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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-06-04
SEVERAL SALES MONDAY.
Not very Large Crowd Attracted by
the Sales for this Month.

Monday, being the first Monday of
the month, was salesday. Not very
large crowd was present. Several
sales were made by the clerk of
court but none by the other officers.
The following were the sales by
Clerk Power:
In the case of Enterprise Bank VS.
Mary C. Sullivan and Thos NJ Shaw:
One lot in the city of Laurens, bought
by Thos. NJ. Shaw for $3,5OO
j. S. Craig VS. c. E. Bailey and j..
f.. Bailey: Two lots in the town of
Clinton, bought by ]. S. Craig for
5000.
j. S. Craig VS. j. j. Bailey: Two
lots in town of Clinton, sold to r. c..
Scott for $50.
Home Building and Loan associa-
ton VS. VIII Hunter: One lot in the
city of Laurens, on Washington street,
bought by Home b. and H. association
for $15G.
Home B. and l.. association VS. Cau-
ley Darlington ct. all One lot in city
of Laurens on east side of Sullivan
street, bought by Home b. and l..
association for $500.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-06-04
Critically Ill Here.

DR.. G. B. Strickler, Professor of
Theology in Union Theological Semi
nory, Richmond, Va, is critically i'll
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C.
F.. Rankin, in this city. DR.. Strickler
came to the city several days ago OH
his way from Atlanta and was to
preach at the Presbyterian church
Sunday. He became sick soon after
his arrival and steadily grew worse.
At late hour last night his physi-
clans entertained little hope of his
recovery. DR. c. W. Strickler, his
only son, physician of Atlanta, is at
his bedside as is his daughters, Miss
Mary Strickler and Mrs. r. K. Tim
mons, OF Lawton, Okla His other
daughter, Mrs. Geo. H. Denny, wife of
the president of the University of Ala
bama, and his sister, Miss v. NJ.
Strickler. Professor Of Latin in Mary
Baldwin Seminary, are expected on
every train.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-06-04
NEW COTTON CROP
SOMEWHAT LARGER
More Acreage this Year than Last.
Condition OF Crop About Same as
Average for Ten Years.

iVh sNh VII
Washington, June 2.-The newly
planted cotton crop of the United
States showed a condition on May %
of 79.1 per cent. Of normal, the
United States department of agricul-
lures crop reporting board announced
at noon today in the first condition
report Of the season which always is
looked forword to with great interest
by cotton growers, textile manufac-
turers and cotton dealers. This con-
dition, compiled from the report of
the correspondents and agents of the
departments bureau of statistics,
compares with condition Of 1873 per
cent. on May 25 last year, 87S per
cent. on the corresponding date in
1911, $40 per cent. in 1910, and 100
per cent. the average condition for the
past ten years on May 25. The gen
orally favorable growing conditions
throughout the cotton belt since the
planting of the crop had caused much
speculation as to the condition of the
plants.
The area planted to cotton this
year, also has been the subject of
much speculation in cotton circles but
the department of agricultures Off
cial estimate will not be issued until
July 3 owing to the passage of the
law last year which deferred this an
nual report from June to a month
later. Unofficially the area planted
this year is estimated by the most
conservative at an increase over the
34,2S3,000 acres picked last year.
These unofficiol estimates range from
per cent increase upward. A 8
per cent increase in the acreage
planted would indicate an area of
about 35,511 1000 acres.
Comparisons of conditions on May
25 Of this year, last year and the
ten-year acreage condition, by States,
with the revised figures of the de-
partment of agriculture showing the
area picked and the yield per acre in
pounds last year, follow:
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-06-04
Rev. and Mrs. F. f.. Teague.

After an absence Of twenty years
from their native county, Rev. and
Mrs. f. Il. league arrived in Laur-
ems last week to spend month mere
as the guests of friends and relatives.
Mrs league will be most pleasantly
remembered throughout the county as
Miss Ina Hudgcns Mr. league who
is now a minister also has lots of
friends in and around Laurcns who
are delighted to welcome him to his
old home
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-06-04
NO JUNE COURT.
Owing to Small Number OF Cases on
Docket no Session will be Held.

