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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-10-29


Wouldn't Il couple of dollars paid
as income tax be good advertising
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Fourteen cents cotton and Il plenty
OF grain and corn in the crib spells
prosperity.
If Spartanburg undertakers war ov-
or n dead body, what would they do
over a real live citizen?
Horace Greedy said young man,
go vest" The government agents
now say. Young man, SOW grain.
Both were correct.
Somebody has said that the Thanks
giving proclamation of the president
is different from all those that have
gone before. Probably so. Maybe it
is different because it was written by
the man who signed it.
The long awaited Mexican cleo
tions, expected to end the tenseness
in the Latin republic below us, have
passed and the end is not yet in sight.
President Wilson has his hand at the
throttle and still is master of the
situation.
SO "Gmmeline" is with us already
yet. She seems to ne having a gay
time over here and the necessity has
not yet arisen for her to so on a
hunger strike. What if she would?
We would just as licve have her try
it to add to the gaiety.
Ss
1t is estimated that the crops of
Laurens county this year VIII be
worth one million dollars more shan
the crops of last year. OF this, how
much will remain in the county and
how much will be sent off for things
that could be made at home?
Tho statements of the different
banks published in this issue of The
Advertiser show hat they are in a
flourishing condition. The banks of
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weddings, We wish we could follow
that advice. The Observer also adj
yises against the Nc, of "snlordi," ~.
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whcn there is time to hunt up a
synonym, but on some occasions time
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The congestion of traffic on such
occasions as the state fair emphasizes
the imperative need of better passen-
ger accommodations on the morninp
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-10-29
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STATE PRESS COMMENT.
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needs of the community. This one
school will take the place of two
former schools. Children from re
mote sections of the district will be
taken to the school, and brought home
again each day in a conveyance pro-
v'dhh for this purpose. In adopting
this plan Of school consolidation the
patrons Of the two Laurens districts
show their appreciation of improved
educational plans. Two small schools.
neither which is adequately equipped,
cannot do the efficient work which one
large school can do. Concentration of
effort and facilities will bring results
which scattering efforts, and make
shift facilities can never hope to
bring.
This action of the Laurens county
districts and of Capt. j. w. c.. Bell,
n resident of Renno, in donating four
acres for the school, show that in this
State where education has been shame
fully neglected, there Is a growing
demand that the children be given the
same chance in life that children of
other States enjoy. The Renno consol-
idated school is being conducted in
accordance with modern ideas. The
Civic League is cndeavoring to make
the grounds attractive, thus adding to
the cultural value CT the institution.
The two districts voted n special five
mill tax for the maintenance of the
school.
The people of these two districts
are to he commended for their pro
gressiveness. They have done what
people OF all sections should do, but
the fact remains that many COM
munitics do not act so intelligently,
hence the Laurens districts have dis
tinguishcd themselves.
A great need OF this State today
is more such interest in the welfare
of the coming generation. 1t is a
blot upon South Carolina, to allow
take the same rank which children
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-10-29
Cures Old Sores, Other Remedies Won't Cure,

The worst cases. no matter OF how long standing.
are cured by the wonderful, old reliable Dr.
Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil. 1t reIievea
Rain and Heals at the same time. Csc, SOC, Sl.Oo
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-10-29
Statement 0f The Condition of the
ENTERPRISE BANK,
Located at Laurens, s. C., mt the Close
of Business Oct. 81, 1913.

