Lanford. Petit-F. w. Martin.
The following Shriners and one or
two candidates for the exalted degree
in Masonry have gone to Columbia for
a big meeting tonight of the Shriners:
Messrs. r. A. Cooper, M. l.. Nash, c.
M. Miller, II. Terry, J. S. Machen, J.
X. Little, w. p. Caine, w. II. Gilkcr-
son, Jr. F. j. Nelson, r. f. Jones, a.
w. league, j. f. Bolt, j. w. Fowler,
w. c. Winters, 7. G.. Turner, II. f..
Babb, w: b. Sloan. Mayor c. Nj. Babb,
DR.. w. w. Dodson
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-10-16
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.

THE ADVERTISER is Laurens county
newspaper.
Read announcement of Lyceum course
in this issue. It's going to be splendid
this season.
Don't forget the Lyceum The an
nouncement of the attractions is in this
issue.
Messrs A. C. and James Todd will 90
to Norfolk this week to "take in' the
Exposition.
Mr.. S. M. Wilkes went to Cheraw
Monday for the Stevens Mckay we'd
ding.
Miss Emmie Meng attended the Stew
ems Mckay wedding at Cheraw this
week.
The Laurens cotton market open yes
terday morning at 11.40 but steadily
decreased, closing at IL 1-8 toni Id.
Messrs R. v. Irby, j. w. A,nklin,
Homer Blackwell, Gus Babb, u. o.
Anderson and John Cannon attended
the Woodruff fair.
Miss Sadie Sullivan, who recentlA Aen-
tered the College for Women at ColNrn-
bia, has been elected vice presidenSpf
the freshman class. 4
Rev. w. r.. Calender will lecture 1T
Piedmont Friday night. Mr.. CallendeN
has been engaged to lecture at several
different point in the State this winter.
There was considerable frost Monday
and Tuesday mornings, but owing to
the lack of moisture very little damage
was the result.
Rev. Robt. Adams and Mr.. w. l..
Boyd went to Mountville yesterday af-
ternoon for the fall meeting of Enoree
Presbytery which convened last night.
Prohibition won out in Asheville, NC.
last Tuesday after an exciting contest.
The women and children of Asheville
took. hand, going to the polls and
singing, praying and serving lunches.
Mr.. Roy Little, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. r. Little, who has been employed in
the railroad offices at Anderson for
sometime, has returned to Laurens and
accepted place at the Laurens depot
as assistant transfer clerk.
Mr.. C. C. Featherstone was called to
Anderson Sunday by the very serious
illness of his father, Col j. G.. G.
Featherstone, who suffered stroke of
paralysis Sunday morning. Col. Feath-
erstone is more than seventy years of
age and it is feared that he cannot re-
cover.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-10-16
SAD DEATH CLINTON.
Mrs. DR.. Bailey Succumbs to Blood
Poisoning. Local and Personal.

Clinton, Oct. Is. "A sad event of the
past week was the death Of Mrs. Julia
McNeill Bailey, wife of DR.. 7. l.. w.
Bailey, which occurred Thursday night.
On Thursday Mrs. Bailey had dental
operation which resulted in blood poison
and occasioned her death in a week.
Mrs. Bailey was much loved by many
friends and the entire community sym
pathises with the bereaved husband
Three small children are left motherless
The funeral was held in the Baptist
church Friday afternoon at four o'clock
the Rev. c.. Lewis Fowler conducting
the service. The interment was in the
Presbyterian cemetery here.
Mr.. j. w. Copeland, Jr., was calico
to Statesville, N. c. Saturday by news
Of the critical illness of his mother.
The Rev. J. l.. McLin of Gray Court
is making arrangements to move with
his family to Clinton. He is pastor OF
Friendship and Rocky Springs churches
and finds this convenient central point
for a residence.
A gentleman on the street the Other
day made the remark that twenty
families would move to Clinton between
now and Christmas if they could get
houses.
The house of the late Mrs. S. b.
Vance is now occupied by Mr.. Billy
Bell and family.
Mr.. D. r. Copeland has moved into
the house OH the corner of Main anc
Church streets, known as the Owens
place.
Mr.. j. Groves Colbert and the corps
of graded school teachers have set tc
work to build up a good school library
and beautify the school rooms with
fresh paint and good pictures. A move
ment is on foot to establish a high
school here under the new law. 1t will
be great thing for Clinton if it can be
done. With an excellent system OF
schools at the orphanage, a first-class
college, and we'll organized public
school fitting for the Sophomore class
in college this would be indeed an ed,
ucational stronghold.
There has been less entertaining this
fall than for several years. In most
homes there are students for whose
good order folks willingly sacrifice such
pleasures as would distract them
The past week was very quiet. Miss
Sallie Wright entertained the Nations
club Thursday morning.
Miss Camille and Genevieve Ev ans OF
Newberry visited Miss Clara Young
last week.
Mrs. A. V. Martin is visiting in At
lanta.
Miss Margaret Parrott is teaching
school in the county.
Master Barney Parrott is quite sick.
DR.. Jacobs and Mr.. A. e. Spencer
will represent the Clinton church at the
meeting Of Synod in Anderson.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-10-16
Game Warden Watts.

