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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-11-08

they will get just as much money in
return for less labor than this years
crop will yield at present prices; they
will soon free themselves from debt
and be in condition, without any finan-
pcial aid, to sell their crops gradually.
as the demand shall exist and not
market the work Of year in 60 or
80 days as they have been accus-
toned to do.
Want Better Statistics.
I'VE call upon our representatives
In congress to have the present crop
reporting system so amended to re.
port the periodical publication of re-
liable statistics of cotton growing,
manufacturing and trade condition,
and we recommend also, and for our
selves agree, that the commissioners
of agriculture in the cotton States
gather and publish like information,
and we suggest the legislators of cot
ton states make adequate appropria-
tions to this end and uniform legisla-
ton, enabling the agricultural COM
missoners to act in concert and to
constitute bureau of cotton manu-
featuring, cotton trade and cotton con-
suming information, to the end that,
with the estimates of production
which are now furnished b the fed
eral government, there may also be
estimates of demand, and thus put
the planter in position to fix fair
price for his product.
Would Indict Bears.
"Thc members of the conference
have been reliably informed that bulls
on the cotton exchanges have been
indicted in the United States courts
under the Sherman act for conspiring
to buy cotton and advance the price.
and If this be in accordance with the
provisions of that act, then we re-
spectfully insist that the bears in the
exchanges, who conspire to sell cot
ton which they do not possess with the
expectation of decline in price or
for the purpose of affecting de-
cline, be likewise prosecuted.
"A fair and comprehensive system
of future trading is accepted by the
commercial world as essential to the
proper and advantageous movement
and distribution of the crop, but it is
urgently recommended that congress
shall pass such laws as will abate
abuses and regulate future contract
trading in exchanges and to the end
that it discharge its function as a
trade utility, fair alike to both buyer
and seller, and to the commodity
which is the subject or the future
transactions.
For Warehouse Scheme.
'lt is earnestly recommended that
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-11-08
Sale of Personal proncrtn.

Notice is hereby given that on We'd
nesday, November 10, 1911, commence
ing at 10 o'clock, a. m. at the late res
idence of j. Warren Blakely, deceased,
we will sell the personal estate of the
deceased consisting Of mules, COWS,
and one buggy, farm implements,
household and kitchen furniture and
other articles. Terms of sale: cash.
b. W. Blakely,
Il, W. Blakely,
Nov. /, 1911-2t
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-11-08

Sanders of Louisiana, Gov. oNeal of
Alabama, Gov. Noel of Mississippi
and four citizens of business life to
be appointed by the governors
named
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-11-08

the several state governments shall
take appropriate action to bring about
such warehousing system or systems
as will best serve the interests of the
producer of cotton.
"In view of the apparent demand
for cotton during the next 13 months
we recommend that the unsold cotton
of the present crop be withdrawn from
the market and disposed of by q sys-
tenn OF gradual marketing. We urge
bankers and business men to coop
crate with farmers In this undertake
ing
I'VE represent to the cotton farm
ers that tentative and attractive prop
ositions have been made by British
financial interests for 100000 bales
of the present crop. The negotiation
is referred for development in prac-
tical form to Il committee.
Should Reduce Acreage.
Reduction Of acreage in 1912 Is
urged as a necessary part of any plan
OF holding or financing the present
crop. We recommend, and, for our
selves agree, that the government of
each cotton State proceed to appoint
representative in each county, who
in turn will appoint a representative
in each school district or voting pre-
cinct to secure from every farmer a
binding written pledge to reduce his
cotton acreage in 1912, 20 per cent.
below his acreage in 1911.
without discussing the merits of
pending proposals for monetary re-
form, we recommend that in any leg
islation which congress enact for
emergency currency based upon com
mercial paper underwritten by banks
or associations of banks, provision be
made for including in these acts for
emergency currency commercial pa
per representing transaction in cot
ton as well as transactions in cotton
goods and other manufactured pro-
ducts.
Can Save Present Crop.
IL is our llrm OPINION that by
prompt and aggressive action under
cooperation and organization the cot
ton farmers and business men of the
Southern States can speedily rescue
the present crop from impending
sacrifice and can restore the fair price
which demonstrated demand war
rants and can insure stable values
from year to year"
1t was decided to hold similar con
ferenGes in the future on the call OF
the chairman.
The committee which is to consider
the proposed financing of 100000
bales of the present crop is composed
of Gov. ColQuitt of Texas and Gov
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-11-08

Splendid stock Wall Paper, prices
from five cents per single roll up
$. NJ & r.. H. Wilkes & Co.
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P|TTSF|ELD.

