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The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

sitting upon it's launches and she
nodded towards him. ITO be renewed
when the little church mouse brings
1t back to me-" she returned coldly.
They turned their backs upo44 each
other and walked away.
A week passed, and the little church
mouse prowling about in the darkness
Of the basement, saw something
through the gloom that glittered even
more brightly than did his own eyes
Cautiously, hungrily. he approached
ft, smelt of it, felt of it with his gray
whiskers, then stood it up before him
It's glitter fascinated him. Surely this
glistening thing about the size of q
kernel of corn must be good to eat
and he tried his sharp teeth upon it.
Yet gnaw as he would, he could not
even scratch it, and at last he decided
that It was only good to play, with
He was little thing, and half starved
ss are all church mice, so it came to
pass that It was not long before he
had worked his head and fore1egs
through 1t and was running about
with it encircing his middle. very
small creature wearing diamond
saddle with a gold girth. It was fun
for g. time, but he soon became tired
Of It and tried to crawl out He
could not, Becoming panic stricken
he fed frantically up the stairs.
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

Janet, alone and
very unhappy, sat in
her pew at the
Christmas morning
service. It was rath,
er chilly in the
church and she slip,
ped one hand into
her muff. Then she
gave a start, for with
in it she felt a small,
struggling hing
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

Mr.. Single
ton came in.
The opening
of the door
rou S e d Doe
othy, and, see
ing her father
she stretched
eager arms tc
him and cried
out:
Father. dear.
/ don't want 9
tree, 7 lust
want moth er
for Christ
mas
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14
December II

bells and catch the shouts Of children
on the stTeet-to wonder If his child
still lived, and to wonder further what
old Santa Claus would bring her-why,
the man cursed tine fears he could
not keep back.
A quarter of an hour later the out
law was down on the street. He
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14
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HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

HAD been west taking
a convalescent patient
to his home and was re-
turning to New York
when a case fell unex-
pectedly into my hands.
The Pullman conductor
startled US early one
morning by calling out
to know if there was a
physician in the car.
There was no response.
so without hesitation
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14
HyFllo1 Ross
MERCER had

R. MERCER had
been unusually 81
Ie mt ghout
dinner and when at
last the butter
withdrew and the
two were alone. he
reached over and
took his daughter S
hands.
Paula" he said
quietly, I'm afraid
YOU won't like my
Christmas present
this year. l.
''Never mind. IA
ther.' interrupted
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

would mingle with
the thrOng. He
would enter the
stores under the
evergreen branch
es and look about
I'VE, make a
purchase and be
Santa Claus to
s 0 m e b i g-e Y g d
child on the street.
He was an out
law, but the world
should not crowd
him quite to the
edge. He was al
most smiling as
he crowded his
way into a big
store, and he was
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14
(Copyright.)

Nd it had come to
pass that on this
day before Christ
mas a man not
old in years sat in
his room at q ho-
tel in a strange
town and felt him
self of all the
world the most
lonely. High and
low, rich and poor,
mingled in the
procession of hap.
py shoppers with,
out. He alone had
no thought for
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14
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THE CHURCH MOUSE.

HEY stood in the deserted
vestry of the church, facing
each other angrily for the
first time in their lives.
Then suddenly Janet swept
the diamond from the third
finger of her left hand and
held it forth. You will
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

And this is our daughter?"
Our Patty. Father was discharged
from the road and moved over here
TO take another run"
1t was the next day, and Patty was
sitting on her fathers knee and the
happy mother was wiping tears from
her eyes, when the child ssid
Say, mamma, just picked him out
crowd, and didn't make any mistake
did /? Don't anybody sit down on my
doll and give her a pain!"
H&AH -
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

hafd. j Inree or
four minutes pass.
ed and then a
hand pulled at his
and a voice said:
please, Mister
nice man, tell me
your name, that J
may introduce you
to mamma, -. ]
think she. will let
me have the DOLL
The outlaw turned
and gasped and
his face went
white.
"Gladys!"
Fred"
you here!"
And you!"
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

with something round and hard about
1t. 1nvoluntarily she closed her hand
and as she did so the little church
mouse popped out of the muff and
soampered away. leaving the round
object in her fingers. She drew it
forth. It was her engagement ring,
The last of all to leave her pew
Janet stepped into the vestry upon
her way out. Dick was standing be.
fore window with head bowed
looking older grayer of face than he
had few weeks ago and she saw the
deep unhappiness that lay in his eyes
She approached him looking up al
MIN with the old expression which he
knew SO we'll Softly she slipped one
hand into his own, and as his fingers
gently closed about it he felt some
thing hard, round and familiar within
his grasp. He raised her hand, The
engagement ring-his own~-encircled
hor third loft Hprer
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