Mr.. John D. w. Watts, who was re.
Gently appointed game warden for Lau-
rens county by Gov. Ansel, received
his commission Monday. In speaking
of the Importance of the game law Mr..
Watts said that while he did not wish
20 see anyone punished he expected to
she to it that all violators reported pay
the penalty. All recognize in Mr..
Watts the right man for this position.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-10-16

Dress Making Department in connec-
ton with our Dress Goods. Miss Amelia
Drummond in charge. j. E. Minter &
Bro.
We now have in stock a line Of Feath.
er Beds with best quality of ticking
and feathers, at prices that will make
it to your interest to see our line before
you buy.
S. M. & T.. II. Wilkes & Co.
Bostonian Shoe for men, $3.50 ant
$500. Patent Box Calf, Gun Metal
J. r.. Minter & Bro.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-10-16
No advanced prices on Blankets at w

No advanced prices on Blankets at w.
G.. Wilson & Co,
Why buy cheap cooking Stove to
make out with when you can get a
Bucks that is made of the best quality
of iron and so constructed that one will
be saving to you in the amount of
wood it will take to run one, and last
longer. Sold only by
S. M. & e. H. Wilkes & Co.
Now is the time and j. f. Minter
q Bros. is the place to buy your fall
outfit.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-10-16
Reception to DR.. Adams.

The Pastors Aid Society of the First
Presbyterian church will give recep-
ton to Doctor Robert Adams and fam
lily on Friday the 25th inst at 7:3O p.
M. in sunday school room of the church.
All the attending congregation whether
members or not are cordially invited to
be present.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-10-16

See our great line of Skirts. Voiie
and Panama, So, $3.50 and $3.50. Also
Silk Underskirts in Black and Colors
50, So and $3.50. j. II. Minter & Bro.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-10-16

Full value for your money always
guaranteed at w. G. Wilson & Co,
A great 9ine of Misses Jackets at
nioderate PRICES, So, $40 and $l5. j. e.
Mlnter & BrN
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-10-16
TAXABLE PROPERTY OF LAURENs.
Total Amount is $6,54S, ESQ, on Which
$l15,847.22 in Taxes is Due.

County Auditor Power has turned his
books over to the county treasurer and
from his compilation the following fig
ures are taken:
No. acres land, 1876, 524, value SO, ,251 ,225
Value of buildings 176, 1856
Real Estate in towns and cities 757, $50
Value of all personal property 1852, 80
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-10-16
An Elegant Reception,

Cards have been issued as follows
announcing a reception tomorrow even
ing in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Bee Gray
Peterson:
Mrs. Margaret V. Peterson
AT Home
2O9 South Harper Street
Thursday, October Seventeenth
Eight-Thirty to Eleven O'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. G.. Peterson
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-10-16
$6,548,25C

:, Total Sc, 548, ,25O
At lag mills $94, ,949.63
Polls 4,71O.OO
Dogs, 2,638 at SOC 1,319.OO
26 Special School 12,853.65
S. f. Cross Hill S 1852
Sullivan township
r. r. Bonds 1,432.64
Support II. r. Com. 2.98
Income Tax 1880
Total $ll5, ,847.22
Increase over last year in amount of
taxes, $13, ,951.86.
Increase in assessment over last year
$418,0
Largest amount to be collected in the
history of the county.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-10-16
0F. kImq's New Life pills
The heaf In the w -