A. Ii. ;urs" and son, Morrill,. Wrr"
in Augusta Thursday.
Miss Frances LanccN of liartland
visited friends here Thursday,
Mrs. Emma Phinney and Mr.. and
Mrs. C. Il. phinncy have returned
from Fairfield whore they were called
Sunday to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Emma Phinncy's cousin, Mrs. Charles
Choatc.
Miss Francela Campbell left We'd
nesday for a few days visit in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Childs are
visiting in Boston.
Miss Elizabeth Walker. who has
spent the winter with her aunt. Mrs.
LleWell>n Parks, has returned to New
York.
Emery Barnes, who recently sold his
house on Hartiand avenue to Diminine
Sessi. has rented the f. A. Noble house
or George street.
Tie Misses Velma and Mildred No
bic are visiting in Albion with Mrs
Lydia GarcelCn.
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ably 60 or ~ feet long. although We
can builu thcrl 1905 feet long If nee
rssary. ! have several prospective or
dprs already as soon rs the practical
test is iaaAr one nay be installed on
an irrigation ditch near spokane
The losal company will build u fac
torv in Snukanc .lnd manufacture the
parts here. according to Mr.. Ames'
This factory will ;lso bring much
needed piece OF machinery to the city,
tin. droI, hammer. 1t is said there are
TO Grop hammers between st. Louis
ma Saa Francisco, and tE"y are Il
mich needed and valuable machin" III
iran enc steel NorK.
Attorney II. y. Merritt of spokane Is
acting as local legal adviser for MI.
Nhl"s. .lr Am"s has his Office in the
Ni,h vls llct. ON Riverside avenue,
md MAY bc SCH 1t Wor!, ut al hours
of The night and day. lie has l'Ncu IN
stacks II blue prlrtS for months anu
has beer visited by scientific and me
chaaical authorities who are int rested
IN hi. invocation. siderable stock
has bcen sold ard capital now Is being
rai.cd to build the first machine. ME.
Names declares without quai1icatio'i
,h2t The rev motor will rcFolGtionize
the electric ity producing world. 1hc
,n,.s water motor is designed to DE
built on stationery concrete supports
or on, a floating bnatlikc structure
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Church Notices.

Universalist church. Silver street. Rev.
| r. +. Barton: Service at 80 Z. NJ, Good
| music, followed by Bible class,
Unitarian church, Main street: Rev
George Dana Sanders minister. Morning
service with sermon at 1890.
| Second Baptist church. Water street.
| Rev. Isaac LaFleur: Morning services at
| 1919 with sermon: Sunday school at l.;
evening service at 80
st. Marks Episcopal church. Rev. Can
| on Nicholson: Services at Parish house,
Center street Mathis at 1880 \. NJ
sunday school at 80 =. NJ. eVensonG at
| 30.
Sacred Heart church. corner Pleasant
| Kealey pastor: Low Masses at : and 8
! A. NJ; High Mass at 1870: sermon and
| benedictAon at p. NJ.
WinsloW Congregational church, Rev.
| w. j. Mcneil pastor Morning worship
ats 1870 with sermon; SUNDAY school at
noon: Christian EndcaVor Society at +.
| M: evening service at ..n
Free Baptist church. Rex. f. s. Hart
| ley pastor: Morning service at 1910 with
sermon by the pastor; Sunday school at
| noon: Young Peoples service at SIS p
NJ: evening service At 80
Advent Christian {church. Pearl and
Nudd streets, Rev. r. J. Coolbroth pas
tor; Morning service at 1910 with adj
| dress by the pastor: Sunday school 1t
l,io; union service at Baptist church at
''"V ~ evening service at noO.
Christian Science hall Savings Bank
| building: Services at loo =. NJ: chill
| drens Sunday school at l9.l5: experience
ana testimony meeting Wednesday at &c
T. NJ Reading rooms open daily, eX,rp;
Sundays and legal holidays from to
| =. NJ
ST. Francis dc Sales church (Catholi,),
Elm street: Mass at $50, 8 ann 1870 \
| NJ; sunday school at , T. NJ. The Chil-
| dren OF Mary meet the first SUNDAY OF
the month at 80 p. NJ: The Soldiers OF
/ the Sacred Heart meet the Third Sunday
| of the Month at , p. NJ Tho Tadir. III
| 81. Anne meet the fourth Sunday of the
| month ut Il. NJ
| Pleasant Street Methodist church,
Preaching service at 1870 with sermon b>
pastor; SUNDAY school at O'Clock
| Good singing, orchestra and classes foi
all Special business mems class meets in
| Its own room at the rear of the pulpit
| All mon are welcome. Junior F,nwnrth
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OAKLAND.

