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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-11-04

60 acres of land, with dwelling, good
barn and Out-buildingS, near OwingS.
Price $4,000; terms made easy.
dwelling, Groom tenant house, good
Sullivan township. Price $500 per
acre.
3h acres Of land in town of Lam
ford with fiye-room dwelling. Price
81 800.
80 acres Of land in town of Lanford,
with tenant hous, at $4,000 per acre.
% acres Of land in town Of Gray
Court dwelling and outbuildings
Price $50 per acre.
50 acres Of land in one mile of the
town of Gray Court, with two dwell
ings Price $40 per acre.
34S acres Of land near Rabun Creek
church, S-room dwelling, three tenant
houses. Price $3.50 per acre.
100 acres of land in Youngs township.
II room dwelling, two tenant houses, /,
good barn. Price $225O
255 acres of land in Waterloo town
ship, known as the John Y. BOYD place
with dwelling and buildings. Price
81. 7OO
1870 acres Of land in two miles Of
Waterloo, with dwelling and out build
ings. Price $2.250
10 acres land known as the Gray
Court quarry. This quarry is now in
good working order and fine invest
ment for men that want this line of
business. Ask for prices and terms.
1877 acres land in Sullivan township,
8 room dwelling, good out buildings, /
tenant house. Price $50 per acre.
27 acres land bounded byJ. C. Owings
and j. II. Willis. Price $500.
80 acres land bounded by lands of
Thomas Armstrong and John Draydon.
Dwelling and outbuildings. Price $35
per acre.
10 acres bounded by lands of the
Badgett farm, j. O. c. Fleming, w. j.
Copeland, one dwelling and out-buld-
ing. Price So, ,250.00
Sc acres at Gray Court, 4-room house
and out building, bounded by lands of
r. #. Shell and M. II. Burdine. Price
$50 per acre.
Seven room house and two acre lot in
town of Gray Court, modern build.
Price 2,500.00
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-11-04
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
I44@ ny OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Mr. and Mrs. w. p. Harris of YoWgs
announce the engagement Oi their
daughter, Willie Gray to Prof G. b.
Martin, Of f'urman University, South
Carolina The marriage to take place
i'm December. Miss Harris is quite
well known i'm LaurCnS, having at one
time taught in. the public schools;
during her residence in the city She
made Il number OF friends vino will I've
pleased to learn of her approaching
marriage. Prof. Martin, Il native OF
LaurCnS county. occupies the chair OF
Latin in Furman University - posi-
tion OF distinction and unusual re
spOnsibilty His many friends here
and elsewhere viii receive the above
announcement with much interest.
The following item from Sundays
State is Of interest in LGUr"nS:
Cards have been received i'm CO.
lumbia this week to the marriage of
Miss Mary Elizabeth Boylcston, young
est daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Samuel
CordCs Boylcston of IackgOnvilic fla.
to Mr.. Thomas Fraser Dial Of this
city ON the evening Of Tuesday. tL.
10th OF November. at G:"O o'clock at
the Church Of the Good Shepherd.
Jacksonville No wedding of the fan
is Of deeper interest for Columbia So
ciety, both young people being puyu-
lar personally and hOtn prominently
connected in the city and iu the state.
Miss May BOylcStuu is The charming
young sister OF Mrs IlalCCtt Green
of this city and has spent - part OF
each fall and winter here on her way
down to Florida from the family SUM
mer home in SaluGa She is bright
and NiNnpipnS and is uDu.nully l,vn, T..
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1908-11-04

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pnnI ~, ''ctrS ct, o. i'lna IN one milo of Green
CIV o,,.' c'iHrcL, bounded by lands Of f.. G.
S'oic, NopcfI woods and others, with
"ireo-lh pastures. $35 per acre.
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,,,i ~ 49,, IC,r2 I III i:"urchS township, bound
c.; O. py lahIS OF w, A. Mills, w. A.
dyoiIi"ll. diy,I,Ii0m huay Mills and others, nice
houses. This farm will be divided into into
oO acre lots if so desired, ranging in
price from $25 to $50 per acre or viii
sell the whole for S32 COO 90 "'''
2 acres land in the Citv Of Ionror.
on East Main Street. hnindnd L, ,,'.d,, u,,"'
crty Of Mrs. Catharinc HnIncY Dy an, tT|iP-
era. Price 81, 300. '''''''' anu o''-
street just outside c"rnoratn cor nE9r'n 'I%rRcr rR
with Groom dwelling, Prirn 'S 81 GOO ,Im'''S'
100 T''''''
Waterloo township, known as BART Of
Ihe washington place, two dwelling and
per acre. 0'''
sb%s,5 @$9 acres tio land miIs$ of TumbIing
ana ai outGuiiidings, 10 tenant houses. well
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
Responses Today in Many States
to Presidents Invitation.