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The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-01-31
mAIG7W Il
ElREdPES 80

White Sauce For Lobster - Rub
into a teaspoonful of -four a piece of
butter the size of a walnut, stir in a
teacupful of boiling cream until the
-four is cooked; add half a teaspoon
full of lemon juice and season with
salt.
Dreamed Corn Soup-Boil the corn
half an hour in three quarts of water.
You should have the grains from a
dozen large ears for this at the least.
Add one pint of rich milk, and boil a
few minutes longer. Season with salt
and pepper and a large tablespoonful
OF butter rubbed to a cream with a.
tablespoonful of -four.
Sally Lunn-One cup of sugar. four
eggs, n pint of sweet milk, one ta-
blespoonful of butter, four cups of
-four, three teaspoonfuls of yeast pow
der. Warm the milk and melt the
butter in it. Beat the whites of the
eggs to a stiff froth and the eggs and
sugar together. Stir these into the
milk; add the yeast powder and -four.
Bake thirty minutes.
Breakfast Rolls-Two quarts of
sifted -four, and of sugar, butter and
yeast one-half cup each. Mix with
enough new milk to make a light.
soft dough. When it is light, break
OF a piece Of the desired size for a
roll. Spread half Of the piece with
butter, fold it owe and proceed in the
same way with the rest of the dough.
When the rolls F formed set them
to rise again. AS soon as they are
light bake in a quick oven. If you
have an early breakfast, the first ris-
ing must be done during the night,
the dough having been made it late
bedtime
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-01-31
TO CLEAN LACE.

Lace may be cleaned very nicely
at home by soaking it for a few
hours in a good strong suds of warm
water, to which has been added a lit
tie ammonia; then rinse in hot water
until the lace looks clean. Never
rub lace, but squeeze it gently.
Make a fiat pad of clean, white cloth,
and pin the lace in shape on it to
dry, being very careful not to break
the mesh of the lace. In washing a
heavy lace, such as Irish crochet,
which is much soiled, a gentle brush
ing while in the warm suds with a
nailbrush will remove the soil very
nicely. Rinse with the other lace,
and dry in the same manner, II
pressing is necessary, lay the lace
wrong side up on a thick pad of mus
lin, with a thin piece of muslin be-
tween it and the iron.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-01-31
Cleaning Up the chufas.

Mr.. J. F. O'Berry has a novel
scheme for outwitting the birds and
getting the most possible good out
OF his c6ufas, Of which he raises a
great many for fattening hogs for
market. He takes one-half his sshoats
and barrows, or meat hogs, and cuts
a notch in the rim of the snout,
which destroys the muscles of the
member and prevents them from
roofing. He then turns them in on
his chuias with about one old SOW to
every forty, which has not had her
roofing propensities interfered with.
He says the ~non-rooters will soon
learn to follow the rooters around
and cal. the chufas as they are turned
up, and that in this way no more of
the nuts are rooted up than can be
destroyed by his hogs. In this way
the large droves of birds which usu-
ally flock to the chufa fields to feed
on the nuts after they are rooted I'D
by the hogs are deprived of their
share of the feed and it all goes to
help make pork.-Kissimmee Valley
Gazette.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-01-31
SOUTHERN : HRM : FO7Es.
9QPIcS or INTEREST 10 TIE ri ANTER, STOcKMAN AM0 TRUCK GR0WER.

pays well. To ship poultry you want
to kill and Scald simply enough to re-
move the feathers. You do not re-
move the head, feet or entrails. AZ
ter you have removed the feathers
you lay out, until the animal heat is
all gone, then you pack nicely in a
barrel. In the winter you do not
need any ice, but in summer ice
would be necessary. If you wish to
get all out of your poultry that there
is in them, get in connection with
some good dealer in your nearest city
and get him to keep you posted.
When the demand is good you can
send them in thus packed at cheaper
express and get more for them as you
can sell by the pound. We must
learn to put up all our produce in the
most saleable form. Asserting and
packing r where the money is made
these days. When you get a trade
built up. you can then buy and han
die for your neighbors. This is the
way to realize the most for your
chickens and turkeys.-Southern Cul,
tivator.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-01-31
{ b or Charlton.