RESOURCES:
Loans and Discounts :. 1888 ,931.35
Overdrafts . g. =. D.. g.. 3,342.75
Bonds and Stocks owned by
the Bank 80. . . -. -. :. $4,000
Furniture and Fixtures 5,215.25
Banking House 4. Il. O. . =. E. 22,466.1 G
Due from Banks and Bank
ers =. -. e.. =. 80. 24.235.96
Currency -. =. . d.. =. =. E. 1S,674.O0
Gold =. -. -. h. .. . d. d. 435 90
Silver and other Coin 1,269.95
Checks and Cash Items 3,7S4.O1
Total -. -. .. i. =. ID. ..$36S, S54.43
LIABILITIES:
Capital Stock Paid In .. ..$1OO,o 10000
Surplus Fund =. . r.. . 25,000.00
Undivided Profits, less Cur
trent Expenses and Taxes
Paid -. -. -. -. l.. 9,350.94
Due to Banks and Bankers 1876
Dividends Unpaid -. =. . . 1880
Individual Deposits Subject
to Check -. IS S5,20O.17
Savings Deposits 42,596.I9
Time Certificates of De-
post e.. =. &c. 49,220.21
Total Deposits -. -. -. -. 177,017.17
Certified Checks e. e. -. 10000
Cashiers Checks .. d. . K. S32.73
Notes and Bills Rediscount-
ed d. l.. 81. l.. 80. .. 11,233.33
Bills Payable, including Ger
tificates for Money Bor-
rowed -. 90. -. -. -. 100000
Total . ID. =. .. g.. .. ..$36S,S54.43
State of South Carolina,
County OF Laurens. IS.
Before me came c. II. Roper, Cash
Ter of the above named bank, who, be-
ing duly sworn, says that the above
and foregoing statement is a true con-
dition of said bank. as shown by the
books of said bank.
c.. II ROPER.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 18th day of October, 1913.
w. G.. Lancaster,
Notary Public for S. G..
Correct Attest: N. b. Dial, S. NJ.
Wilkes, G. e. Kennedy, Directors.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-10-29
LAURENS, S. G., OCTOBER 20, 1913.

The Advertiser will be glad to
receive the local news Of all the
communities In the county. Cor
respondents are requested to
sign their names TO the cOntri-
buttons. Letters should not be
mailed later than Monday morn
Ing.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-10-29
WILLIAMS KIDNEY PILLS

Have you oVerworked your nervous avs
TEN and caused trouble with your kid
ncys and bladder? Have you pains in
loins. side, back and BLADDER Have you
a abb appearance of the face. and un-
der the eyes, a frequent desire to pass
urine? IL so. Williams Kidney Pills will
cure you-Druggist, Price soc.
WILLIAMS MFG. CO., Props, Cleveland. Obi,
LAURENS DRUG 20.
Iaurens. 8. G..
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-10-29
viii Witness Sham Battle.


Governor please n staff, and Brig.
Gen.. Willie Jones and staff viii attend
the competitive drill and siam battle
and review the military afterwards.
This review will draw practically ev-
cry spectator on the grounds, and com
ing in the afternoon will prove a fit
ting climax to the days events. The
competitive drill will take place at
, o'clock and the sham battle one hour
later.
The people are coming into Colum-
bia by every train, and Main street was
lively tonight with the holiday crowd,
a throng of pleasure seekers parad-
ed the extent of the Great White
Way" until near the midnight hour
and the spirit OF enjoyment was up
permost.
More visitors are expected tomor-
row. Beginning early tomorrow morn
ing the crowds are looked for in in
creasing numbers until Thursday,
when the climax from the attendance
standpoint is usually reached. Hotels
and boarding houses are filling rapid
~, bat every one can be provided for
The bureau OF information, in the City
Hall, in charge of Clerk G.. Flayio
Cooper, is looking after ~everyone's
wants.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-10-29
STATE FAIR
Continued from Page one.)

In a shan battle on the race track,
which is expected to prove a thriller"
Military companies have been drilling
and working hard in anticipating of
the competitive drill and the sham
battle, and some fine work is looked
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-10-29
A NEW HOTEL.

With the present movement or agi-
tation TO build a new and u~p-to-date
hotel in Laurens, The Advertiser is
thoroughly in sympathy. That there
is an urgent need and a widespread
demand for the hotel in this city can
not be denied. For years the city has
been a back number. so to spreak, in
the way of hotel facilities and the
time has come when something should
be done to remedy the situation. The
Advertiser has no desire to see the
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-10-29
For Weakness and Loss of Appetite

The Old Standard general strengthening tonic,
GROVES TASTRLRSS chill TONIC. drives out
Malaria and builds up the system. A true tonic
and sure Appetizer. For adults and children. SOC
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-10-29
OH, YOU "MELLNRnRAMERy,

OH, YOU "MELLEItDRAMER"!
Says the Greenville Piedmont: can
Anderson man is called an Ander-
sonian. What would you call a man
from Jacks in Laurens county ?
That's easy. a J~acksonian, of course.
Up in North Carolina they would pro-
badly call him an Andrew Jacksonian."
Rock Hill Herald.
Probably so. But what would a man
from Greenville be called?
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-15
NEUTRAL WATERS.
River Stretches Where Fishermen Only
Waste Their Time.