Docket no Session will be Held.
After a consultation with the mem
bers of the Laurens bar, Solicitor
Cooper has decided that the regular
spring term of the court of general
sessions will not be held. There are
only one or two cases to be tried,
making it practically useless to hold
this session. Mr.. Cooper also took in
to consideration the fact that it would
be a needless expense of the county's
money as we'll as taking the time of
the farmers who are particularly
busy this season of the year. A no
tice appeors elsewhere in this paper
calling the attention of the jurors and
witnesses to the calling off of court.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-06-04
HON. j. II. JOHNSON
ON CURRENCY REFORM
Sends Letter to Sen. Tillman which
the Latter Encloses in Another to
the President.

the Latter EnclOSCS in Another to
the President.
| Washington, May 31.-Senator
I1llman today made public letter
from President Wilson in which the
President declared for currency legis-
lation at the present session of con-
sress.
In that portion of the letter re-
ferring to currency, the President
write:
This is the time to pass currency
legislation and | think we are In a
sense bound to loyalty to the coun-
try to pass it, so that any attempt to
create artificial disturbances after
the tariff schedules have become law
may be offset by free system of
credit which will make 1t possible
for men, big and little, to take care
of themselves in business"
Senator Tillman, in letter to
the President had inclosed one from
Representative Johnson OF South
Carolina, urging immediate curren-
cy reform. Representative Johnson
took the position that certain in
dustries and men We're dcsirous of
seeing the tariff revision followed
by stagnation and hard times.
I'VE ought to have banking
system that will enable the govern
,ncnt to prevent, or at any rate
check monetary panic" Represen-
tative Johnson wrote.
When Senator Tillman gave out
the correspondence today he accom-
panied it with a prepared statement
in which he began by declaring that
the republicans were fighting to re-
tard tariff legislation and to retard
I'm my Judgment, it is of vital i'm
portance to the future success of the
democratic party that we should have
currency legislation as soon as posi-
ble." said he.
1--WE ought to force the fighting on
the tariff and drive 1t through the
senate under whip and spur, Just like
it was driven through the house.
I'VE ought to begin promptly to
inaugurate changes in the currency
and banking laws, which will make
1t possible for men, big and little, to
take care Of themselves We have
too many multi-mllionaires and too
many paupers. The division is not
just equal, and the people know it,
And they have commissioned the
democratic party to right the wrong"
Senator Tillman's statement added
that the game" Of the republicans
was to retard or prevent tariff or cur
rency legislation at this congress in
the hope Of turning the democrats out
Of power at the next elections and
controlling the legislative situation
during the remainder Of President
Wilson's term"
Representative Johnson also is
sued statement urging immediate
currency reform, declaring that If 1t
were now delayed, it would not be
accomplished until the regular ses-
sion of congress in 1914.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-06-04
DISTRICT CONFERENCE
ADJOURNED THURSDAY

RleaSant ana Profitable Session De-
voted Largely to Matters of ROu-
tine.
The Greenville District Conference
came to close Thursday afternoon
after having been in session since
Tuesday afternoon. Pickens was Sc
lected for the place of meeting in
1914.
The meeting was devoted largely to
routine matters. Reports of different
committees showed that the affairs of
the church, both as to material and
spiritual things, were in good condi-
tion, the property of the church
gradually growing in extent and value
and the spiritual life of the church
showing steady Improvement The to-
tai valuation of the church property
in the district was shown to be about
$30O,O00, The average salary paid
the pastors in the district was shown
to be around 1850.
Several Of the representatives of
the different causes of the church at
large were present and made reports
and advanced different suggestions as
to their respective charges. Rev. S.
A. Nettles, editor Of the Southern
Christian Advocate was present and
gave a good report on the church pa
pnr. DR.. John o. Wilson gave an en-
corraging report on the work at Lam
Ger COLES" rs did Rev. w. p. Wharton
on the Epworth orphanage. Mr.. Geo.
G. Hodges, leader of the Laymen's
Missionary Movement in this state,
was present Wednesday morning but
did not make an address. Mr.. w. L..
Gray made an encouraging report on
the Laymen's movement in this dis
trict.
The meeting of the district confer
ence in Laurens was made the occa-
slcn Of family reunion of a noted
Methodist family of ministers, the Kill
gos Bishop Kilgo himself was born
In Laurens county and made the
point TO express his pleasure at be-
ing in it's bounds again. He spoke of
his early life here and declared that
he had always held in his heart a
warm spot for Laurens. Presiding
Elder Kilgo was present at the con-
ference and with DR.. ]. w. Kilgo, of
Greenwood, made up the trio of Kill
go family who are now in the
Methodist ministry. An interesting
sidelight of the conference was the
granting Of a license to preach of
Still another Kilgo. Pierce r. Kilgo,
son of Presiding Elder P. F. Kilgo.
In granting the license, Bishop Kilgo
expressed his great pleasure at the
entrance into the ministry of this
member of the fourth generation Of
the family.
Tuesday evening Bishop Kllgo made
a stirring address on the subject of
the Laymen's Missionary Movement.
Wednesday evening he preached a
magnificent sermon to a large con-
deprecating the tendency of
the present generation to treat light
ly with matters of religion. Rev.
Mark l.. Carlisle, Of Greenville,
preached a very forceful sermon be-
fore a large congregation Wednes-
day morning.
Just before adjournment, one of the
old time spiritual meetings was held
around the altar, Bishop Kilgo lead
ing in a fervent prayer.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-06-04
c. 4 v. c. MAKES
MANY CHANGES
New Schedules to Take Ef-
feet Next Sunday.
SPARTANBURG TO
GREENVILLE TRAIN
There will be u Through Train to and
from Augusta Carrying ChaIr-Car.
Three Passengers Daily to and from
Greenville and three to and from
Spartanburg.

