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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-02-12
COUNTY SCHOOL FAIR WILL BE
HELD HERE APRIL EIGHTEENTH
PRIMARY
NEXT TUESDAY
Election for Mayor and Six Aldermen
to be Held. Two Candidates for


to be Held. Two Candidates for
Mayor.
Next Tuesday, the 18th, is the date
Of the municipal prirn ary. In order to
participate in the primary, candidates
must file pledge with the president
of the city democratic club on or be-
fore Friday of this week. Mr.. r. E..
Babb is president Of the club. Male
citizens of Laurens who have lived
within the city of Laurens for four
months and possessing the other quail
ifications necessary to vote in the state
primary are entitled to vote in the city
primary.
There are two candidates for mayor,
c. M. Babb, the incumbent, and John
M. Cannon. Both of them have been
conducting aggressive campaigns and
each is confident of success.
The aldermanic contest is going to
prove interesting. In Ward 1 there
are two candidates, l.. o. Hires and C..
II. GasQue. In Ward there are also
two candidates, G. Boyd Sexton and
j. Warren Bolt. Ward also has two
candidates, DR.. ]. NJ Bearden and John
ID. Childress. T. c. Switzer, the pres
ent alderman from Ward A is unop-
posed. In Ward the race is going to
be warm. Yesterday C. M. Clark drew
out, leaving T. Gibbon Traynham, r.
G. Franks and w. c. Thomason, Jr.
In Ward ]. e. Philpot, the incumbent,
will be opposed by Aug. Huff
The polls open at eight and close at
four.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-02-12
MR.. JAMES r. COOPER
DIED IN AUGUSTA
Formerly Member of the Firm OF
Cooper and Burnside of this City
but Late Il Resident of Augusta.


Mr.. James Robert Cooper, native
of this county and one time a prom
incnt merchant of this city. died ut his
home in Augusta Sunday after an ill
ness of short duration About fifteen
years ago Mr.. Cooper was a member
of the prominent firm of Cooper &
Burnside, of this city, and married the
daughter of the late Col. A. W. Burn
side, who died last summer at the
home of Mr. Cooper. He was we'll and
favorablv known here and the notice
of his death was received with regret
by large circle of friends who re-
membered him as merchant in this
city.
OF Mr.. Cooper The Augusta Chroni-
Gle Monday morning had the follow
ing:
Mr.. Cooper was connected with the
Augusta Grocery company for the
past year, and at the time of his
death was in charge of the city sales
department, He was an executive
officer in the United Commercial
Travellers Association, member of
the board Of directors OF the Young
Mems Christian Association, and he
was chairman of the board of dea-
cons of the Curtis Baptist Church,
where he worshipped He was a mem
ber of Social Lodge, f. e. A. M. and
will be buried with Masonic honors.
He was also a beloved member of
Elizabeth chapter, Order of Eastern
Star.
THE funeral services will be held
from the Curtis Baptist Church this
afternoon at 4 o'clock, Rev. II. w.
Thiot officiating, and the intermcnt
will be in the City Cemetery. The
following gentlemen have been asked
to act as pallbearcrs. Honorary.
deacons of the Curtis Baptist church:
Active, Mr.. Lee Frceland, Mr.. T. S.
Gray, Mr.. j. N. Robinson, Mr.. Harry
Johnston, Mr.. Oscar Stoughton, Mr..
Henry Stellings.
Mr.. Cooper is survived by his wife.
one brother, Dr.. John c. Cooper, of
Laurens, S. c., two sisters, Mrs. Lou
Culbertson and Mrs. Allie Culbcrtson,
both of Laurens; three sons, James
Leroy, Marion Burnside and Charles
Allen; three daughters, Misses Mary
Wallace Martha Llizobptb and Drtb
Cooper, all of this city"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-02-12
CONTEMPLATED SCHEDULE CHANGES
ON CHARLESTON 4 WESTERN CAROLINA
Morning and Evening Train to and from Greenvie and
Spartanburg-No Official Announcement Yet Made.