Ms Mar J Elder Of Leicester. Mass,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. John l'rcSscy,
oil the Fast Pond road
THc EmcrSuu-Ste Axe q, Scytho
shops which have been closed for some
time for repairs, started Thursday.
The High school has been invited 10
the house Of r. ". Sturtcvaut Thursday
evening. March 49,
The youu4, married men ef cascade
Grange will have charge of thu meeting;
saturday evening. They viii fill the
chairs and furnish the entertainment and
refreshments y good program is cN-
pccted.
Mrs. II. G CowinS and daughter To-
turned Friday from visit at Mrs. Cow
ug's home in Lincoln.
l.. {. Brnsnns sunday school class ol
the Cuivcrsalist church gave a socia-
ble at Murray vcstry Thursday evening
to AN invited party.
The knights of Pythias worked Tho
rank of Page at their regular meeting
Friday evening.
The pastor of the Free BAPTIST church
Rev. y. l.. Gerrish, will preach at 49,.
Sunday morning. This viii be followed
by the Sunday school, Young People ;
service at 6 J.. NJ. Evening service at :
with music by chorus and instrumental
music.
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Board of Trade Thursday cN cning Il
variety of interesting subjects WAS
taken up. First Of all. SkoWh hogan
| Is to have another census, taken IN
| connection with the school enumera-
tion this spring. The subject aas
brought up by the Central Maine Pow
80 Company. President Harvey D.
Eaton wrote the Board that his com
pany would bear half the expense.
and when it was found that the totai
cost would be but So the other hall
was appropriated in short order.
y petition for the former frcigh;
service OF two trains per day. signed
by all the manufacturers and bus
mess men in town, was presented by
Arthur X. Jewctt. He stated that the
brief period between the arrival of
the morning freight and the dCpar-
turc in the AFTERNOON was not sufii-
Client for loading and unloading the
cars. aud that in consequence the bus
mess was badly Con@cstcd. The Board
voted to take the matter up with the
Maine Central Railroad officials at
once.
G. l.. Merrill. l. l. Marston. y r.
Jel.ett. II. L. SWEET. :. ". Gould ana
&. 4 Ross Were elected delegates to
the spring meeting Of the state Board
of Trade in WatorVille next Wcdnes-
day.
y. II. Perkins saVr an interesting
address regarding tn" school system.
especially With relation to the State.
He explained tie manner in which
tho school funds are raised and dis
triGutcd under the present law, and
the changes contemplated by pending
bills The so-called Grange Ein would
cut down Skowho&an's stipend 1880
la: un,lcr the Miilikcn bill y would
be increased $l$'m Distribution on the
basis of aYerag" attendance would
make every child in school worth 81
III srar tn til" toxin which :" coil
sd rcd would he u strong stimulus for
IT tier attendance. NJ. Perkins brought
oct one very weak point in lii" local
school policy when H." todd now the
average. Wtigc of olfr t"a"hcrS Is Sla Il
p,r week. while GRADUATES from thr
9TH Grade can go Ia 4 urk ia tuc spin
ming mill al! make so II Week. He
ais" tool; up tn" High school. II"
evening school. free text books and
ne.lical inspection. laying particular
emphasis upon the benefit Of the lat-
ter
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Degree of Honor
Lodge Is Instituted.

ChafaPlain EedSr. Ne, 81, De1rcc ri
Honor Was instituted i'll this city Fri
LAY evening With T. charter members
at y q. /. Y. hall. TIL" Lodge WAS
inEtitGted under the guidance Of Mrs.
Sadie +. Mctedlf OF Augusta, grand
chief 81 honor - tho NeW England
states. who WAS assisted by the fol-
loving stan Grand Lady Of Honor.
Mrs. Mary +, McMahon. Forest Queen
Lodge, Portland: grand CHIEF of core
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BOOKS.
Best Methods of Packing Them Whom
Moving From One Place To Anoth

Many prrsoDS complain that their
book; suffer in transit The head of Il
moving company was interviewed OLE
this subject. and he said: after sev-
cral years experimenting with diff
fercrt things for the best conveyance
OF books ] have found that the use of
small boxes is by far the most ad-
NIsabic, the smaller the better. Tics"
boxes are easily secured for few
cents from your grocer. For storage
purposes. where the matter is left 10
us, we move books in long, narrow
boxes fitted with handles made cspc-
cially for this purpose, but this Is not
necessary. of course. for the ordinary
moving. Barrels simply ruin books
and large boxes flied with heavy vol
umcs have caused more than one
STRIKE among our men. They are the
cIrrlsiest of all things 10 handle, as
we'll rs the heaviest
Another mode of moving books is to
tie them ur in small bundles with
stout wrapping paper and heavy twine.
leaving enough of the Irvine to make
Il loop handle for lifting.-New Idea
Woman's Magazine.
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THEY'RE CRAZY ABOUT HER.
Ardent SWANS Deluge Miss 1runsPah
With Proposals of Marriage.