Washington, Dec. 5.-Reports reach
ing here today from all parts of the
United States indicate that numerous
responses have been made to Presi
dent Roosevelt's recent invitation to
the farmers and others interested In
rural life to meet today to discuss the
movement to better the life of the
farmer and his family.
According to the plans of the presi
dent, today's meetings include not
alone farmers, but also, in his own
words, 'all those who live in the open
country and are int nately connected
with those who do farm work-minis
ters, schoolteachers, editors of coun
try papers-fn short, all men and wo
men whose life work Is done either
on the farm or in connection with the
life work Of those who are on the
farm"
In his letter to Chairman l.. H
Bailey, Of the country life commission
the president suggested that the
schoolhouses would be the natural and
proper meeting places for the pro
posed gatherings. Their object, he
declared, SHOULD be the discussion oi
such topics as THE Efficiency of the
Rural Schools Farmers Organiza
tions," 1.-THE Question of Farm Labor
"The Need of Good Roads, 'Improv.
cd Postal Facilities Sanitary Con.
ditions on the Farm" etc.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
BABY EMPEROR
Is ENTHR0NED
PU VI, THREE YEARS OLD, AS
SUMES RULE OF CHINA TODAY.

Pekin, Dec. with all the ancient
ceremonial that has grown around the
throne of China in the course of cen
turtles the little three-year-old ruler
of the Middle Kingdom, Pu vi, was
Gnthroned today.
Mandarins and other officials re-
splendent in the particolored jackets
that mark their dignities, assembled
here from all parts of the empire to
give personal testimony to their loyal
ty to the new regime. 1t had been
understood that the ceremony of en-
thronement would be postponed unth
the latter part of January, on the Chi
nese New Years day, when the era of
the late Emperor Kwang Seu would
have ended. Owing to the desire of
the official class to have its status
settled as sooR as possible the cere-
monies were fixed for today's date.
All of the prominent Chinese whose
names are known to foreigners were
present at the ceremonies. Among
them were Yuan Shi Kai, Prince
Chung. Chang Chih Tung and Chen
Tung Liang Chang, former minister
to the United States.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
Minina concress in Pittsbura.

Pittsburg, Dec. 2-Delegates from
all parts of the United States conven-
ed here today in the opening session
of the American mining congress.
They were received with addresses of
welcome by city officials, who dwelt
on the Importance of the objects OF
the congress.
The purpose of the congress is the
promotion of uniform state legislation
relating to the mining industry, the
protection of the lives of mine work
ers, the protection of investors in
mine stocks and the prevention Of un-
necessary waste. During the sessions
OF the congress addresses on these
and related topics will be delivered
by prominent men, among whom
James ]. Hill, Edward H Hartman
and John Hays Hammond are counted
upon.
One of the most interesting features
of the congress will be the gathering
on Friday of governors of states in
which mining is an important indus
try. Governor Stuart has sent invi-
tations to the governors of sixteen
states, and many of them have signi-
fed their intention of being present.
Several United States senators will
also take part in the discussion, which
is expected to bear fruit in the es-
tablishment of mining reforms in the
states as we'll as in the enactment
Of reformatory federal legislation.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11

known natives Governor Smith in 4
short speech extended to Admiral
Sperry and his men the best wishes
of the islanders for a safe and pleas
ant voyage to the homeland. In re-
ply the admiral returned his thanks
for the hospitality shown to himself
and his men and expressed their wish
es for the continued prosperity and
peace of the islands under Governor
Smiths administration.
AS the heavy smoke began to as
cend from the smokestacks of the Con-
necticut, flagship of the fleet and the
kicking up of the water under her
stern proclaimed the fact that her
propellers had begun to move for the
beginning of the end of the great
cruise tremendous cheers and shouts
of good wishes in various tongues
arose from the crowds lining the
shores of the bay.
1t seemed as though all Manila and
its suburbs had turned out to wish
the vessels godspeed. Not even the
enormous groups that lined the shores
of Sydney harbor and gave our yes.
sells so royal a sendoff at the Austria
liam port were more enthusiastic than
the Manila crowds
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
THE PE0NY.
Il Is Reputed to Be the Coming
Fashionable Flower.