received in this city yesterday is to
the effect that the Charleston & Wes-
tern Carolina railroad contemplates a
number of schedule changes within II
very short time, giving additional SER
vice to and from Grecnville and Spar
tanburg and TO and from Augusta. In
addition to the passenger changes,
freight service will be improved con-
sidcrably, giving Il through freight
from Augusta to Grecnvlle and an
other local freight from Laurens to
Greenvillc
The changes in the passenger service
have been brought about, so it is
thought, us a result of the agitation
in Grecnville for better passenger
service into that city in the morning.
This service is made possible by the
new schedule. According to the plans
which were received here i'm a rather
indefinite form, an early passenger
train will leave Grccnvillc in the
morning about o'clock, arriving at
Laurens about $40 and continuing to
SpartHnburg, reaching there about 10
O'Clock. At $50 each evening this
train will leave Spartanburg, arriving
in Laurcns about s O'Clock and con
tinuing to GrccnVillc, arriving there
about 9:30 that night, Another train
Will make up at Laurens ovc.N morn
ing, leaving here for Grccnviiic about
$50, arriving at the latter point about
10 o'clock. Leaving Greenvillc about
$50 in the afternoon, il will return
to Laurens about o'clock All OF
these trains affect the Greenvllc and
Spartanburg branches alone.
From Augusta passenger train
will leave about 1880, passing Lau-
rens about 1880 and arriving in Spar
tanburg about i:3O. This will give
connections from Columbia to Spar
tanburg, as the c., N. & H. arrives
here at 2:55 y. m. Corresponding 10
this train will be one that leaves
Spartanburg about 2 O'Clock p. m,
passing Laurcns about $3.50 and ar
riving in Augusta about 7:30
The connection between Columbia
and Spartanburg spoken of above can
be made only in case the two
midday trains of the c., NJ & L, Nos.
52 and 53, remain as they are. How
ever, in connection with the inrorma-
tion above, comes the rumor that both
Of these trains will be taken off. In
case this is done two connections will
be necessary between Grcenville and
Charleston, viz, at Laurcns and Co
lumbia, and the only trains that can
be taken to make these connections
will be in the early morning going
down and in the late evening coming
up.
The Advertiser does not give the
above as accurate information but as
rumors. printing them as such. How
ever, it can safely be said that some
changes on the two railroads enter
ing Iaurens are contemplated.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-02-12
At Sandy SPRINGS.

DR.. j. G. Clinkscales, of Wofford
college, will make an address at San
dy Springs school house Saturday
night at 8 O'Clock. DR. Clinkscalcs
is an attractive and forceful speak
er and his address is certain to prove
interesting and instructive. No ad-
mission will be charged The public
is cordially invited to be present.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-02-12
No Negroes In Parade.

1t is unofficially stated that no ne
gro troops will march in the Wilson
inaugural parade, but the inaugural
committee authorities do not intend
to take the responsibility of authoriz-
ing such a statement. Whether or
not South Carolina will be represent
ed in the inaugural parade is a ques-
tion still up to Governor Blease.-The
State.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-02-12
OFFICERS ELECTED.
County High School Athletic and De-
Chalmers Association Elected OIL
GERS Saturday. Hayne Taylor,

chalmers Association Elected OIL
GERS Saturday. Iayne Taylor,
President.
The Laurens County Athletic and
Declaimers Association met in the Of
flee of the Co. Supt of Education last
Saturday at 10 o'clock for business
session. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year Hayne
Taylor of Laurens, president; John
Hunter Of Clinton, president;
Robt. Barnett of Trinity Ridge, Sec
retary; Henry Curry of Gray Court
Owings, treasurer. The date fixed for
the athletic meet and declaimers con-
test was April 18th. The bylaws were
changed so as to substitute the one
mile relay race for the one mile race,
each team to consist of four men,
Committees to make all necessary ar
rangements for the meet and contest
were appointed. The announcement
was made that Fleming Bros. would
give beautiful trophy to the school
making the greatest number of points
1t was also decided to give bronze
medal to the winner Of the first place
In each event. The meeting was we'll
attended and much interest manifest
ed.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-02-12
Partnership DissolYed.

The finn of Bishop e. Wolff which
has been doing fine real estate bus
mess in Laurens for a long time has
been dissolved by mutual consent. Mr..
Wolff will continue in the real cs-
tate business and Mr. Bishop will do
a general brokerage business.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-02-12
Meeting OF ID. A. r..

The Henry Laurens chapter. ID. A.
r., will meet with Miss Julia Irby
Friday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Members are requested to be present
and to come prepared to pay their
dues.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-02-12
Evening Mail to Columbia.