If All Anna Berthe Grunspan wants
is \ husband, she may have one 4ticn :
". Since the start two weeks ago VI
tbe trial of her suit against Wliilani
tsnrlIsh Walling for $loo,OW because
fiat socialist had not married her sue
has brcn dplugcd With letters from
men proposing marriage
IT, suitors are not all New York
.rs. Apparcntlv cupid dropped into
Justice e,iegcricli's part of the su-
prpmr court, viewed tile fafislchiie
mon tie witness stand. listened u
her story. and then shot his arrows
far and wide.
viii the recipient OF these amorons
missives respond favorabiy To SOME
one She rises To say that size VIII
not. And what is mofe-business Oh
stamping the right foot and poutins-
she will not even answer one oil t'lo9e
so forward Americans
san Francisco Wooer came to pal
With a letter in which he begged MS
..'ittv bittS turtle dove" to spend the
remainder of her days by his SIDE at
tire rim Of the Golden Gate. New Or
leans. keo'iuk. H.. and Waila Nalla'
Wash. were represented. one person
broke into poetry. Partisan boule-
lardfcrs indicted messages OF love III
French Here is one letter;
"AJv Dear Miss Grunspan: | have
Eeau an interested spectator Of your
rial ana although my sypfpathics
arc with MIR. Walling, 1 greatly ad-
mirc YOU ant wish that could kho"
YOU. Here are some verses nave
CompuSe6
@ face tl.at is fairer than Phrynes s.
q lipS that are SWeetcr than VINE
O brow ON which never Il line is.
O eyes that on jurymen shine.
Could ] know you, my own. could l
hold you.
The neares. and dearest of all,
The other loves others have told You
Would fad and would pale and Wouid
pan.
II Should like "a meet YOU, fox l be-
liay,. YIN would equal the average
wife. Eespcctfull%.
WILLIAM 7. ULME Err
Nno,hei would be husband sent this
pear Madame: Having seen your
lovely picture in the papers, dear Miss
Grunsrar. and having heard all about
how You were "t"h5co'
marry you oh. | love You So muca
and will never love anybody else
| aIn a respectable plumber with a
COOL business, although it isn't very
big yet OH. Anna Grunspan. nave
beer loving YOU 50 much ever since
| fist seen your picture. and l can [
sleep for thinking of YOU, ana please.
on. please. let me marry YOU, Tor l
love Won so much. Always | think OF
how | love YOU. and won't YOU marry
me" Yours forever.
"IOWARD HANCOCK BINCH.'
up. 81 don't believe any of the
lies told about you. New forf
World.
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Mascots Of Royalty.

Kings. Qucccs and Princesses arr
iu.it as snperstitious us their subjects
ffhp new Queen of England never Is
seen without n small Seashell IN untcu
il, gold. 1t was picked up on the
beach ut Sandringham and presented
her by Prince George wien Doth were
hardly out of the schoolrooHl. ana
hints at "a royal romance that lHd
nothing to do with affairs OF state
The scashcl, shares honors Win Il
tiny gold pig II sift of King Edward
who brought it from Marienbad Tor
Princess Mary when she was be-
trothed to his son. Princess Patricia
nuts her faith in withered spring OF
white heather from Balmoral, inclosed
in CRYSTAL Princess Victoria wears a
piece of ordinary coal as a bangle
Detroit Free Press.
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SK0W AECAN.