An enthusiastic admirer of the peony
writes as follows:
Don't let autumn go by without
planting-the sooner the better-a good
lot of these best of all hardy her
baceous perennials. Anybody can
grow peonies, and you can get the
most glorious results with one-half
the trouble that you would have to
expend In getting roses that were
merely good. I believe the peony will
become the typical flower of our
American gardens and occupy the
place with us that the rose does in
England or the fieur-de-lis in Franc e.
1t certainly has no competitor when
the standard is the best results for
the labor expended.
Do you ask, "Can | grow peOnies:"
l ask you, do apples grow in your
neighborhood? Wherever the apple
will grow there, too, you can plant the
peony. Having once set it out, you
can shake hands with yourself, con-
fident in the knowledge that it is
there to stay, without any necessity
of disturbance. for twenty years at
least. Sometimes clump will remain
undisturbed for fifty years. No Won
der it gives that comfortable. old fash
ioned garden atmosphere that every
body wants around the home. The up
To date peony fancier who wants to
keep his plants at the highest standard
all the time and does not mind the
trouble will dig up the clumps, sep
arate the roots and replant them (dO-
ing all this in September) every seven
or eight years. Perhaps you have an
old peony clump in your garden that
has died out in the center so that 1t
forms an irregular ring. Dig II cp
now. divide 1t and replant. Two years
from now you will have such peonies
as you never dreamed Of.
Let me tell you how | plant my pc
MES because | am sure that you v
want to buy some and do likewise.
To begin with, let me say that, al
though the plant will grow in any
reasonably fertile soil. yet like ev-
erything else, 1t will pay you well for
extra attention to it's wants Ideal
peony soil is a heavy moist loan.
Some people have made the mistake of
thinking that because the peony will
take up great quantity Of water and
because 1t prefers a moist loan It is
also more happy In a continuously wet
soil. This is true with certain limita
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11

tions. 1t likes constantly moist soil,
but it must be well drained, never
stagnant. The ideal situation is the
side of a slope leading down to wet
land.
Dig a hole in the ground with a
fork or spade, set the plant into it,
then cover with soil and press the
whole firmly with your hands and
your feet to make everything firm and
to be sure that every part of the root
is in close contact with the soil. Wa
ter 1t, then go away and wait till
spring, bearing in mind just one thing.
If in your latitude zero weather Is
the rule in winter cover the bed with
some leaf mold, muck, stable litter or
anything to prevent the frost from
getting out after 1t once gets in.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
Oklahoma Dry as a Desert

Guthrie, Okla, Dec. 4.-Governor
Haskell last night issued a proclama'
ton declaring that the state dispen-
sary system had been abolished by
the vote at the recent election, which
leaves the ciGzens of Oklahoma with
out any lawful means to purchase in.
side the state liquor for medicinal
purposes. This situation will contin.
ue until the people or the legislature
provide some scheme for the sale OF
liquor for medicinal purposes.
Governor Haskell will leave to the
courts the question whether or not the
law permitting the sale of alcohol for
scientific purposes and denatured al
cohol for industrial purposes and .es-
tablishing a depository for confiscated
liquors, was repealed. If not, the of
fee of state dispensary superinten-
dent, held by R. E. LOzier, will be
continued for the purpose named. The
majority against the d.spensary was
10000
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
Cohs For kindIino.

First, provide q large substantial dry
goods box Place in wood shed and
I'LL it with old cobs Second, take any
old pail holding about two and half
or three quarts. Fill that about quar-
ter full with kerosene oil and hang on
a stout nail conveniently near the large
box. Then fill the pail with cobs, stand
ing each on end so that the ends wal
be submerged In the oil. In the morn
ing take six cobs from the pail, place
in your stove, lay your large wood on
the cobs and touch cobs off with a
match. You will soon have roaring
hot fire. Nor need yeu entertain any
fears about it not going, for the cobs
have absorbed some of the oil and will
burn for half hour or more with in
tense heat. Even green wood may be
used if baked in oven for an hour or so
before the fire is allowed to go out the
night before. But everybody knows
that green wood is not as easy to kin
die as seasoned wood. The good wife
always appreciates a supply of dry
fuel.
OF course when you take any cobs
out of the pail others must be put in to
take their places. In this way a very
valuable supply of excellent kindling
Is always on hand, and you always
know exactly where to find 1t. If you
have no cobs, any miller is usually
glad to let you have them for carrying
them away, or at the most miller will
charge you only 25 cents for a two
horse double wagon box load, and
since 1t is only necessary to use six
cobs to start one fire they will last a
long time. Besides, they are very
handy-no muss or dirt, already split
and ready for use.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
Waste of Silaae.