-
The little church
mouse brought it
back to me. Listen
while I tell you" she
said, drawing a trifie
closer. For a mo-
ment her voice mur-
INJURED.
rs It not wonder
fu1!" she exclaimed.
half awed, as she fin
ished. His eyes
ightened.
Wonderful, dear!
t is far more than
that. It ia a miracle
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

IF His Spirit wrought upon His day
His token of love everlasting and
hat even we are not forgotten"
Tightly his arms closed about her.
HARRY IRVING GREEN.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-19

rural communities, allowed county superintendents the fees of their of flee, thus increasing their salary, added an assistant deputy to the state department Of education, and appropriated .nearly $1.000,000 to the educational institutions of the state.
 "In all the negotiations leading to these remarkable achievements, MT. George B. Cook, the able and ener- getfc state superintendent of educa- ton, was the Achilles of his cause y
 Fort Smith Times-Record.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-19
BETTER CLEAN
 UP THE CITY
br. Thompson Says the Unsapitary Condition Is Favorable to Cerehro
 spinal Meningitis.

Dr. A. C. Thompson, chairman of the committee on sanitation, of the City Beautiful Club, is authority for the statement that the conditioa of our city just now Is very favorable to the cause and spread of cerebro Spinal meningitis. The weather has prevented the usual outdoor clean ing Would it not be we'll for each and every one to investigate the con ditton Of our owa premises?
 Cleanliness Is next to Godliness. ' Moreover cleanliness is aealthful- ness
 An ounce of prevention is worth pound of cure An ounce of pre- yentiOa now In the way of proper sanitation may mean tin the face of possible scourge of maning1tisl the lives of many valuable citizens,
 Friends, neighbors and citizens. lend me your ears. We come, not to praise these heaps of empty cans that adorn our back yards. streets and lawns, but to insist thast we bury them, or haul them beyond the city limits. It is true, for awhile we shall miss them. may be, feel lonely that they are no more in their &C., custoYned place. but let ns. with fortitude. remember that it is seen- fngly the greatest deprivations that work for tine greatest good at last.
 Uet us he rid of everything that menaces the public welfare. or need lessIy offends the eye.
 Early in the spring, could we not enlist the school boys in crusade against cans and other rubbish? Off, fering prizes for the greatest amount gathered by any boy Or club of boys. Hot Springs did this last year The boys were organized, the prizes pub Jished. The result was wonderful Garbage was uneaMhed that had rested undisturbed for years There was no favoritism All back yards yielded their accumulation, Some one said that even the winds wore astonished as they blew over this newly cleaned city of vapors
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-19
sources swelied further to the sum

sources swelled further to tho sum of $1,301 ASA. In addition a 7-mili maximum levy by district and ununic- ipal taxation realized 2,t7s,sys more so .fthat alfF told che state reeeivsd for thet education of her youngest citizens grand total of $3,676 676. Of this amount, the greatest part, s2,s66,177, went to pay teachers salaries, more than 8 quarter of [, 1 million dollars was spent in new equipment, and a tidy balance of $1,144,367 was carried forward Into next year.
 Teachers Salaries Low. While in the aggregate the sun 1 devoted to the payment of teachers salaries appears to be large, when it is divided among the 9,334 eda- cators in the common schools of the salary received amounts to but s301 .63. In earning which each teach- CT had to hold school on an average of f1+ days
 The Pupils.
 The pupils who received iDstruc- ton numbered 404. 760. out Of to- tai population or school age amount ing to 585,749. These figures seem to indicate that some 80,000 children in Arkansas are moi receiving any schooling, but 1t is explained by the burea, of education that for the pur- poses of school statistics the. "popu-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-19
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

