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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-02
WATTS MILLS

Watts Mill, April 2.-The all day
singing at Watts Mill last Sunday had
good attendance Notwithstanding
unfavorable weather. Many good
singers were present and nice day
was enjoyed by these present.
Mr. Williamson of Greensboro, N.
c. visited at the home OF his sister,
Mrs. ]. NJ. Trogdon, during the past
week.
Rev. w. H. Lewis preached to quite
a large congregation at Watts Mill
Church Sunday night.
We are glad to note that Mrs. Jno.
Martin and Mrs. Kelly, who are in the
Laurens hospital. are doing nicely at
this writing.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-02
Honor Roll Watts Mill School.
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First Grade-Sadie Hughes, Roy
Mimms, Maud Mills, Irene Hazel, Sam
Snoddy, Gladys Lee, Lucille Martin,
Pearl Tumlin, Grace Oxner, Talmage
Sorgee, Willie Hazel, Maud Brownlee.
Second Grade-Clara Allan, Inez
Babb, Andrella Mckee, Herman Tay-
lor, Clyde Golightly, Nina Bobo, Gladys
Trogdon, Horace Burns, Emmett Jes-
see.
Third GTade-Eva Duffie, Ernest
Holt, William Leak, Ruth Oxner, Ell
bert Templeton, Alpha Garrett, Lille
Hughes, Winona Hughes, Charlie Pull
ley, Willie B. West.
Fourth Grade-Jessie May Golightly,
Clara Martin. Mamie Lee Snoddy.
Blanch Mills, Eloctor Powell, Lorie
Page.
Sixth Grade-Lizzie Bell Crocter.
Horace Golightly.
Seventh Grade-Carrie Donnan, Liz
zie Donnan, Maudie May lessee, Loree
Taylor.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-02
DRUGGISTS ENDORSE
DODSON'S LIVER TONE

1t Is Guaranteed Harmless Vegetab able
Remedy that Regulates the Liver
Without Stopping Your Work or
Play.
A dose OF calomel may knock you
completely out for day-sometimes
two or three days Dodson's Liver
Tone relieves attacks of constipation.
biliousness Rndi lazy liver headaches,
and you sta& On your feet.
Laurens DThg Co. sells Dodson's
Liver Tone and guarantees Ii to give
perfect satisfaction If you buy a
bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone and do
not find 1t the safest. most pleasant
and successful liver remedy you ever
took, this store will give you back the
80 cents you paid for it without a
question.
This guarantee that a trustworthy
druggist is glad to give on Dodson's
Liver Tone is as safe and reliable as
the medicine, and that is saying lot.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-02
CROSS HILL NEWS

Cross Hill, March 31-A speaking
contest was held at the school build
ing Monday evening Of last week and
j. @. MCGOWAN won the honor to rep
resent the school here, at Laurens.
Mr.. II. A. Austin has had a splendid
awning put to the front OF his store.
MIR. William Watkins and son have
installed a grist mill at their shop 1t
Is run by a gasoline engine.
Our town council Is having granite
slabs placed along the streets 10 curb
the sidewalk.
There was quite a drop in the mer-
curry last Thursday evening and ice
"a plenty" Friday morning.
Mr.. ID. r. Scurry and Mr.. j. B. Pin
son went to Atlanta last week. Mr..
Scurry to visit his son, and Mr.. Pin
son, his brother, who are attending the
Atlanta Medical college. Some thief
entered their room that night and
took their money and watches. Mr..
Pinson had his money In two wads and
the thief only got one, about $500
and valuable watch and fob. Mr..
Scurry lost all his money and his
watch.
Mrs. r. A. Austin returned Satur-
day from ten days trip to Philadel-
phia, She spent Friday in the city
OF Washington.
Dr. Preston Turner of Greenwood
was in town professionally last Sat-
urday.
Mr.. John Miller of Whitmire was
In town Monday.
DIR. T, j. Peak OF Clinton was in
town professionally last Thursday.
Mrs. NJ. A. Leaman spent the week
end with her parents in Greenwood.
Misses Lola and Lou Thompson
were Greenwood visitors last Friday
and Saturday.
Mrs. Lizzie Bryson went over to Abb
bevllle last Friday to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milling of Greenwood
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
j. G. Brown.
Elise. the little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs, G. ID. Nance. has been quite i'll
the past week and threatened with
penumonia.
Miss Bessie Hill and Miss Ida Rudd
are also on the sick list, all are better
today.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-02
NEWS OF THE WEEK
IN TOWN OF CLINTON
CONTINUED from Page One)