The following Is a Canadian farm
ers method of preventing waste of
silage:
Each year as frequently as silos
are filed there Is considerable waste
owing to the surface layer coming in
contact with the air. The loss varies
with the condition of the corn and
with the attention it has received after
1t is placed In the silo In seasons of
plenty it is a common practice to sim
ply fill the silo and take chances on
what would spoil. This is a very
wasteful practice. 1t Is possible to
bring this waste down to minimum
by little attention after the silo has
been filed and thoroughly tramped.
Last year, owing to the scarcity Of
corn, we made an extra effort to pre-
serve all that we had. AS a result of
these efforts there were scarcely two
inches of spoiled silage. After the
silo was filed and thoroughly tramp
ed we put two inch layer Of clover
chaff on 1t. We then dampened this
chaff with a barrel Of water in which
had been dissolved a ten quart pail of
salt. This brine proved to be the
most effectual preserver we had ever
tried. On the surface, when we came
to feed the silage, the two inch layer
on top peeled off slick and clean and
left good silage Immediately under
meath. Try this scheme on your silo
this fall, and you will save much fod-
der that would otherwise be spoiled.
It Is much better than chaff and grow
ing grain such as is commonly used"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
NewberrY Secretary of Navy

Washington, Dec. beginning TO
day the navy of the United States has
a new official head He is Truman
H. Newberry of Michigan, formerly
assistant secretary of the navy, whs
has acted as secretary since the re.
firing secretary, Victor Metcalf of Cal
ifornia, was incapacitated by illness
The home of the new secretary is
in Detroit, Mich. He is very wealthy,
having Inherited a large fortune IRON
his father, and is interested in many
railroads and corporations. lie is a
graduate of Yale university.
Mr.. Newberry has besas> interested
in naval affairs for many years He
was one of the organizers of the Mich
igan state naval brigade, acting as
landsman in 1895, and as lieutenant
and navigator in 1878. He obtained
a commission in the United States
navy as lieutenant in May, 1898. and
served throughout the Spanish-AmeIi- l.
can war on the Yosemite Mr.. New.
berry was appointed assistant secre.
tary of the navy by President Roose
velt in 1905.
Herbert L. Satterlee, of New York,
it is understood, has been rendered
the position Of assistant secretary OF
the navy, to take the place Of Tru-
man H. Newberry.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11

crosses. Last June Mr.. Williams an
nounced his resignation, to take eff
feet Dec. l. Since then he has been
elected senator from Mississippi to
succeed the Hon. H. d. Money, whose
term will expire in 1911. 1t is gener
ally believed that he could retain the
leadership for two years more, but he
prefers to retire at this time.
The man who is mentioned most
prominently as the successor Of Mr.
Williams is Champ Clark, who repre-
sents the Ninth Missouri district and
is well known throughout the country
as a writer and speaker. Mr.. Clark
adds to long experience in the house
a reputation as forcible debater. He
Is very popular among the Democrat
ic representatives.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
Greater Atlanta Monday, Jan. q, 1909.

Greater Atlanta Monday, Jan. q, 1909
Atlanta, Dec. 4.-RObert F. Maddox
will be the first mayor to rule over
Greater Atlanta" He will take the
oath of Office on Monday, January A.
1909. At that time Greater Atlanta -
consisting of the present Atlanta and
the territory that has been annexed
by a charter amendment, will make
its bow to the world with Bob" Mad
dox as it's chief executive, a man who
will undoubtedly give to the city one
of the cleanest, brightest and most
progressive administrations that has
been known since Marthasville devel
oped into a southern metropolis.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
Mr.. billiard Hurled 70 Death.

Odessadale, Ca, Dec. 5.-Mrs. Ben
billiard was thrown from a buggy in
which she and her sister, Mrs. Neal
Harman, were riding, Thursday after.
noon about $3.50 o'clock, and received
a serious wound on the head, from
which she died in a few hours, hav.
ing never regained consciousness.
She leaves a husband and three
little children. She was a sister OF
Dr. Clarence Johnson, of Atlanta, and
has several sisters and brothers in
south Georgia
Mrs. billiard was the wife of H. B
billiard, who lives near Odessadale
and the daughter of the late ]. T.
johnson, for many years cashier with
the LAGRANGE Banking and Trust
Company Of this city.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
TO PAY TRIp"- E TO
Gk YER CLEV ND.
LIFE INSL RANCE PRESIDENTS TO
~-n MS mEmOnY iODAY.