DR.. v. Galtier (Jour. Med. Vet. ct
Zootech.) indicates that while the
virus of CHAMBERS is quite easily af-
fected by the ssence of turpentine,
that the anthrax bacilli are far less
susceptible. In some experiments,
however, made in inocculating guinea
pigs and rabbits with anthrax virus.
followed by vaccination with O.25
&C. of ssence of turpentine, the
latter appeared in all cases to pro-
long life somewhat and in a few
cases the animals recovered entirely
from what would otherwise have
been a fatal dose. We are naturally
led to wonder whether or not such
vaccination with turpentine would
have any mitigating effect upon the
disease in horses or mules? Refer
ence is made to the matter in the u.
S. Experiment Station Record for
Observation-Disclosures Planter.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-01-31
Danger in Beans.

The considerable danger in allow
HaS animals to Craze on so-called
4econd growth sorghum is generally
recognized. Many animals have gone
zafO such fields and have died within
IN few minutes. The general con-
G7usiOn now is that the cause of
death is from the hydrocyanic or
EEussic acid in the leaves. In fact,
EAIs seems to have been comparative
~ well established. We now learn
from the Annals Of Veterinary Medi-
cine. in an article by G.. MosseIman,
that lima beans involve a similar
danger and that according to ex-
periments made 500 grammes, or
1dght1y over one pound of beans
Rzy be enough to kill a horse, and
N fed in larger quantities the result
a2ay be fatal even after cooking.
The leaves of the cultivated varie-
Mes were found to be toxic, but this
varied greatly according to the age
S0f the plant aud the stage of vege-
cation. Where the plants or beans
contained free hy~drocyanic acid the
animals refused to eat them and this
was found to be the Ease with rab-
Rats and guinea pigs after allowing
them to fast for two days. The
author suggests that all varieties of
these beans may not be poisonous
and that it may depend to some ex-
EEnt upon the soil and nature of the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Planter.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-01-31
Capital and Results.

1t costs but little to make a begin
ming with poultry, for the reason
that domestic fowls are very. prolific,
and the focks can be made to in
crease rapidly if care is given. To
begin with, 500 hens will require
capital at the start, as the fowls must
be purchased, and suitable buildings
prepared, but it is not difficult to Sc
cure large focks or limited capital
if the beginning is made with a few
fowls and the number gradually in
creased, as the increase of the flock
is also an increase of capital. A
flock of hens returns an income
daily, thus assisting to provide cap
ital, and 1t is better to commence
with a few, and gradually increase to
a larger number than to take risks
without experience in management
John A. Murkin. Jr.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-01-31
A Recipe For Whitewash.

The following is one of the best
recipes for wh1tewash with which
we are familiar: :
Half a bushel of unslacked lime,
slack with warm water, cover 1t dur
ing the process to keep the steam,
strain the liquid through a fnets sieve
or strainer; and a peck Of salt pre-
Viously well dissolved In warm
water; three pounds of ground rice
boiled to a thin paste and stir in
boiling hot; half a pound OF DOW
dered Spanish whiting and a pound
OF glue which can be previously dis
solved over a slow fire, and add five
gallons Of hot water to the mixture,
stir well and let it stand for a few
days, covered up from the dirt. It
should be put on hot. One pint Of
the mixture will cover a square yard
properly applied. Small brushes are
best. There is nothing that can COM
pare with it for inside or outside
work, and it retains it brilliancy for
many years.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-01-31
PRESSING

Many handsome, heavily embroid-
cred pieces cannot be dampened or
made wet.
In such cases lay the piece. invert-
ed, over several thicknesses of a
dampened white cloth.
In short, the ironing board is
dampened instead Of the piece.
The depth of soft folds allows the
raised parts to sink in, so that when
the pressing is done they stand out
we'll.
The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-01-31
Rflis Rati6ed

To give the United States exelu-
slve jurisdiction oVe lands on which
there are public buildings of the
government.
To except Arson county from +ba
law prohibiting the throwing of saw
dust in streams.
Abolish the March term of On
slow court; also joint resolution Civ
ing the Senate committee on the rail
roads and the House committee on
public service corporations power to
sci for persons and papers pertain
ing to passenger triffc and freight
rates.