Griffin and enjoyed most pleasant
affair.
On Thursday Mrs. j. F. Jacobs en-
tertained the Musgrove Mills chap
ter, ID. A. r. at the March meeting.
Mrs. Jacobs also loaned her lovely
home on Thursday to the ladies aid
society OF the Presbyterian church
for social gathering.
Friday afternoon Mrs. T. d. Cope
land entertained the Actaeon book
club and few invited guests.
Saturday afternoon the Stephen d.
Lee chapter, U. d. C. met with Mrs.
p. McD. Kennedy.
Tuesday morning the Athenaeum
met with Miss Fronde Kennedy.
Visitors and Travellers.
Mrs. Abel Of Lawryville is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. ]. L. Young.
Miss Edna Shockly Of Spartanburg
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. E. H.
Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Goold of New York are
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Jacobs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Quincy Adams of
Brevard spent several days with Mrs.
j. O. Phillips this week
Miss Dorothy Owens left today for
months visit in Timmonsville as
the guest of Miss Kate McSween.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Whitman Smith
have returned from a delightful trip
to New York.
The Rev. L. r. Rice of Union
preached at the Baptist church Sun
day.
Mr.. John Wood of Spartanburg was
prevented from keeping his engage
ment in Clinton last Friday night, to
the general regret of his would-be en-
tertainers.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-02
IF WOMEN ONLY KNEW.
What Heap of Happiness 1t Would
Bring to Lanrens Homes.

What Heap of Happiness II Would
Bring to Laurens Homes.
Hard to do housework with an ach-
ing back.
Brings you hours of misery at lei
sure or at work.
II women only knew the cause
that
Backache pains often come from
weak kidneys.
'Twould save much 4eedless woe.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys,
Many residents Of this vicinity en-
dorse them.
Mrs. Mary A. OVENS, 2tS Forrest
Ave, Greenwood, S. c., says: al had
rheumatic pains in my shoulders and
my kidneys were in bad shape My
back ached intensely and / was both
cred by dizzy and nervous spells
Nothing seemed to help me and as
was we'll along in years, hardly ex-
pected to find relief Finally / saw
Doan's Kidney Pills advertised and
began taking them. They helped me
Mt once and 1t was not long before
was completely and permanently cured
My experience with Doan's Kidney
Pills has been so satisfactory that
do not think there is any more effec-
tive kidney medicine to be had"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cants Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's--and
take no other.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-02

Upon recommendation Of Governor
Cox the legislature recessed until
next Monday, thereby giving State Of
ficials week in which to learn the
most urgent needs of the various
stricken communities, and some esti-
mate of the amount of money needed
to replace damaged property.
joint legislative committee, com
posed of members OF both houses. was
appointed by the presiding officers to
assist the Governor and other State
officials in framing suitable legislation
Resolutions warmly thanking the
citizens of New York State and Penn
sylvania for their food contribution.
were introduced.
That temporary improvements. made
necessary by the floods, may be made
at once Representative Snyder, of
Pickaway, offered bill which would
allow county authorities, municipal of
ficers and township trustees to issue
emergency bonds and let emergency
contracts, without the usual formality
of legal notices and advertising, upon
the authority of the Common Pleas
Court.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-02
GRAY'S SCHOOL.