River Stretches Where Fishermen Only
Waste Their Time.
According to old fishermen, there ip
what might be called neutral ground.
or, rather, neutral water, in rivers.
where there is no use Of trying to.make
catch unless it be that some fool fish
with a piscatorial brainstorm snatches
bait as an insane human might grab
redhot stove.
This neutral water is the part of
the river where its flow encounters the
saline impregnaiion of the salt water
of the bay or ocean into which it final.
ly empties. With the ebb and the flow
of the tide the salt water of the bay
runs up into the river for miles, and
on the reverse the fresh water de-
sends several miles again to the bay
leading into the salt sea.
There Is n midway between the salt
and fresh water points, however, that
very seldom shifts. Around this mid
way shad and blue and other salt wa.
ter fish, If they visit at all, will hover
on the ocean side. On the fresh water
fringe will letter such fish as inhabit
currents that are devoid of the saline
ingredient. f-the fisherman happens
to cast bait In this neutral zone he Is
not likely to get either one kind or the
other.-NeW York Sun.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-15

Poor Sticking.
Sticking to poor purpose makes
nany Door stick
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-15
w. +. Dauternan, Agent
FOR SALE

Grey team of driving horses
and 8 years old, weight about 2l00
pounds. Inquire at Independent
Office.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-15
nnnd aaa stillna.e.

The Dead sea is a vast lake about
nine hours ride from Jerusalem. The
waters of the lake, save for an almost
imperceptlble ripple, are quite still and
tolerably transparent, but salt and "bit-
ter beyond bitterness" and so buoyant
that one can float upon them like a
cork, and to swim It is only necessary
to move the hands. The surrounding
scenery is dreary in the extreme and in
parts singulariy grand. But the still.
ness is oppressive and depressing, for
there is no sound of animal life or
song of bird ever heard on tho lonely
chores Of the famous lake.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-15
FORCE OF GRAVITY.
II Makes You FaIl Faster In Boston
Than In Mexico City.

Il Makes You Fall Faster In Boston
Than In Mexico City.
Did you know that you drop faster
In Massachusetts, than In Mexicof
For instance, II you were to fall from
u twenty story building in Boston you
would descend lot faster than II you
fell from the same height In the City
Of Mexico.
The principle Of this is quite simple.
even IL 1t does seem a bit startling. II
Is merely that as one goes toward the
equator the force Of gravity gets less
and less and the Quickness Of descent
Of falling body slower; and, while
doubtless you would feel Just as un
comfortable falling that distance In
one place as In another and the results
would be jast as disastrous, there are
times and things in which the differ
ence Is not only percepdble. but worth
a notice
In Boston II you were to fire hori
Lontally with rife and your gun were
sixteen feet from the ground the bul
let fred would reach the ground one
second after it had left the rifle. But
II yeu were to take that same rifle to
the City of Mexico and fire it or the
same distance from the earth It would
take one and one-half seconds to reach
the ground
So 1t is easy to see how when hunt
ing In different parts of the world n
is necessary to calculate time from
this same shifting standard Of reckon.
ing.-New York World.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-15
AULD FOOLS GAMBOL.
The Custom From Which All Fools
Day Takes Its Name.

Tho Custom From Which All Fools
Day Takes Its Name.
Most people call April 1 all fools
day, whereas 1t should be audi. e..
old fools day. The appellation prob
ably takes its origin from the follow
ing superstition:
In druidical times, between 10 and
II o'clock on the night of April 1, 1t
was customary for all those young
women who dared to venture into q
sacred grove and to take their stand
one. behind the other.
At the hooting OF an owl they COM
menced slowly running round and
round, to the accompaniment Of such
words as these:
Ban-man, ban-man,
From berg, bach and ley.
Leap high, leap low. r..
Come and run with me.
Thereupon, side by side with those
OF the girls destined to be married
within the coming year, the phantom
of ban, or white man, appeared, nnd
IL any of the girls were going to die
within the year black man was seen.
Once while this ceremony was In
progress the spirit of very old, totter.
ing white man put in an appearance and
exhibited such emphatic attention to
the girl he ran with that the other per.
formers were much amused.
The object of their amusement was
subsequently chaffed to such an extent
by every one in the village that she
fed from the neighborhood, marrying
before the year was out strange
chieftain old enough to be, her grand.
father.
After this event the ceremony was
ironically styled the "auld FOOLS gam.
boil. London Answers.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-15