The post office authorities have an
nounced that hereafter the evening
train for Columbia, leaving here at
1850 o'clock, will carry closed pouch
to Columbia. This pouch was taken
off some months ago. Therefore any
mail dropped into the box up until
shortly after four o'clock, will go di-
rect to Columbia, arriving there about
8:45 p. m. Here, mail for Charleston
will be taken out and placed into an
other closed pouch and sent by ex-
press, reaching Charleston the next
morning at S:15. This new mail SER
vice will prove Of considerable con-
venience to business men.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-02-12

Oyster Supper at Gray urt-0wings.
There will be an oyster supper Civ
en- at the Gray rt-Owings Institute
next Friday. Feb. 14th., beginning at
FIVE o'clock. Everybody is cordially
invited.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-02-12
.INTERURBAN LINE
SUDDENLY LOOMS UP
Line from Greer Vile to Co.
iumbia Proposed.
ALMOST PARALLEL
c., N. & L. RAILROAD
Concurrent Resolution Introduced by
Representative Irby to Allow Intro
duction of Mill Incorporating Pal
metto Railway Company. Passes
House.

Columbia, Feb. THE possibility
of an interurban railway between CO.
lumbia and Greenville, to pass through
Prosperity, Newberry,' Clinton, Lau-
rens and smaller towns has loomed
up in the general assembly with the
Introduction of concurrent resolu-
tion to allow the introduction of a
bill Incorporating the Palmetto Rail
way company. The resolution was
introduced in the house by Mr.. Irby
of Laurens and passed by the necces-
sary two-thirds majority. 1t will be
considered in the senate this morning.
The plans of the men behind the
new railroad are still in embyro, but
will take definite shape probably to-
day when the bill to incorporate the
company will be introduced in the
house.
Representative Present.
The introduction of the Joint reso-
luton providing for the chartering
Of the new interurban to connect Co
lumbia and Greenville and the sever
al thriving Piedmont towns along it's
route was discussed yesterday at an
informal conference 'n the State Ii
brary.
Besides the members of the Rich
land, Laurens. Newberry and Green
vile delegations, w. L. Gray, DR.. A.
]. Christopher and e. S. Hudgins,
three prominent citizens of Laurens;
Prof. A. e. Spencer of the Presby-
terian College of South Carolina; w.
w. Harris, editor of The Chronicle,
both representatives from Clinton;
and several others interested Sook
part in The conference. Solicitor r.
A. Cooper of LaurenS was one of the
moving spirits in the meeting.
The plans Of the conferees as out
lined informally yesterday provide for
elections in the various townships on
the route to float bonds to subscribe
to the capital stock of the railway
which would open up prosperous
connection with the cities and towns
in the northwestern Piedmont. The
general idea advanced was to operate
the ..arurban by electricity.
Ideal Route for Road.
OF course no definite route for the
proposed interurban has been agreed
upon, but at the conference yester-
day it was suggested that it should
pass through Prosperity, Newberry,
Clinton, Laurens, and the smaller
towns between, on the way from Co
lumbia to Greenville. Two surveys for
railroads from Laurens to Greenville
have been made and one from Clin-
ton to Laurens. Topographicaiiy the
route Is considered ideal since there
would be little trestleing and no tun-
nelling. The road would be built
along the top of long and we'll de-
fined ridge.
The proposed railroad is sure to
meet with the enthusiastic approval
of the business men of Columbia as
well as those in the good territory
through which il will pass, II all goes
well with the company which the re-
solution proposes to charter-The
State.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-02-12
OverFour Thousand School
Children Expected.
GREAT PREPARATIONS
FOR A BIG DAY

Orat0rical Contest to be Held Mt Night;
Athletic Contests i'm the Morning
and Afternoon; a Parade i'm Which
Every School in the County is Ex-
pected to Join; Exhibits from all
the Schools and Other Interesting
Features.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1913-02-12