Gray's School. March 31.-The La
dies Association, OF Gray's school,
met at the home of Miss Sallie Garen
on Thursday night, the 9th instant
with good attendance. They are do
ing good work for the short time they
have been organized.
Miss VIII Lou Gray visited our
school on the 18th of February, and
organized the Ladies association
Since that time they have raised for
ty odd dollars and the ladies will give
an oyster supper at Gray's school
house on the 9Th of April, beginning
at p. IN. Other refreshments will
also be served for the benefit of the
school. The public is cordially in
vited.
Farmers are badly behind with
their work. on account of so much
rain.
The writer hasn't seen not one line
from this thriving little place and
just why 1t has been SO silent in your
valuable paper we cannot see.
We have one Of the best places In
Laurens county for educating chill
dren; that is, for country school,
And. of course. we mean to come next
or be on an equal with others, now as
we have our new building completed;
which would give credit to little
town.
We have organized the ladies aid
society and believe it is doing a good
work We have had two box suppers
and realized quite nice little sum.
Then we have had also two social
meetings along with these. One with
the Misses Babb, and the other at
Miss Sallie Garren's, both being very
interesting. At the Misses Babb's we
had to appoint vice president and
treasurer. The home was made very
attractive. Both large rooms were
turned into parlor and beautifully
decorated with buttercups and ivy.
Then after the business was post
poned, we were invited by Miss Mari
on Gray into the dining room, where
ed. Now for this room. 1t was as
pretty a place as one would want to
see. In the center stood large din
ing table, the center piece being a
large vase filled with buttercups. A
lovely swinging basket, with green
and white ribbon, extended to each
corner Of the table. AS the decora-
tions were of white and green, how
lovely 1t made it all. There we spent
several moments. All left with a
lighter and happier heart, as we did
also at the second meeting with Miss
Garen.
Mr.. McIntire and wife. from Wood
run were here yesterday.
Mr.. w. C. Coleman was at the home
of Mr.. w. NJ. Babb.
Mrs. b. b. Gossett visited at the
home Of her mother yesterday.
Mr.. Fred Nix has gone to Campo
bello on business.
Mr.. John Garrett and daughter, Wis
tied their sister and daughter yester-
day
The question is often asked, Where
is Gray's school house?" Well, it is
situated in the northeast part of Lau-
rens county and is surrounded by the
best little towns in the country 1t
is in four miles Of Woodruff, eight OF
Fountain Inn, ten ana eleven of. Ow-
ings and Gray Court. What is Gray's
school house? 1t is one among the
best and prettiest buildings in the
county
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-02
Drive Sick Headaches AWAY

Sick headaches, sour gassy stom-
ach, indigestion, biliousness disappear
quickly after you take Dr. Kings New
Life Pills. They purify thejblood and
put new life and vigor in the system.
Try them andl you will befwell salts
fled. Every pill helps Nevery box
guaranteed. Price 25c. Recommended
by haurens Drug, Co. and Palmetto
Drug Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-04-02

Beautiful line of Chamber Sets Just
received, would like for for you to see
them, they are entirely new in shape
and decoration.
S. NJ. & e. II. WILKES & co.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1913-04-04
ONE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE

sometimes think that the greatest
iuau.i1uaI force ,u the world today
lI" Hm cancra The picture speak
70 dnI'rr,a. d" guapo that tells more al
20 single G'a. han the swiftest steu.
npraphcr could put on paper in hours.
The picture writing" Of primitive
tribes d. the Oldest known means Of re-.
rordiug facts. II survives in the Chi.
uc,c alphabet, every character in which
represents a distinct idea, Il convention.
allied picture-the character meaning
danger for example, representing a
girl standing on the edge Of q cliff. Blu.
while few foreigners can master the in.
'ticatc symbols Of Chinese writing, any
'hinoman intelligent enough 10 "press
the button can write with his camera
70 story that everyone in the world can
road And the untold millions of pho
'%opraphs, made literally from pole 10
pole, have done more, / believe, 70 ed
""ato tn" people Of the present genera
'toA and broaden their mental horizons
Than any other one modern device. Few
people can write a description Of a ship
a machine, q natural phenomenon or O
strange custom 90 geographically, com
pI"toIy and yet cOucisely that everyone
who reads will sec the thing described as
me author saw il. Still fewer can draw
q picture that will come anywhere near
conveying a correct impression. But
the hundreds Of paid aud volunteer cor
respondents VI Popular Mechanics Mag
azine, in every part Of the world, send
u' descriptions that need no translation
drawings that are as accurate rs the
processes Of uuture-ucws written with
the camera in the only universal ian.
9uage,-Frauk Parker Stockbridpe in
the April Popular Mechanics Magazine
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LATE MARvELs OF SCIENCE
"PICKLED sUNBEAMs.