All the latest new books .now on
sale at the news stand in Postal
Telegraph Office. John Barley
corn" "Laddie," Woman Thou
Gayest Me-" Iron Trail' South
erner." Inside the Cupv and
Business Of Life among the late
fiction. Advt
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-15
Quite q siniIiarIty.

young man, you must learn tina,
time Is money" connseled the father
"well dad, at least have noted
points Of similarity between them"
I'm what wayY' asked the encour.
aged parent
"You know the expression time
dies" replied the young hopeful
suiralo Express.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-15
House For Sale

room house and 3 lots on Mis-
souri, Flat for sale. Cheap Tor cash.
Inquire Ralph Young at Elko Soda
Works. Advt Noo15.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1913-10-15
ant Ads
FOR SALE Cook stove and
plenty of pipe. Call at the Elwooj,
Carlin. ADV 0ct2-1w.

Statesmen making small towns
whole time or side-line, should car
ry our fast selling pocket side
lines. Special sales plan allowing
return of unsold goods. Makes
quick, easy sales. $500 commits
sion on each order. SOMETHING
ENTIRELY NEW. Write for out
fit today. BURD MFG co. 2l2
Sigel st. Chicago. III.
Putnam patriot., 1913-01-31
GLEAnINGs FOR BEE LOVERS
euckwheat Makes Fine Honey-Little Insects Are Benefit to Orchard
 Care in Moving.
By A JosEPH9

If you have the space and would plant buckwheat you will find it makes fine honey. Plant il late so it will bloom when all other flowers are gone
 Some people think bees destroy fruit. but that is not SO. The birds pick the fruit and as a usual thing shey bite at the ripest on the trees and when the bees find these fruits. they devour them and leave nothing but pit and skin The damage to ripe fruit fig never started by bees; and after being damaged by the birds it is useless for marketing and. if it is not removed from sound fruit next 10 it. the one 1t touches will rot also. Thus you see the bees are a benefit in the orchard
 In moving bees do not do 30 until the weather gets cold. too cold for them to leave the hive, or they will not stay They will go back to the old location. unless moved mile and "a half or two miles Then they will stay without any trouble: but If nov ed only short distance in 24 hours the hives will be pretty well desert ed.
 As a general thing bees do not fly more than mile or mile and half and they become familiar with the surroundings within that distance.
Putnam patriot., 1913-01-31
WITH 4 BORDERING OF FUR
Coats Mostly Have Trimming Of One Kind of Peltry That Is Com
 bned With Another.

The definite feature of fur this year Is the trimming Of one kind of pel- try with another Some furs such as chiuehilla, squirrel earaeul and leop- ard are sometimes ingeniously trim med by a cross arrangement of the fur. but more often lynx, skunk or fox-Wtth sable for very expensive wraps-is chosen. and no fur coat Of the season is truly up to date with ont It's bordering of fur
 For the woman Of moderate means the eoney or squirrel coat is a very real luxury in which she may feel as comfortable and look as smart as tke woman of wealth in her extraya- gant garments of fur. and really the vogue Of such coats, especially In squirrel, is becoming veritable craze. Chlnchilla has practically dls- appeared. but one only notes this in passing. fin order to add how much gray furs are liked and to add that one of the popular fayorites of this year Is chinchllla squirrel. the skin being eleverly dyed SO that they real iy do resemble chnchilla, though they can never have the true silyery soft ness of the real fur.
Putnam patriot., 1913-01-31

from shedding their spores on the ground into the manure, and avoid placing fresh manure on corn land. Changing corn land from year to year also is beneficial.
 Since the smut.masses that are left in corn field may assist in spread ing the disease, they should be cut out of the field during the growing season. They should. moreover, be cut out before they have fully opened up and spread their spores, and should be collected and burned They should not be thrown on the manure heap or the refuse pile, thence to be carried back to the land.
 Rotation of crops is valuable in pre- venting corn-smut. The reason for this is plain The corn-smut in the soil will not live many years, and that which is in the soil will not damage any other farm crop. After several years. corn may again be planted, with less danger, since the smut in the soil will have at least partly died out.
 Seed treatment has not been found to be of any use The smut does not get into the seeding plant, as in the stinking smut of wheat, and hence seed treatment does not seem neces- sary.
 The sugar corns seems 10 have more smut than the field corns, though no varieties even of the latter are known that are free.
Putnam patriot., 1913-01-31
SHORT BLOUSE IS POPULAR
Good Reason for the Vogue Which This Seryieeabie Garment Is Just
 Now Enjoying.