Pursuam. to a decree of the Jeffe = son Chaneery Court. rendered on the 21su day of December, 1911, ] will, on the 31st day of January, 1912, sell af public auction at the front door of the court house in the City of Pine Bluff. Jefferson County, Arkansas, to tala highest bidder, the following describ- ed property lying fin Jefferson County, Arkansas, to-Wit:
 Lots five (5) and six t6). block fo Y t4) Barney's addition to the City of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The northwess quarter {1-4), of the northwest quar- ter l1.D, of section eight f8), towl- ship six t6), south, range nine t9l west. Also lot five (5) block two (2j J. w. Monks addition 10 the City Of Pine Bluff, Arkansas. l.. northeasr quarter (1-D of the no east quar. ter t1-D, of section seven D, own. ship six (s) south, range zine f9l west.
 Said lands will S, old so ,a...ly q decree ill favor of E, 5. Fay CT rus, tee and Mary Lew s vs. Jack5,n Buck. CT ct al, and the purchase .l1 sucf sale will be required to give nof5 with personal security and a lie4 vi be retained on said land l1r fa; amount of his bid Said sale will h, made on credit of three months.
 Witness my hand and seal on thi the 4th day of January, 1919.
 % R. F. EzELI4, Commisioner 1 12 19 26.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-19
ARKANSAS SCHOOL
 SYSTEM A THEME

Washington, Jan. 18.-That every man, woman and child. white or colored, in the state of Arkansas has a $5 interest in the grounds, build ings and equipment given over to common school education, is the de- tfuction from the most recent state school statistics The figures cov- ering the school year ending June : 30, 1911, have been compiled by the United States bureau of education, with the cooperation of George P. Cook, state superintendent ofl pub lie schools of Arkansas. and will b. published by the government in re- port form in few days.
 e A Rig Partnership. .s,' The extent Of the mutual partner . ship which the population of Arkan- sas in it's public school system is reached in this way: The census of 1910 Is authority for placing the population of the state at 1,574,44s inhabitants, while the statistics com 
 piled by the bureau of education show that the s,s0s public school houses in the state are valued. with their grounds, at s6,84S,371. Add the cost of school equipment, which comes at s1.o3O,4s5. divide by the total population, and the Arkansai $ average investment in the common school plant of his state is deter mined.
 Cost of Maintenance.
 To maintain this great common school system, Arkansas has state school fund of $1 1,134 800 from whicf last year she derived an income o' 357,o07, which a 3-miIl general prop erty tax and receipts from oone'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-19

one between and 31. with the re- suit that many wage-earnersl and married women who have long since left school.- are counted in. As 6, rpatteE of4fact, 1t is noted by the bu- reau, the Arkansas legfsaatureyof 1911 brought sixteen additionaA counties under the provisions of fhe compul sory school attendance law.
 Statistics by Races.
 These figures include the expendi- lures for the education of both the white and colored population.
 Considered separately. the whites of school age numbered Ill 1,246. If whom 395,1 went to school, attend ing on an average of IA days. They received their instruction from 7,S43
 \ Perspective View.
 "The educational progress made by Arkansas in the year just closed has been truly remarkable" said James c. Boykdn, editor of the Uni- ted States bureau of education at Washington, yesterday At its last session the legislature created a state board of education, permitted the consolidation of weak schools into stronger units. and granted state aid to high schools. Aside from these important additions to the statute law. the legislature ex- tended the,, compulsory education law, remedied the act of 1909 per mitting special school districts in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-19
F0ley's Honey and Tar Compound
 "Cures in Every Csse."

Mir Jas. McCaffery, Mgr, of the schlitz Hotel, Omaha Neb., recom- mends Foiey's Honey and Tar Con- pound. because it cures in every case. ''T have used 1t myself and l have recommended it to many oth- CTS who have since told me of It's great curative power in diseases of the throat and lungs" For all coughs and colds it is speedily e.- tective,-W, l. Dewoody X Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-19
FOLEY KIDNEY PILLS.

always give satisfaction because they always do the work. J. T. Shelnut, Bremen, Ga, says. T have used Foley Kidney Pills with great satls- faction and found more relief from ney medicine, and I've tried almost all kinds. can cheerfully recom- mend to all sufferers for kidney and bladder trouble W. l.. Dewoody & Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-19

Feley's Honey and Tar Compound. is reliable family medicine. Give it to your children, and take 1t your self when you feel a cold coming on It checks and cures coughs and colds and pneumonia. w. L. pewoody < fto
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-19

Thousands of cases considered hopeless are now cured by spinal ad
 justments My former patients are my best references, they know. Dr. Martin, over Cleveland-Mattbews Hdw. Co. l2 3 I'm
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-19

-Dr James, formerly of Fair view, Ark, has moved to Sulphur Springs and wifi make his home there in the future.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-19

Do not allow your kidney and bladder trouble to develop beyond the reach of medicine. Take Foley Kidney Pills. They give quick re- suits and stop irregularities with surprising promptnesx " T.. De- woody & Go.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-01-19

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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-03-20
HOW TO QUICKLY
ass @naS STOP RHEUMATISM
Former Sufferers Tell of
Astonishing Results Fol.
d lowing Use of New Juice
- - Treatment.

