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cotton HIGHER ON
SHORT COVERING
lregularity Around the Open
ing Followed by Steadiness
at the Close.
KEW STANDARDS ADOPTED
Acceptance Of Government
classification Meets With
Approval.
KEW STANDARDS ADOPTED

cation vas generally steady yesterday.
.,,,,ush trading was only moderately
..,lv. and chiefly Of professional origin
-,.,. vas further strength In May. and
~. .oyer,ng OF shorts In that option 10
,-o.,eding steadily. July and the rest Of
~. lis, Jagged behind. although there Is
..os,bly as large a short interest In July
=. IN May owing to the extensive cover
ia, recently in tho latter option.
There was little feature to the news %
a, AZ II related to the existing market
.ru.on. The resolution passed by the
I'D Of managers to adopt the Govern
..ot standards. with the addition Of GER
a., intermediate grades. met with gen
al APPROVAL. That this step would be
,,s,n was = foregone conclusion. for the
s.cr,oancy between the different stand
,,s, Of classification has led to endless
oo,,uslon, particularly among manufac-
,r,.r, There is some fear that this
-, development may lead to making the
W. York market q radical buyers mar
"a" This IN the end would be likely to
s.osuce a series Of corners in near post
,oss owing to the difficulty Of getting
=, ADEQUATE stock that would come up
;. sneciacations. It 10 felt therefore
,s.t the adoption Of Government stand
40 would bring about ultimately the
.,,ens,on Of the so-cailed southern
v,r,houss system" which would make II
v,ssabls to store cotton In certain 60
cd warehouses in the South. whore
\ you'd b inspected. graded and certi-
scstsd thereby making q possible
M On allowance for freight Differ
,at,sia TO tender such cotton on New
y,rk contracts This would operate
.srnst severe squeezes and would also
eliminate the wasteful process Of bringing
eo,,oa clear up from the South. delivering
4 on contract and then shipping II back
No he mills after II had been sold to spin
ss1
me severity with which cotton now
.nlnr here is being classed by the inspec-
ION bureau OF the New York Cotton En-
Aanee has been made the subject OF n
r,at deal Of critical comment recently.
h. even stated that one OF tho big spot
rms has written a letter 20 the ex.
Aanre calling attention 10 tho general
vv,ssu on this subject. This letter was
a. subject OF considerable discussion and
n with varying construction.
ne fnal census report OF the season
VII be issued tomorrow morning at 10
sc.ock II will give the total amount OF
yion ginned exclusive Of linters. The
re-al expectation Is for report OF
Msea. 600 bales. exclusive OF linters. which
It's thought will he somewhere between
$4,000 and 100000 bales. Unless the
report should show more than 10000 900
bales exclusive OF linters II Is not likely
70 have much influence upon the market
Spot cotton was 5 points higher. Md
ding upisnds, 1880. Spot cotton In the
--iaripal Southern markets was ur-
changed 70 &c. higher. New Orleans.
i3c Charleston. l2fsc.; Norfolk. l5c. {;
savannah, IL l5-16c. Memphis. 13i,c /:
Augusta l3Lc. Futures closed Arm. 10
II points higher.
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Interior receipts and stocks were !:
THE GRAIN MARKET.
Tern Advances Cent-Wheat Ii
Dull and steady.