Mrs. Ellen : tFulSomp DOW died
Thursday afternoon at her home oil
Madison avenue. She was - years
old. The husband. Chandler Dow.
Who is the oldest business man i'll
town. 1t son Fred e Dow, and =;
brother Frank Folsom. survive. Mrs.
Dow MAS born in Cornlillc. Funeral
services will bc held al t. NJ sun
dav. Rev. George Merriam officiating.
R.v. George Merriam. pastor of the
Bethany BAPTIST church will &" To
Norridscwock sunday morning to eX-
change with tho Rex. Wyle Smith,
pastor of the NprridgeWock Baptist
church. The pastors Of the Congrr-
gational ana First Baptist churches
will exchange pulpits Sunday morn
ing. At thc Methodist church Sun
day morning The pastor will take for
his subject "Naahti'S Refusal or IN
Early Spulnirs of the Divine Right
OF Kings" In the evening the pastor
VIII lecture GA Daniel the jncompro-
missing Youth-A Character study" At
the Congregational church Sunday
evening the program Will be in charge
of Mrs Elizabeth Merrill who VIII
give an address on The Piper
Rev. A. y. Dodge, pastor of the
Madison Free Baptist church has just
rendered his resignation to take effect
about June /. Mr.. Dodge has been
pastor of the Madison church for a
Year and half Mr.. Dodge was
born i'm Munroe and was graduated
from the Bates College DIVINITY school
in 1856. He has held pastoratas in
| South Portland, Clinton. AmesburN.
Mass. and in Waterville, At the
| last named place he organized the
| church and added 100 members and q
| new edificc costing $4,000 was built
! duiing successful passionate of 10
| years.
! At the meeting of the Skowhegar
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League at ella I. NJ for children: Young
people meeting, the Epworth League,
in the Lecture room in Veatry at go p.
M; union meeting at Congregations
church at 40 T. NJ.
First Baptist church, Rev T.. C. Whit
temore pastor: Service at 1870 4. NJ
with sermon; Sunday school at noon; y.
+. ). {. +. at GO: union service al IS,
L. NJ.
Congregational church. Temple street
Rev Cyrus +. Stimson minister: Divine
worship at leo y. NJ. and 80 T. NJ. Ri
bic school at = Nj; Young Peoples meet
ing at 6.i5. Communion Scrvic" in the
morning with admission of new members
and sermon. Evening service, union meet
ing of the Baptist. Methodist and Con-
ErCEational churches in the interest of the
young men and boys OF the CDmmunitv.
Brief addresses by delegates and leaders
of delegations to the recent annual boys
conference at Bangor. with Supplement-
airy words by the pastors of the churches.
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in the sunny South.

in the sunny SOutn.
He was 80 years old when he
marched off to the war in 1861.
| leaving behind him an invalid father
and a mother with baby boy in her
arms. The baby was christened
Charles II. Markham. but the family
always called him Chuck
John Markham was captured and
| brought to Chicago in September. 1867.
For seven months he was held d pris-
! oner of war at Camp Douglas. Then
he was exchanged"
Friendless and penniless, it took
him many weary weeks to work his
way back to the little home town in
Tennessee. When he did reach there
it was only to frd that his father had
died during his absence and that his
mother had married again and moved
away, taking little Chuck with her.
They've gone North somewhere
but just where nobody knows" the
townspeople told John Markham
And all his efforts to find his mother
and little brother were futile. Finally
he gave up the search for them and
went to Mississippi. He worked there
and in other southern States as a
wolldiggeT, bricklayer. and plasterer.
For several years he has been an EN-
ployc of the Illinois Central Railroad
at Hopkinsville. Ky.
Such has been the life of John r
Markham.
In 1881 n boy of 20 asked for and
| got a job as section laborer on the
| SAME Fc Railroad in Kansas. He did
hot tot
| came 10 do the rough work at IA little
| station on the Southern Pacific line.
| He had brains and ambition. and they
opt him moving right up the railway
ladder In 1857 he became n station
| agent himself at Deming, y. MEX.
| Ten years later he was district freight
| agent and passenger agent of the
Southern Pacific at Fresno. Cal. In
just ten Years more he was made
general freight and passenger agent
of that company's lines in oregon.
In 1901 he became vice president OF
the Houston and Texas Central Rail
ROAD. Three years later he succeeded
Julius Kruttschnitt as vice president
and general manager of the Southern
| Pacific, Last December he was elect
ed president OF the Illinois Central
/ Railroad.
His namo9 Well. he was ehristened
! Charles II. Markham. but when he
/ was a baby the family called him
Chuck"
The other day an old welldigger and
| plastcrer working for the Illinois Cen
| trail railroad CHANGED to see the name
OF Charles II. Markham on an order
issued from the Office of the president
of the company.
Chat may he my brother Chuck,
the old man said to his fellowworkers.
Your brother president of the road.
You're crazy they jeered.
But the old man chung to his idea.
| and finally lie, mustered up courage To-
so to the telephone Office in Hopkins
vile. and over the long distance wire
| be talked with the brother from whom
he had been parted for half a century.
Tie other Gay the private car OF
| Charles II Markham, president of the
| Illinois Central Railroad. arrived at
Hopkinsville. KY, and awaiting TIL"
| coming of Little Chuck was john
7. Markham. welldigger and plasterer.
Chicago Inter Ocean.