Ihcre is no longer need for people
TO suiler for years from chronic, stub
porn rheumatism, lumbago lame
back, stiff and swollen joints and
muscles. The pain can be stopped
very quickly, the soreness relieved,
and the swelling reduced by a short
treatment with the new Root Juice
compound.
MIR. c, lIortsman, 1874 w. Jefferson
St, Fort Wayne, Ind who made n
test of the new treatment SAYS: The
ligaments in my hands were so badly
crippled | could not open them. I'm
fact | was crippled / could scarcely
walk. The benefit ! derived from the
Juice treatment seems almost like a
miracle MIR, James Fletcher, Gains
vile, Ga. suffered eleven years At
times he could not get out of the
house and spent several hundred dol
lars seeking cure. He says Root
Juice worked like magic. Two bot
ties put me on my feet The swelling
has almost gone. | eat we'll and
sleep fine"
The juice seems to exert its strange
curative influence in severe. stubborn
and long standing cases as quickly
and surely as in the mildest ones for
many who report complete cures have
suffered for years and tried every
thing else without results.
Root Juice can now be obtained at
any good drug store. Those who de-
eide to try it. however, are warned
against tricky and dishonest drug
gists who are Offering worthless imi-
tations.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-03-20

GutOTS
Caroline Roper, Editor-in- Chief
Otis, Huff, Assistant Editor.
Edwin Moseley, Locals.
Anna Prentiss, Athletics for Girls.
Julius Sitgreaves, Athletics for Bows.
The editors desire the cooperation
OF all the pupils in the high school
in filling our School Column with de-
sirable material. We are not striving
to meet the requirements of a college
magazine, SO don't hesitate to hand
In your work. All articles must bear
the stamp Of originality.
Mr.. Garden, geodedic observer
and coast surveyor of the United
States government, spent last week
In town. On the school grounds about
1oo 1eet north of the building, he
sank granite post with a brass plate
In the top Of it, to mark the spot from
which he took his observations. On
the nil across the valley directly
north was another rock post set up,
mus establishing the first true merid-
ian for the County of Laurens. Fri
day morning Mr.. Garden made a talk
to the high school pupils. He told the
nature of his work and explained the
mechanism Of the instruments that
ne used. These men are not allowed
TO give out the result of their work
until their calculations have been
properly verified at the home office
but from his talk we learned that tbe
magnetic needle points almost direct
ly north, the line of zero declination
passing about through Laurens: that
the dip of the needle is about 66 de-
grees; that the latitude of Laurens is
amout 2312 degrees.
a very interesting debate by four
pupils of the ninth grade, took place
IN the school auditorium last Friday
morning. The subject was: Resolved
that man has more influence on ma
ture, than nature has on man" Caro-
line Roper and James Milan were on
the aiilrmative side, while Wales Wat
son and Hayne Taylor took the mega
tive side. The judges, selected from
the tenth grade decided in favor Of
the negative.
Ihe game on Friday afternoon the
10Th was won by the high school bovs
They played against the town bows
me hnal score was lO-l.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-03-20
Lisbon Locals.