New York, Dec 4-The first days
proceedings of the second annual
meeting of the Association Of Life In
surance Presidents, to be held here
today and tomorrow, will be devoted
to the memory of the late Grover
Cleveland, who was the first chairman
Cf the association. Todays tribute to
Mr.. cleveland will be the first memo
rial exercise to be held for him.
The presidents and other executive
officers OF life insurance companies
from all over tie United States and
Canada and many insurance officials
and policy holders gathered here to-
day to attend the exercises. Address
es will be made by Paul Morton, pres
ident of the Equitable Life Assurance
society and former secretary OF the
navy. and DR.. John II. Finley, presi-
dent of the City college.
Letters of tribute will be read from
AdlaI E. Stevenson, vice president in
Mr.. Cleveland's second administra-
ton, and from several surviving cabi-
net officers. Including Governor Elect
Harmon, of Ohio, Hilary A. Herbert
of Washington and Governor Hoke
Smith of Georgia.
The remainder of the annual meet
ing VIII be an insurance taxation re-
form conference, at which addresses
will be made by Robert l.. Cox, gen
eral counsel and manager of the as
ISOLATION, who was a member of the
Armstrong insurance investigation
committee, and others.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
JNTY. MISS, FRIDAY. DECEMBER II, 1908.
STORING VEGETABLES.
The Best Way to Keep Them In Win
ter

1t requires care and a knowledge OF
the nature Of vegetables In order to
successful keep them through the late
fall and winter. They must, as q rule,
be kept In cool atmosphere, but not
cool enough to freeze. But pumpkin
and squash need dry, warm air and
In gathering must be carefully han
died. 1t is best to leave the stem long,
and never store squashes until ripe.
Potatoes do best in cellar that is
cool and damp and should be kept in
the dark as much as possible, but
there should be an arrangement for a
good circulation of air.
Barrels or boxes are best for car
rots, parsnips, beets and turnips. Aft
er storing in these receptacles sand or
fine soil should be placed on top, allow
ing 1t to run down between the roots.
The soil should be shaken down so as
to I'll all the spaces
In harvesting the vegetables must
be carefully handled and the tops cut
off an inch or more from the top. This
will prevent a chance of decay from
close cutting. IL beets are cut too
close they will bleed, losing their sweet
flavor, and quickly spoil
Onions should be perfectly dried as
soon as gathered and not allowed In a
damp place. If kept in a dry room
where the thermometer is barely
above freezing they will keep WELL
Cabbage placed In a barrel and sunk
in the ground and so arranged that
moisture cannot enter and then thick
ly covered with straw and earth will
keep nicely till far into spring. But
Ing the winter good plan is to cut off
the stems and outer leaves, trim the
heads about as much as If preparing
- cook and then wrap each head sep
arntely In several thicknesses of news
This will exclude the air. Aft
q barrel with paper pack the
rped heads closely In it and after
sll are In cover with paper. The bar
rel must be kept in the coolest part of
the cellar. Dampness will not harm
the keeping qualities.
To keep tomatoes pick the largest
specimens that have begun to show
c. as soon as the vines are cut by
but before the fruit is frosted.
4 carefully to prevent bruising.
v each tomato separately in soft
pa md place in shallow boxes or
on elf one layer deep. Keep i'll a
ce secure from frost, 50 as to
p ripening. II few are brought
o, time and placed in warm
place they will quickly ripen. They
can thus be kept for several weeks
after killing frosts.
An occasional turning under of the
whole crop is one of the best paying
methods of farming
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-12-11
DooTnind Southland.

Washington. Dec. Ito pUoeaaaw
70 ths world the advantages q q
south NJ . place in which 10 No @A
to do business is the object Se @
southern commercial oou9spss, NMA53
began Q two days session bore nndaR
with that end in view sxWaY c0smb
cial bS4y in fourteen southern stMe6s
has sent delegates here to take paM
In the congress.
The delegates were WELCOMED b
Washington by Secretary h Cod
merce and Labor Straus, Eest9mS
officer Of the nrst sessionn ho ~ Q
GeorSian by birth Grouped GROUND
Mr.. StrAus on the platform were gov
ernors, senators and other representa-,
tives Of the southern states and for
eigne diplomats. The last named aps
evincing great interest fn The eouts
rs q fieid for immigration.