Beginning next Sunday June Sth.
there will be several important chang
es in the schedules on the G. & w. C..
railway, both on the Laurens Green
vile branch and the Spartanburg-
Augusta branch. The most import
ant of the changes Is the putting on
of an entirely new train that will run
from Grcenville to Spartanburg and
return. All C. the trains that are
mentioned will run both week days
and Sundays.
The new train out of Greenvi'!c will
leave that city at Z o'clock in tire
morning, leave Laurcns for Spartan.
burg at $40 A. M. and arrive at Spar
tanburg ut 10 o'clock. Returning this
train will leave Spartanburg at go
P NJ, leave Laurcns for Grecnville
at $40 p. Nj. and arrive in Grecnyillo
at 9.35 at night. This train will make
all local stops, running daily and sun
day.
The train that has been leaving
Laurcns at 9,25 in the morning for
Grccnvllc will hereafter leave here
at $50 A. NJ, arriving in Greenyillc
at o.55. Returning this train will
leave &cenvillc for Iaurcns at
o'clock in the afternoon and arrive
in I,aurcns at 7.25 p. NJ. This train
takes the place Of the one heretofore
leaving here at 9.25 A. NJ. and arriv-
ing back at in the evening 1t Will
be strictly passenger train making
all stops and running daily and sun
day.
The two midday trains to and from
Grecnvllc and Charleston will remain
just as they have been
There Will be several changes on
the lire from Spartanburg to Augusta.
There Will hc no change in the train
that passes here at $40 in the morn
ing for Augusta and returning ar
rives here at $40 at night. " viii
continue to make all stops as hereto
fore.
The afternoon train for Augusta
that has been leaving herc .t g 2o uu,
after Sunday leave snar,anhurc ,t
2.25 p. NJ. leave Iaurcns for Anc,s,,
at $40 p. NJ and arrive in Aupus,o at
7O5 p. NJ. The train that has been
arriving here M II ~ from Auerst,
Will run as follows. Leave Anpusta
in the morning at II O'Clock leave
Laurcns for Spartonhurp ot 225 y NJ
4 Ia N I'm
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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-06-04
Fine Pictures Today.

Manager Lavender of the picture
show continues to please the people
of Laurens by placing them in touch
with the very best pictures on the
road. He has scheduled for today two
unusually attractive reels. "The Last
Block House" is fine two-reel west
ern drama and one excellent comedy
entitled Aunt Elsa's Visit"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-06-04
A FEW PASSING EVENTS
IN TOWN OF CLINTON
Death OF Beloved Woman Shock to the
Community. commencement Season
Is i'm Full Swing.