An advance OF cent . bushel in corn
vas the feature OF grain markets yester-
s4! This was due to renewed activity
,h the part OF leading operators and
uefed 70 some extent by the covering OF
"of's. Wheat trading was inactive. with
w,nces showing unimportant changes.
h'gher Liverpool cables proved a steady
~ Influence in the early trading. Light
wt'h"estern receipts and reports OF fair
'ash buylng also tended to restrict offer-
'ss ON the other hand buying was dis
outraged by the cheerful tone of winter
r~|'it adyices and poor export inquiry
u' Strength Of corn tended to impart
.'H"'ss, and at the close prices were
1'.halgod to &C. higher.
hItlsh Argentine news. stronger caSh
"1IN''s southwest poor weather for TIP
''0'nt and lighter interior receipts
we l"" factors on which the active buy
10y '"ru was based. Trading was ac-
tiI most OF the advance Of more
.'N D.. vas maintained up to the close OF
''r,"t The Argentine advices re-
- unfavorable weather condi-
'DN Mich threaten to retard harvest
"s ana moving the crop. Oats sympa :
"H with corn and prices moved up
There was fairly active buying by
.,mHIss'on houses, while the professional
'o'ts covered
;, rice Current says: winter wheat con-
"s r'ported In excellent condition and
ne loss on account of damage 10 likely
A. al considerably below average. Lack
ram In the Southwest and West 10 q
vNuieting feature. There IL sufficient
80 Tor rainfall. but until It comes I'M
hulh'y will prevail. Oats seeding has
r, nun but acreage will undoubtedly fall
Sasr last years"
Al, me local office OF the Missouri. Kansas
report:
weather In Missouri during the week
heen pleasant Sowing Of oats has
Usun and wheat conditions are favorable
Mss snow hiss disappearer. Indicationi
mat the amount Of winter ~heA'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-19
THE BOSTON NARxEr.

BosroN. March 1s.--Trading on the
local market was fairly broad and mod
erately active with n slightly easier tone.
shortly after the opening Boston and
Maine advanced to 45. a gain Of 10 points
within a week. II closed at ~. up
points. A sale Of Old Colony r. r. was
recorded at 16i. of az. Among the cop
pers. Calumet and Hecla on light trad
ing advanced two points to <20. while
Calumet and Arizona strengthened to
6Sk. up y. Alaska Gold gained u to
22s. while Utah Copper advanced to
54M. up A. In the industrial list New
England Cotton Yarn preferred on light
transactions. advanced a point to 81. A
sale OF Edison Electric LIST preferred was
preferred lost N to IS. The summary:
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TO ali holder. Of eonds Issued under and

TO All heldsrs ., honds Issued SnS:r ana
Nevada Copper company lof which Company
Alaska Elmer Gold Mines Company 10 sue
e:ssorl to the STANDARD Trust Company Of
Trust Company Of New York Il successor
trust:sl and Edward ~: r. Miller. Trustees
dated December 10. 1907:
YOU are hereby notined that q hearing will
Master. appointed BY the United State: Dis.
trict Court for the southern District Of New
York. In . case entitled Guaranty Trust
Miii.r. A. Trustee. Complsinan,.. asains,
o,ssfs psfsndsn;." FOR n. f ornpsIa.u,. n q,
the said mortgage and for the other relief
demanded In the complaint therein. at the
once of the said Special Master. at 100
Nsy, Yorh. on tn: s.rd day Of March. ii.it.
proof will be taken as to the validity Of the
bonds Issued under the said mortgage and
the extent to which each OF them may be
entitled to share In the nortsaged property;
and you are then and there required 10 ap-
pear and prove your rights to any Of the
bonds held by you.
Dated March IL, 1914.
GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW
YORK.
BY stetson, Jennings 4 Russell.
Solicitors for Conpniran's
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xwCELLANIoUs MARXETA
Co1es C1esss . e n Psauts Lovves
-Provisssns STEADY.

Coffes values moved downward yestsr-
day. closing TO IL points lower. In the
early trading the market WAS firm In re-
Spouse to higher European cables, which
met our rally Of the preceding day. the
depressing factor was the heavy selling Of
September and tho absence OF a healthy
demand. Brazilian markets were irregu-
lar. Early cost and freight offers were
about points higher. and port receipts
ran slightly behind those OF q year ago.
Tho Havre market opened Y fr. higher
and closed Y fr. higher. Hamburg started
unchanged to II pig. higher and finished
u to I pig. higher. Rio No. was Is
reis lower at $4,000 At Santos No. 4
WAS so reis higher ut $500. while No Z
there WAS also so rels higher at <eSo0
Rio and Santos receipts totalled 1900
bags. against $4,000 bags last year. Sac
Pauio had $4,000. against 5000. and Jun
diahy had 5000. against 5000.
New York and New Orleans warehouse
deliveries of Brazilian coffee on Tues
day were 30.04i bags. and for the two
days Of the week they amounted to s3.-
1913 bags.
Pricea were.
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OrrICE or nrAp,>G COMpANY.