Young girls are finding the mannish shirts made Of strifed or plain wash able SIX or crepe de chine very much te their lining. Most of the models are absolutely masculine in the se- yerity of their lines. This. however. appeals to the girl who likes to ex- ploit the latest fad of fashion. Those who dislike the plainness add tabot of lace or a bow at tbe neck line, but the majority prefer to wear the blouse as 1t is, with simple fastening of buttons down the front
 The buttons are Of crystal, white or colored to match the blouse and stitched with heavy white silk.
 A cape collar finishes the neck and is most becoming to girls. It exposes the throat in front and is comfortable. It differs from the polo collar, inas- much as very little of 1t shows from the front. At the back there Is ann pie width, and. in some cases, consid- erable depth.
 Slate gray. blue. pink. velvet and stripes are equally favored for fash ioning the mannish blouse. The tie worn with cape collar is knotted, and has loosely hanging ends. It may be of velvet, striped silk or dot ted satin Ties of two colors, one side green, red or blue and the other white, are the new notes The magpie tie of black and white is extremely popular The girl who admires nov city will invest in two or three blouses of this variety. They are very prac- tical for business women and for schoolgirls
Putnam patriot., 1913-01-31
TO PREVENT CORN DISEASE
cniy Way to Control Smut Is to De- stroy Balls and Avoid Use of
 Fresh Manure
By E. M. FREEMAN.)

Every farmer is familiar with corn smut The largest masses are soDo7 times over six inches in diameter and are usually found in the ear Smut Is also found in the tassel, on the leaves and stem. and even on the roots which hold the corn plant to the soil. The smut-mass is blaekish, and Is at first covered by whitish film. which soon breaks and lets loose the spore-powder which is blown about by the wind In general, there are two ways by which the spores get back on the land. ready to infest the next years crop First, they may be scat tered by the wind. or the smut-masses may be left on the field. Second, the smut-dust may get into the fodder and may pass through the alimentary canals of the cattle, without being in- Jured, and may thus get into the ma nure pile. Or. again, the smut-masses may be thrown Into the refuse or manure pile. In either case they may be carried back to the soil when the latter IS manured. Now, it Is an i'm portant fact that the smut spores not only may live through the winter in the manure pile. but they may act ually increase in number by growth when the pile remains of proper tenn perature. Fresh manure containing smut is therefore very likely to in- crease smut in corn field. The smut may live for several years in manure pile. but will gradually die out. For this reason, old manure IS much better for fertilizer on a corn field than fresh manure
 In the spring the spores germinate. producing long chains of new spores, which are blown about in the wind and infest any growing part of the corn plant; producing, finally. smut balls. The spores may live In the soil or in manure piles for years. This, of course. makes seed treatment useless and the only way to con trol the smut Is to destroy all smut balls. when possible. to prevent them
Putnam patriot., 1913-01-31
HANDY IN THE LIVING ROOM
Workbaas in Profuslon Add to tho Attrsetiveness of the Chief Apart
 ment of the Home.

Easily constructed is new model in workbags of the size that is nice to have about the table in the living room. To make 1t, cover with plain silk, pair of disks of about three inch diameter and shirr about tho lower half of each of these, the oppo- site edges of yard-long strip of sash ribbon. This makes collapsible re- eeptaele with wide mouth which may be drawn together by ribbon hangers attached to the top edges of the disks On the inner side of the pasteboard circles may be affixed fiat. round cushions for the accommoda- ton of needles and pins and to the outer side may be suspended scissors and emory. The same sort of bag. but of different shape. may be made by shaping the pasteboard foundations Into oblongs and running the sides of the silken strip to their upper cor ners. When the squares or oblongs are covered with plain silk or satin and the shirred strip is of a lowered material, the effect Is especially pleasing.