bcath on Beloved woman Shock TO The
Community. Commencement Season
Is I'm Full Swing.
Jane Burgess Constine Sunday after
noon was a great shock to this COM
munity, although it has been known
for some time that she would not
probably recover She has been i'll
for long time at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. j. w. Leake. The bu-
rial was made in the Presbyterian
cemetery Monday afternoon, the Rev.
f. ID. Jones and the Rev. DR.. Jacobs
officiating.
Mrs. Constine is survived by her
daughter, Mrs. Leake, son. a sister,
Miss Maria Burgess who has been
with her for some time, and several
brothers, two of whom attended the
funeral.
Graded School Closes.
The Timrod Literary society of the
graded school held very creditable
open session Friday evening.
This morning at half past ten the
regular graduating exercises were
held. The stage was beautifully dec
Grated with the class flower, the
daisy, and masses Of ferns and green
plants. Seated on it were the ten
graduates, Mr.. Hall, DR.. ID. ID. Wal
lace, the Rev. f. ID. Jones, the Rev.
S. 0. Cantey, and the trustees.
Included on the program were sew
cral pieces of music by the Prcsby-
terian college orchestra, hymn,
stand up for Jesus, a paper on the
character of Hamlet by Hartwcll
Hatton of the graduating class, and
the annual address. DR.. ID. ID. Wal
lace of Wofford college made this ad-
dress on the subject, Education for
Citizenship, and as a thoughtful pre-.
sentation of live subject it com
mandcd an attentive hearing from the
large gathering of friends and pa
irons Of the school.
Diplomas were presented to Misses
Louise Austin, Mary King, Allere
Hipp, Nancy Owens, Louise Taylor.
Blanche Riddle, Carrie Young and
Essie Davidson and to Hartwcll Hat
ton, the lone boy of the class, and to
Miss Myrtle Norman the valedictorian
Thirty-onc members OF the rising sew
enth grade received certificates of ad-
m ic inn To he,
Social Affairs.
Last Tuesday afternoon Mrs. A. NJ
Copeland entertained the Friendly
Dozen book club and a number of 9th
er guests.
On Wednesday afternoon Mrs. ]. I.
Copeland entertained the Halcyon
book club
On Friday afternoon the Musgroycs
Mill chapter d. A. r. met with Mrs.
w j. BdNey.
On Thursday afternoon Mrs. w. ].
Bailey gave very lovely reception
In honor Of Mrs. Hunt of Newberry
Music and clabortc gowns lent an
air Of distinction to tho occasion
Among those receiving and assisting
were Mrs. j. F. Jacobs, Mrs. j. w
Copeland, Sr, Mrs. Frank Webster,
Mrs. II. l.. Scaife, Mrs. c. NJ. Bailey
Mrs. j. w. Smith, Mrs. w. B. Owens,
and Misses Mollic Manson, Mercer
Vance, Corinne Bailey. Dorothy Ow-
ems, Bcra Bailey, Jessie and Irene
billiard
Miss Julia Hodges of Greenwood is
the guest of Mrs. w f.. Owens.
a number of visiting girls and re-
turning alumni are in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. r.. III. King of Charles
ton are here for commencement.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-06-04

Mr.. w. s. Simpson, the accommo-
dating clerk at the post office, return
ed last week after spending his sum
mer vacation at different points in
Georgia.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-06-04
Bought New Car.

Mr.. r. II. Wilkes has recently pur-
chased through McLaurin and Tcaguc
a seven-passenger Studebaker tour
ing car.
Evening star., 1913-02-23

paintings and the statuary of the Cor
coran gallery. The exhibits referred to
are the strange animals in bronze which
are rampant on the bronze-crested glass
roof. On the roof at each end of the
building Is a winged griffin. A great
many glances are thrown up at these
beautiful and graceful monsters. The
griffin is an ancient architectural aid.
X
Tn the natural history of the ancients
the griffin was a rapacious creature.
sometimes with the head of an eagle.
the body Of lion. and with wings and
the tail of a serpent. The griffin took
on many different forms. 1t is believed
that not being modelled from life artists
used their taste. instinct and discretion
in painting and in modelling him. The
griffin was supposed to watch over
gold mines and hidden treasure. and in
some way was associated with the sun,
for number of old-time painters rep
resented griffin as drawing the
chariot of the sun. The griffin lived
long ages ago, in the minds of many
men, in Asiatic Scythia. where it was
believed that gold and precious stones
abounded. and says an authority on
griffins. when strangers approached to
gather these the griffins leaped upon
them and tore them to pieces. thus
chastising human greed and avarice." ;"
Perhaps because the griffin watched
over gold and other treasures he has
been made to do service in watching
over the treasures of the CorcOran Gal
lery of Art But, on the other hand. he
seems to have been a particularly in
Evening star., 1913-02-23

of the United States. and Mrs. Cleveland
were there and the diplomatic. Legislative.
judicial and departmental colonies or the
capital were numerously represented
Officers Of the army and navy, local art
lists and nearly all the Washington home.
folks prominent in business ana Soclal
life were there.
= The gallery. as a public Institution, is
still considerably short of being fifty
years old The following is extracted
from a history of the Corcoran Gallery:
1.-The Corcoran Gallery of Art. originally 10
Gated at the corner of 18th street and Pennsyi-
contents and endowment fund. the gift of
the late William Wilson Corcoran to fne pubic
hy deed. dated May 10. 1859. to be used solely
in the production and preservation OF works per
tanning to the fine arts and kindred oD1ects: WIN
the condition that II should be open to visitors,
without any pecuniary charge whatever. at least
two DAYS In each week, with authority to charge
for admission at other times such moderate ana
reasonable fee as might be prescribed the pro-
ceeds arising therefrOm TO be applied to the cur
rent expenses of the institution.
The institution chartered by act of Con-
gress May "a 1870. BY that act the building
and it's contents declared exempt from all
taxation. The building was designed by James
Renwick architect. and begun in 1889. but be-
fore completion. early in 1851 it was occupied
by the United States Quartermaster general
department until 1869.
After the incorporation of the gallery
the work of reconstructng and adapting
the building to it's uses was proceeded
with In 1873 Mr.. Corcoran's pictures
and statues, together with those which a
trustee of the gallery had collected In
Europe were placed in the building. and
i'm January 1874, the picture galleries
octagon room and hall of bronzes We're
opened for private exhibition, and in April
of that year the halls of sculpture and or
bronzes were opened to the public, and in
Evening star., 1913-02-23