TTITHVt TnIIH- NHrtI 10 lVi1-
The Board OF Directors has declared from the
net earnings quarterly dividend 81 one per cent
on the SECOND Preferred stock ~ he Compsny.
to be PAID on April o. 1914. to siocsholders o.
record At. the Close OF business Marcu -. Isl.
Checks Will he mailed TO stock oldcrs who have
filed dividend orders with the Treasurer.
JAY V, MARE. Secretary
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To the Holders Of ..
The Federal Publishing Comps,
sTe 2o.Year Geld Bsn1s,


This Ia 10 certify that In accordance with ~
provisions Of the mo-tsae r. dated Feortay1
IL. 1900. made by The l 1erai Publishing Com.
pany TO Tho City Trust Company Of New Yset.
now Tho Equitable Trust Company Of New
York as Trustee. there were drawn for redemp,
tion this seventeenth day OF February 1914,
at tho ofIlco OF The Equitable Trust Company
of New iorh. No. 81 Wall Street. New York City,
Ono. hundred and twenty thousand Oi1op0
Dollars face value OF bonds issued under said
mortgage bearing the following serial mum.
bern: viz;
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-19

Wheat.-No. northern at Minneapolis,
n&c.; No. 1 northern spring {. o. b..
1.o3h: No. 2 red T. o. b. 1854: No
hard Z. o. b. to arrive. 1.02% No. I
Manitoba Z. o. b. 1.03x. Corn-No.
yellow prompt 75hc.: No. . yellow
prompt. 73hc. export TO arrive. 7?c.
T. o. b. Oats-No. 2 white 4eh a %7c. /;
No. white. <6n q $50. standard, %e1
tshc. Rys-No. Western. s7Kc Bar
ley.-Malting. 65 TS75c. Flour.-SprinR
patents. 14.7o035.25: spring clears. e3.so
q9t.lo: Kansas straights to arrive SA.3o
@SA50.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-19

Darius Miller. president OF the Colorado
and Southern Railway Company. an
nounced yesterday that the semi annual
dividends OF ? per cent, each on tho
hrWt and second preferred payable AprIl
I, would he passed, He gave as a rea.
son that the earnings during tho last,
year had fallen or NO that II was advis
able to conserve resources.
The action Ia directly due 10 the pro-
tracted coal otrtke n Cologad0
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-19
---cL.ga srocKs. CLOSING PRICES
THE CHICAGO MARKET.

CHICAGO. March ls-rnion Carbide
and Peoples Gas were the active features
IN this market Both issues made good
gains. Union Carbide showing a moder-
ate reaction at the close. sears Roebuck
was duh and easier Metropolitan Is
continue the main feature OF the bond
market. with an advance of u point on
active trading. The summary:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-19

Killing vim Prov the smallest On rsoord
Siop conditions In Oklahoma are rood
WIN ~heat showing 100 per cent. acre.
age Cotton. corn and feed viii be larger
than ever before. Texas weather 10 ideal
Tor spring planting and the outlook 10
most favorable"
Chicago pricea Usrs.
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nv. uoard ~ nl-nI 80 -. " ''.H :, ts,,'
has declared Il dividend OF 20 an tho Ere
feared ana Common stock, payabi" on IN.
FIRST dAy ~. Apr.t. 1874 10 s'oc kholders OF
70, >ri AZ the close OF business on March
Goth, 1914
MILTON S RARGER. Treasurer
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CONSECUTIVE DIVIDEND NO. 50.