Sir William Ramsey, the great Eng
IIsh Scientist, discovering that the va
rog thar Radium constantly throws of.
Is Transformed into Helium, the gas re-.
gard"d rs one of the chief constituents
81 u" 'un $ atmosphere, says, "what
Is ihiN but IAN actual ease Of that trans.
formation OF one element into another
900 winch the ancient a~lchcmists beliey.
'd' whom they painfully sought 20 try
To change lead into gold, and mel.
d"nta.IF founded the science Of modern
chemistry e. II is a curious thouvb,
TO regard Raiium rs q Bit Of the sun
i'upr >"ncd Iu the car'h-upickIed sup
beams, as IT were, yet some scientist.
are now ~attrrbuting the earth's and
sun = neat 20 Radium. Whatever Ra.
1'HW 49, u ~ q most marvellous substance
"nl hundreds Will 20 10 the Opera
Nous" on AprIl II, 90 see Radium for
themselves and hear Prof. Patty ex.
pam .'N wonders. Experiments with
Liqu"i"d Air and Wireless Telepropb
apparatus viii Gil an ENJOYABLE and a.
profitable evening.
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My, how the sand blows sometimes
in this country. Sometimes only.
j. y. and Miss Rosa Nelson were in
Tucumcari u few days last week.
Some Of the young people of this
neighborhood attended the dance near
Norton on last Friday night.
Messrs. q. W. Stratton, Thos. Hery.
W. l.. Downey and II. l.. Miller, with
their families, spent Easter Sunday at
Mr.. VIM. Herd S and we all had a good
time.
Chas. Hill and family were Tucumeari
callers q few days since.
Albert Fisher called ou Frank Hill
last Sunday evening.
Ed. Hill and family of Tucumcari,
called on his daughter, Mrs. +. Pear.
son, on Easter Sunday.
G. w. Edwards was q county sea.
caller on last Saturday.
W. J., Downcy and wife aud Mrs.
II. l., Miller were business callers IN
Tucumcari last Saturday
VIM Herd called ON DR.. Lancaster
last Friday.
\. +. Decker was n visitor ~ Wm.
Herd : on Easter sunday.
Rev. ". Woodland was in Tucum
carl on Friday of last week.
Mrs. g. II. Woodland is spending q
few weeks on their claim.
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IRA j. BRlSCOE,
RAILWAY BUSINESS FOR JANUARY
Very respectfully,
Tax Assessor, Quay County

The mild weather that prevailed
throughout the United States during
January and the good condition Of bust
ness in general caused the leturns Of
'hc railways 10 show large increases
ever January of 1912, a month that
was characterized by severe weather
imprd ~ railway operation. Operating
income for each mile of line averaged
This average for January 1912 was
Si.Og.
The corresponding average per mile
per day for the last fiscal year was
s9,l9, for the previous fiscal year 1852
for the seven months of the current
fiscal year 81 40. Comparison with
'IIcsr longer periods averages the ef.
feet of Fluctuations Of the weathc and
show, that last January as usual was
relatively a poor month for railway
traffic,
The fact that this operating income
per mile Of line per day averaged
%l2,l3 in November, SlO.l6 in Decem.
her, aud 1896 in January shows that
rs usual this was 4 month during which
traffic diminished.
Operating income is the amount, af.
Ter the payment of operating expenses
aud taxes, available "a the railways for
rentals, interest on bonds appropria.
lions for betterments, improvements,
and new construction, and for divi.
bends. In the aggregate it averaged
per mile Of line for tho month S375 for
the railways Of the East; 1924 for the
railways of The South, and $l77 for
the railways of the West.
These figures are from the summary
of earnings and expenses Of steam rail,
ways operating about ninety per cent
of the mileage Of the country, made by
the Bureau Of Railway Econ omics from
tho reports Of these railways to the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
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G.. G. de Bacu returned from Las
Vegas last week from where he has
spent most of the winter.
Mrs. X. Buckwalter left last week
for her home in Lauhens, Iowa.
r. c. dc Baca returned from Las We
gas Saturday to remain with up 4 few
days. His family did not return,
j. V. Gallegos, county school super.
.intendent, visited here Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. \, Bosworth Is sick with the
me"sles, but il getting along nicely,
Mr., and Mrs, Ed, Berry visited in
town sunday.
II. h, Lozicr of Hail, was here do.
ing business at Curry 4 Aragon' 5 last
week.
Louis G. de Baca visited Montoya
Sunday.
+. F. Curry was over in Kelly flat,
~ Bachelor : settlement one day last
week.
Mr., David aud Miss Lou Howard
wcat with Mrs, Buckwalter to Cuervo
the 25th, rs witnesses on her final proof
ease.
!, V. GallcgoS, Of T]si4ore, was here 4
few days last week. We understand
that Mr.. GalIegos has Just returned
from Old Mexico.
SabiO Retcndo
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The infant daughter Of O. c. Wins
is quite sick.
Thos. i. Ehar, and family have re-.
turned from Bryce, Texas, 10 their home
east OF here.
Mrs. Gus Meyers has recovered and
has returned 20 nor home az Bucklin,
Kansas.
Helen, the oldest daughter Of Mr..
aud Mrs. r. II. Mitchell. has been sick
Tor several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. :. Y. CissclI have as
their guest this week 'h"ir hro'hcr.in.
law from Missouri.
The local sunday school will meet
next week al eleven u'clock instead
of the usual afternoon hour. in view of
session AZ the schoClhOu,c on last Fri.
day night for the purpose of discus.
sion OF means 10 protect against the in.
justice 10 homesteadcrs living within
the so.called irrigablc section adjacent
to- the Canadian River. in not allowing
them the usual second filing.
The North Side school il taking its
physical culture drill and marching cx.
ercises in the open air. since the pleas.
AM weather began.
The Easter storm wrecked many Of
the wind mills of the vicinity. During
a part Of The day there was an un
pr"cent"d electrical demonstration, af
fording merriment TO many 81 the
Youngsters.
There is no doubt about spring being
here. The first wild flowers were
brought in this week.
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BEST KNOWN COUGH REMEDY