|
Lisbon, March 15.-Mr. and Mrs.
charles Milan and Charles, Jr., of
camden came up to spend a while with
Mr.. Milam's mother and brother.
We are pleased to state that the
Hon. a. j. Smith is on the improve.
and we hope to be able to state in
our next letter that he will soon be
his usual self again.
The farm work is at a stand still
yet and we see no chance of doing
much for several days yet The rain
came in great torrents last night, and
continued up to noon today. The
pubic roads are getting to be impas-
SABLE, and We can't see how the farm
ers can get in the fertilizers before
the hrst of April, after which we
may have time to get in some early
planting of cotton, and nine times
out OF ten it is the cotton that pays.
rms date last year your correspond
ent mad one Of his bottom land in an
pie order ready to plant corn, with
very near all his cotton land broke
with two horse Chattanooga 43 plows.
up to date we have not run a furrow.
We are glad to state that some of
our farmers are going to cut the fer
| tliizer bills in half, while others will
use from one-fourth to one-third less.
We feel that providence plays the most
important part in what we make on
the farm, though some farmers think
| that fertilizer will save labor and
make more, but our experience about
using great quantities of fertilizers is
that 1T takes more hands and that
takes more money. These guano peo-
PIE are getting about one-half of what
Ihe farmers are making. / venture the
assertion that if we would give them
our lands, and let them keep the re-
pairs, pay the tax, they would refuse
10 take us UP. In the first place why
should they, when we keep up the
repairs, pay the tax, and then oversee
and turn in all the cash that is avail
able, in the fall for nothing. In other
words our guano bills foot up more
N'' N''S 'SpI VI Jul DlllS. w e are
inclined to think like our friend Watts
we Will have to turn our attention
to other things outside of cotton. We'll
your humble correspondent is planting
less cotton this time, have the oats
| up from last October. sowing also
/ wheat, now preparing to SOW beard
less barley to help the rye patch that
/ is looking fine right at this time. Now
/ we are going occord other peoplc
what we hope that they will accord
u.s. do as YOU please farmers as we
see no other help for it. We see the
fruit trees budding. but they better
be careful about coming out any time
soon.
We see that our county police are
the busiest officers these days. You
see how quick such counties as Spar
tanburg and Union fell in line, after
seeing what the county police of Lau-
rens county were doing, we have but
one objection, we need more of them.
We have court house that is n
credit to the county.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-03-20
Niagara Falls.

Niagara Falls is only few miles
from Buffalo. The Niagara is one of
the most wonderful rivers in the world
some of its waters come from Lake
superior. The mighty waters are
poured from the Erie Basin into thar
OF Lake Ontario. which is three hun-
drcd and thirty feet below
The volume of water which flows be-
tween the banks of the Niagara is so
great that every minute more than
nan million tons of water are drop
pea over the falls. AS the water
moves slowly on until it comes with
III mile of the falls, the river be-
comes narrower, the rapids begin, and
you see the waters boiling as they
sweep among rocks and about islands.
lhey roam as they dash about Goat Is
lahd' which lies on the edge of the
'a''S' ana then take their hundred and
'iN'S looI reap downward into the
For the next seven miles tho rivo,,
nowc tbro,,uL
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-03-20

Plant your Irish Potatoes Just as
soon as you can and let the "Moon.
look after them later. Get your POta-
toes from us now, your choice of Early
Rose, Red Bliss or Irish CObblcr.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-03-20

Red Iron Racket sells all kinds of
merchandise for less money. j. c..
Burns Co., Laurens, S. c.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-03-20
WILLIAMS KIDNEY PILLS

Have you overworked your nervous sys-
tern and caused trouble with your kid
neys and bladder2 Have you pains In
loins side. back and bladderH Have you
a flabby appearance of the face. and un-
der tho eyes? a frequent desire to pass
urine? II 80. Williams Kidney Pills will
cure you-Druggist. Price soc.
WILLIAMS MFG. CO.. Props. Cleveland. Ohio
LAURENS DRUG 60.
Laurens, >. L.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-03-20
GROUND HOG CASE
Winter broke?
Spring Here!

Now is the time to SOW spring
Beardless Barley-wc have the seed
for you.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-03-20

Did YOU know! We sell PocomOkc
Gnano and Acid Phosphatcs. The kind
that has stood the test and will help
YOU to do the rest. Feed your crops
rs you would feed your stock, if you
expect to get results.
Just WarehOuScd another big car
load OF Timothy Hay, also one more
car load OF that good sound White
Corn come quick before it is all
gone.
We sell the "Necessitics OF Life" for
yeurself and family also the best of
foed for your stock.
ii you don't believe that we are full
Hp and running over with goods Just
come in and see for yourself.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-03-20
SCHOOL COLUMN.
Editors

Editors
Caroline Roper, Editor-in- Chief.
Otis, HUFF, Assistant Editor.
Edwin Moseley, Locals.
Anna Prentiss. Athletics for Girls.
julius Sitgreaves, Athletics for Boys