- Liberty st New York Mar. Is isi.
The BOARD of Directors ~ this Companl
have Declared quarterly dividend Of
THREE go PER CENT upon IN. Capital
stock, payable "Wednesday, April LIST. isll
70 $40 kholders OF record Monday. Msrch
23rd, 1914
PETER HAMILTON Tr.as,r.-
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United UTILITIES COMPANY

INC quar'ery dNIaend mo l5l o. on.
ana three-luarteTs per cent c.% on tho
Preferred stock OF the United ttll!t!~- com
pauy Will be paid on Apru 10, 1914, TO
s'orkno.i.rs OF rerord a; the close OF bust
ness March 2ist, ltl4
The Preferred stock Transfer Books of tn.
company Wi. close March 2lst 1914, ana
VIII reopen April .nd 1915
y. H. TRACY. Secretary
New York. March H. 1871.
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Sugar-There was quite an active bust
ness In raw sugars late yesterday. about
zoo 900 bags changing hands at 2,9s
cents. the existing spot basis. All reiln-
ers quoted 3.s5 cents for standard granu-
lated.
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Prices were :

Total sales. $3.50 bags
Provisions closed steady. Cash prices
were:
Parx--Mess SEA ds:35o: family. Ss5d
$3.50 Beef-PaTKet-- ffs-df-si's >--fSerr..s-
sieds.o. I.ard-Prime Western. 5000:
refined Continent sil.e5: South Ameri-
can. SlI.s5.
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PACIFIC RAILROAD co.

's$''"
Tho date Of payment OF the extra dividend
on m. Common capital stock ~ this Com.
pilIT- 1T'rh r'r.--'' &, ---r-J--i ~ $rnr-h,~n
postponed from April 1 10 July !. 1914, sub.
tect 90 such further postponements as shu u
Of litigation
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
1875 Broadway. FREDERIC v = CROSBY,
New York y y. Treaxurer
March IL, 1874
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The BptFi uf Directors has to-day declares
"a regular quarier.v dividend Of ~ =. pay
able April -oth, 1914. to shareholders of
rn.pri of Mach 'lst, 1914 The transfer
books OF the company Will close March 3lst,
and Teop. April ls'h, lsla.
! LEW NAN secretary and Treasurer
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-19

PUBLIC UTILITIES.

The Eastern Consolidated Electric Com
pany, the majority OF whose stock IL hold
earned ~ the rate of 1915 per cent on
IT, $4,000 capital stock. as compared with
IS per cent. in the preceding year Gross
1913 were ti6s50S, an increase OF s%l 600.
and net earnings were siSlSll. an increasr
or 'SlaHo, over the preceding year The
net rental received from the T. Olson Electric
MI IWinhung Company VAS S43,Olg. making
interest charges were 31lO7e leaving a
surplus available for Dividends 81 sTs373.
from Whl'h there were paid $40 900 In diNi-
deuds, leaving a net surplus for 1919 OF
ts3I3 The total surplus Of the company
December 81, 1913, was si9033T
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II VI bids 20 Liverpool were March.
Esl May, l2.o2 July. ll.s2 October.
~? The market there Is due to open
s.dsy abou, points higher.
Por' regyluis and stockS MARA.
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TuE NV YORK Trust COMPANY


The Board % Trustee. has declared thu
PER CETT pusaSaJ,r| Mt,rr a OF ri Ei"n .n
stJekahdAr- II rAcofd at N. clos. ~ busf
ness March 81 1914 The Transfer books
|. 1914
HERRERT W MORSE Secretary
New York. March Is. 1914
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-19

The receipts from custom. Yesterday
81 81. 30S. from internal revenue. ordinary.
sos. 3sl. corporation tax, 81. ~. and misCrl-
laneoua. s2s5.t77.
National bank notes received for redemption.
81, 1895.
The cash str.meu, Of the United State.
Treasurer for March II shows
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-19