The fifth session of the Laurens
County Teachers Association was held
in the school auditorium last Satur
day. The meeting was one of the
most successful held so far, there be-
ing present an unusually large num-
ber Of teachers. There were no ad-
dresses as heretofore, the feature of
the meeting being the Round Table
talks led by Prof. b. l.. Jones. The
in reference to the County School
Fair which will be held in Laurens
on the 18th of April.
The School Fair will, in a general
way, consist of four divisions-liter-
airy, athletics, the displays and the
oratorical contest. The Athletic con-
tests, which will consist entirely of
field sports, will take place in the
morning and in the afternoon the
lower grades events being in the morn
ing and the high school events in the
afternoon. Tie fair consisting of
displays in domestic art manual
training, literary work and domestic
science will take place some time dur
ing the day. The exact time has not
yet been decided upon. The oratori-
cal contest will, as usual, take place
at night. The contestants and the
time will be given later. One OF the
nf hn lou wi ho thr
parade.
AT the meeting Saturday Mr.. Jones
made fine talk on the great value to
be derived from the fair and expressed
the belief that it would be wonder
full success. He predicted that at
least four thousand school children
would be here on that day. All of
the teachers are equally as enthus-
iastic and the fair will no doubt be
a great success.
Display Departments.
prominent feature of the fair will
be the various displays from the
schools. In this department as in the
others, only the pupils of the schools
will enter as contestants. Below is
given a list of the Tarious depart
ments, the list being mainly offered at
this time as suggestions to the teach
ers and pupils. There will be a small
prize given to each winner. They
have not yet been selected but will be
published before the fair.
Domestic Art
1 Machine made shirtwaist
dembroidered front.
Bureau scarf.
Sofa pillow.
5 Handmade jabot
Button holes.
z Darned hose.
Handmade housework apron.
Q Handembroidered center piece.
10 Embroidered belt and collar.
IL Crib quilt.
IL Hemstitched handkerchief.
Manual Training.
1 Mission book shelves.
2 Axe handle.
Hoe.
Picture frame.
Short handled broom.
6 Baskets-(Best split basket
peck-white oak splits, Best willow
basket-lunch size-willow Best
work basket-broom ?sedge corn split,
or shucks-woman's work backet.
Set of household utensiis-but.
ter paddle, potato masher, and a roll
Ing pin-practical size.
8 Rabbit trap.
Writing table. 1-2x3 it,, poplar,
pine or oak.
10 Miniature wagon.
IL Split bottom chair
IL Set of garden tools.
IL Miniature bedstead-1Ox11 in,
proportionate height from floor.
IA Miniature boat, not less than
20 inches long nor more than 80 inch
es long, proportionate width.
Literary Work.
Original compositions and letters.
The Appeal., 1913-04-19
How to Keep Cool.

Don't hurry and don't worry.
Touch no alcohol Use less tobacco
than usual. Neither is wise in heat.
Don't do anything you can postpone.
The peril of the battlefield is about
Walk slowly in the sun. If you have
to work in it keep green leaves in your
hat. They may save stroke.
A woman forced to walk in the sun
is wise if she carries an umbrella or a
sunshade. Women are less liable to a
stroke and more liable to heat exhaus-
ton. The latter scares less at the
time. It means as much in the end,
Put off washing, ironing, baking and
every work that can be postponed
that brings heat. If called to such
work. eat slowly and lightly. but Of
ten, and help perspiration by taking
much water. either hot in weak tea or
just plain, good water, not too cold.
Loosen all clothing, go to bed early.
sleep in the open if you can, best Of
all on the roof. A back yard and ham,
mock are better than a room
Watch all food Touch nothing kept
long. Be vigilant over the milk chill
dren use
And. above all things, be cheerful.
The Appeal., 1913-04-19
HOW TO BEAUTIFY A PORCH.
A List Of Good Climbers For Your Sc
r. lection, 49,.

A List Of Good Climbers For Your Sc
g lection. 49,
Nature uses vines to hide her de-
fects. Man has borrowed the practice,
which is to his credit. Nature hides
tree stumps and rock heaps under fes-
toons of shimmering green. Outbuild-
ings, unpainted fences and rubbish
heaps may be hidden in the same way.
Many climbing vines are beautiful in
leaf and flower. Grown over trellises,
porches and arbors, they provide shell
ter and shade. -s. 80
The list of really good climbers is
not overlong. For permanent loca-
tions perennials are preferable, and
among the most common is the Vir-
ginia creeper, or woodbine, which
grows very rapidly and will cling to
walls of any kind. In the fall the
leaves turn brilliant scarlet or GRIM
son. The plants are cheap. Fifteen
cents will buy one.
The trumpet creeper and the wis
taria are also good vines to grow over
buildings. The former has splendid
dark red, trumpet-like blossoms, which
last long time. This plant is not a
very rapid grower, but is we'll worth
planting. The grandiflora variety is
the one to order. The wistaria makes
the finest show of any Of the vines.
The vines grow to an immense height,
but the plant needs a little petting.
Give it a sunny location, strong soil
and an occasional enrichment Of ma
nure, and it will delight your heart.
For a dense screen there is nothing
better than Dutchman's pipe. which
has leaves almost as large as ele-
plants ears. The curious little flow
ers, which really amount to little, give
it it's name. The leaves come early
and stay late, a fact which recon-
mends it for many situations 1t must
be grown on trellis or given sup
port of some kind. tsa.
The Appeal., 1913-04-19
FOR THE HOUSEWIFE.
How to Cook Various Kinds Of Sum-
NOR Vegetables.