For forty-three years DIR. Kings New
Discovery has been known throughout
the world ms the most reliable cough
remedy. Over three million bottles
were used last year, Isn't this proofl
1t will get rid Of your cough, or we will
refund your money. j. j., Owens, of
Allcndale, y c., writes the way hun
dreds Of others have done: "After
twenty years, find that DR., Kings
New Discovery is the best remedy fOI
coughs and colds that ] have ever used
For coughs or colds and all throat and
lung troubles, It has no equal, soc and
~, 90 at Elk Drug Store.
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A T night the East court, with It's pavements OF gold, It's great banks
~ OF flowers aud is lofty palms will be flooded with light Must.
IN cal masterpieces OF the world win be rendered 10y The chimes in
the towers Great sucngertests and choral festivals viii assem-
BILE upon the floors OF the court
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Serial No. 07s3G
Contest No. 4G45
NOTICE oF CONTEST
Department Of the Interior, U. $. Ian
Ollice at T~ucumcari, New Mexico
M,rah . fnNg

Department of the Interior, u. :. Land
Oilice at Tucumcari, New Mexico
March 3, 1913
10 john {, Dismong Of Tucumcari. New
Mexico, Contestee:
on are hereby notified that Allen !
wilson, who gives Dodson, n. NJ. as
MS postCnice address, did on 3rd dav
Of March, 1913, file in this Office his
duly corroborated application to con
Test and secure the cancellation Of your
Homestead Entry No. l7s4s. Serial No
olS36, made May II, 1907, for NWH
NWH Section IL, NEh NEA Section
10, and SWA SWA Section IL, and
SEX SEA Section 10, Twp o, RING 90.
\ NJ p Meridian, and as grounds for
his contest he alleges that John c. Dis.
nong has wholly abandoned said land
for "A period of more than two and n
half years, next prior TO this date, and
has made no cultivation or other i'm
piovolnents on said land within that
time. and said defect and default has
not at this time been cured,
fou are, therefore, further notified
that the said allegations will be taken
by this office as having been confessed
by you, aud your said entry will be
cancelled Hereunder without your fur.
Their right TO be heard therein, eithe,
before this Office or ON appeal, If you
fail 20 file in this Office within twenty
days after the FOURTH publication
of this notice, as shown below, youI
answer, under oath, specifically meet.
ing aud responding 10 these allegations
of contest, or If you fail within that
time 10 file in this office due proof that
YOU have served a copy Of your answer
on the said contestant either in person
or by registered mail. n this service
is made by the delivery Of a copy of
your answe 10 the contestant in per.
son, proof Of such service must be eth.
er the said contestant written ac.
acknowledgement of his receipt of the
copy, showing the date Of its receipt,
or the affidavit of the person by whom
the delivery was made stating when
and whore the copy was delivered; IL
made by registered mail, proof Of such
service must consist Of the affidavit
Of the person by whom the o was
mailed stating when and the postonice
to which II was mailed, aud this aida.
Wit must be accompanied by the post.
masters receipt for the letter.
You should state in your answer the
name Of the post office to which you de.
sire future notices 10 be sent to you.
II. A, Prentice, Register
Date Of LIST pub. March II, 1913
Date Of End pub. March 81, 1918
Date Of 3rd pub. March 2s, 1913
Date Of 4th pub. April 4, 1918
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