said: with the completion of the full
project of the reclamation of the Potomac
flats, the railroad will cross the deepened
Potomac on elevated structure. clear
ing the new park from railroad obstruc-
ton, as well relieving the city from
the menace of Long bridge dam. and by
the Memorial bridge that is to be the
park system on the Maryland side of the
Potomac will be connected with the great
government reservation at Arlington,
rounded out by a boulevard to Mou-.t
Vernon, the survey for which was author
lied by Congress in 1889 and which would
assume distinctly national and patri-
otic character as the roadway from tie
capital of the nation to the tomb of it's
great founder
The committee on bridges of the Board
of Trade in 1899 reported:
Through the efforts Of your committee an ap-
preparation has been made by Congress of 81 500
to be expended under the direction of the Secre-
tary OF Wqr for a survey and plans for the me
mortal bridge. An elaborate report made at
the second session of the Ffty-f fifth Congress,
showing in detail the surveys borings and sound
neers, L. $. A, and Col Charles J.. Allen, Eli
neer Corps. 7; s. A. Document No 2ss, House
of Representatives. Fifty-hfth Congress. second
session, contains full report Of this preliminary
work. accompanied by valuable and interesting
maps and plans too volunnous for insertion in
your committees report.
shows that a bill appropriating $4,000
for the commencement of work on the
Memorial bridge passed the Senate, was
brought up in the House, was passed on
rising vote by a majority of nine, but
on a roll call being demanded, the bill
was defeated by the small majority of
seventeen votes. The report of the chief
of engineers, L. s. A., for 1900 shows that
Congress, by act approved March 3, 1899
appropriated 5000 Ito enable the chief
of engineers, u. S. A, to continue the ex-
animation of the subject. and to make or
Eecure designs, calculations and esti-
mates for Memorial bridge" and that
designs and estimates for the bridge We're
obtained from four of the most distin-
gushed American bridge engineers
The 18th Of January, 1901, the Senate
held a hearing on the Memorial bridge,
and a bill was introduced in the House to
reopen the bridge-desgn competition and
to submit to another commission the mat
ter of the relative merits of the approved
design of William II. Burr and that of
George Keller In 1903 the Board of
Trade sent out circular bearing on the
Memorial bridge, laying emphasis On
that part of the message of Presi-
dent Mckinley to Congress- December
5, 1899, in which he wrote: 1.-The pro-
posed bridge would be a convenience to
all the people from every part of the
country who visit the national cemetery
ornament to the capital of the ma
ton, and forever stand as a monument
to American patriotism. l do not doubt
that Congress will give to the enterprise
proval."
The Memorial bridge proposition drags
along through the years. 1t is not yet
built. but it will be.
Evening star., 1913-02-23
Decorative Animals.

THERE are many decorative animals
i in the city-that is. animals used In
architecture There are fiocks of eagles
iron, bronze and gilt. There is quite
a herd Of liOns-if lions go in herds.
There are bronze lions. marble lions.
iron lions and lions of cement. There are
lions on the four corners of the Con-
necticut Avenue bridge, on the Sixteenth
Street bridge on the Grant monument
1still unfinished), on the Columbus monu-
ment on the plaza of Union station and
at the main entrance to the Corcoran
Gallery of Art On either side OF the
steps on the 18th street front OF the gal
lery and upon white marble pedestais
rests, in the words of the catalogue. "A
colossal bronze lion cast from molds
made over the famous lions by CanoNa
which guard the tomb of Clement Nil
in ST. Peters, Rome
And these Corcoran Gallery lions also
bring to mind other fine geological eX-
hibts. used in the exterior decorative
scheme of the beautiful Neo-Grecian
building of white Georgian marble and
pink Milford granite which houses the