How to Cook Various Kinds Of Sum-
NOR Vegetables.
Carrots la Poulette.-Wash and
scrape carrots and cut in small cubes.
There should be two cupfuls. Remem-
ber that the best flavor as well as the
brightest color lies nearest the skin,
for which reason they should never be
pared. Cover with boiling water and
let stand five minutes. Drain and cook
In boiling salt water to cover until soft.
Melt three tablespoonfuls Of butter.
add three tablespoonfuls Of -four and
stir until well blended; then pour on
gradually, while stirring constantly.
one cupful of chicken stock (the liquor
in which fowl has been cooked) and
one-half cupful of rich milk or cream.
Bring to the boiling point and add car
rot cubes and one-half teaspoonful of
lemon juice and season with salt and
pepper. AS soon as thoroughly heated
add the yolks Of two eggs. slightly
beaten. Turn into hot vegetable dish.
garnish with a sprig of parsley and
serve at once. says Woman's Home
Companion.
Peas when fresh, young and tender
are most delicious and should be cook
ed right from the vine to be at their
best. They are often almost ruined in
the cooking by using too large guam
tity of water. There should be little, If
any, water to- drain off when they are
done; then, again, the salt had better
not be added until the last ten minutes
of the cooking. Peas that have lost
much Of their natural sweetness are
improved by a bit Of sugar.
Peas la Francaise.-Cook three
tablespoonful Of butter with one slice
bacon five minutes. Remove bacon and
add two cupfuls of shelled peas and
eight small onions. Cover with boiling
water and cook until vegetables are
soft. Drain and add one-fourth cupful
of cream. and one egg yolk, slightly
beaten. Season with salt and pepper.
The Appeal., 1913-04-19
L0, THE POOR JANIT0R!
There Arc Several Things That He Re-
fuses to Do.

There Are Several Things That He Re-
fuses to Do.
Chicago. The janitors Of Chicago
made declaration Of independence
through delegates to the Chicago Fed
Grafton of Labor. The federation vot-
ed to stand behind the janitors
Here are few of the things which
are asserted to be entirely out of the
scope of perfectly good janitor's
duties:
Caring for the tenants babies on
the maids afternoon off and while the
"missus' is out to tea
Buttoning milady's gown down the
back.
Caring for cats. dogs. canaries and
other household pets. :.
Running errands to the delicatessen
store on Sunday evenings
Moving pianos and taking up rugs
without extra pay. a
Mending tenants furniture.
Being responsible for forgotten keys
and suffering to be routed from bed
two or three times night by late
home coming tenants. 4S 5s
One delegate said: 1--WE have been
every ones servant too long. A jani-
tor must not only be that, but born
diplomat as we'll. who knows how to
regulate a furnace or button. wo-
mans party dress with equal facility. y
The Appeal., 1913-04-19

The Japanese are making terrible
kick against the alien land owning
bill which is under discussion in the
California legislature and is really
aimed at them. This is a great coun-
try, it invites the down trodden of
all nations to come to it's shores and
then restricts them in some way. The
Japs have the sympathy of the Afro
Americans, who, though citizens to
the manor born, are so restricted that,
with them, life has become to be one
horrible night mare. If God is just,
(and it is generally conceded that
He Isl and will punish the wicked,
the white man is surely heaping up
wrath against the day of wrath.
The Appeal., 1913-04-19
SATURDAY APRIL 10, 1913.

Bro. VIM. H. Steward, editor of the
American Baptist Louisville, KY, an
nounces that he and his estimable
wife will entertain their friends in
honor of the thirty-fifth anniversary of
their wedding, next Friday evening,
April 25. They are to be congrat-
ulated upon having so many years of
welded bliss, and they may entertain
such friends as may be present on
that occasion, but their friends are
so numerous and scattered so widely
over the world, that they cannot en-
tertain them all. We cannot be pres
ent in person on that auspicious occa-
sion but we send our best wishes and
hope they may celebrate their ."dia-
mond wedding"
The Appeal., 1913-04-19
Test For Eiredann.

One Of the simplest of the many sug-
gested tests fol, 6redamp in mines is
that described to the, Scottish Society
of Arts. 1t is an attachment that may
be applied to any oil or spirit safety
lamp and consists of loop Of copper
wire supported on brass rod passing
through the oil vessel To make a
test the loop Is moved into the fame
This becomes instantly nonluminous,
but If 6redamp is present in the air
the gas cap is clearly seen. The test
can be made in moment at any time
without turning down or putting out
the light. 1t is claimed that the per-
centage Of 6redamp this method will
detect is exceedingly small. and the
results of trials in both laboratory and
mine go to show that this is one of the
most sensitive, accurate and expedi-
dous means of revealing the presence
Of infammable gas in mine or other
air.