The Liverpool market was steady. There
sn good business in spot cotton. with
zddl.ng . points of. At 7.oed. Sales.
Aooo bales. Receipts. 1000 bales. none
American
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-19

statistics furnished by the Bureau Of
the Census covering all electric railways of
the Country In tho decade from 1909 TO
itl2 illustrate tn" progress which has been
mad" In this branch OF transportation
business. Tho number of companies In 1909
vas rs and these Increased 10 l260 In
1919 Miles OF track rose from @2j7s 10
AlOdi, ana tho number Of employees In %
creased 100 per cent In the ten years The
Installed horse power OF generating stations
increased l7l.6 per cent The Increase in
hNdroel"CtrIc capacity was SIS per cent.
while steam generating capacity increased
hut 10 per cent Gross earnings Of cleo
tric rHilway- Increased 1874 per cent. on
Grating expenses also increased l3t per cent.
during tho decade, with = similar Increase
In net earnings. Fixed charges and taxes
were it6.9 per cent larger In leia than
In 1909 Dividends paid increased 225 2
per cent. and the surplus after dividends
decreased 80 per cent In the ten years
The Republic Railway and Light Com
pany and subsidiaries report for February
gross Earnings OF S?S< 97i, an increase Of
fSo5s Operating expenses and taxes wer.
~ 1853 heavier, and net earnings were $50, :
ass gain OF $3.50 over February, isIa
Interest charges were S,iis smaller. and
tho surplus amounted to Scotia. an expAn-
sion Of s6.5l3 For the twelve months ended
February .s, 1914 gross earnings OF the
company aggregated 13oi7,ss5, a gain OF
ee1s,boh, Operating expenses increased
ti99,6&s. and not earnings were l,iss 0sO.
an increase of i7sol7, The surplus Tor
the year was $50. SOL, . ssin oi efslsa
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DAILY TREASURY STATEMENT,

WASHINGTON. March N-Th- Statement, Of
the receipts and pay warrants OF the Treasury
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-19
GENERAL FIND.
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

Fem outstanding certificates. s.. clo - 90
total each assets In Treasury ..0ii a39 i,s
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-13
MT. BETHEL.

Ware Shoals, May 11.-Rey. l.. r.
Simpson, OF Tigersville, is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Simp-
son. He made a very impressive talk
on the Sunday school lesson. on Sun
day at Poplar Spring church.
Mr.. Houston and Miss Agnes Simp-
son are at home from figervile where
they have been attending the North
Greenville Baptist academy.
Mr.. r. s. Stewart and family spent
the Weekend with Mrs Stewards s
parents at Donalds.
Mrs. Wallace Saunders and little
granddaughter, Corrie, spent Tuesday
with her son, Walter.
Mrs. B. A. Smith, OF Olanta, spent
last week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. II. Carlisle.
The farmers OF this section have al
most finished planting but are need
Ing rain badly.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-13
"TTE GREATEST KIDNEY REMEDY
ON EARTH" SAYS A CRATE.
FUL WOMEN.

want to tell you how much good
your Swamp-Root did me- About four
years ago. | suffered from what the
doctors called fsjtula and for two
years or that time, | endured what no
tongue can tell. | also had nflamma-
ton OF the bladder and tried doctors
medicines without receiving any help.
Someone told me about DR.. Kilmcr's
Swamp Root.
After giving 1t a thorough trial,
eccivcd elief, so kept on using il and
today am a strong and well woman.
If ever feel badly or out of sorts,
take Swamp-Root and it always
straightens me out honestly believe
that this medicine would cure all trou-
bles you recommend It for and it is
pleasure for me to send my testi-
mony and photograph to you. I think
Dr.. kilmer's Swamp Root is one Of the
greatest medicines ON earth.
Respectfully yours.
Mrs. John Bailey,
West Main ST. Portland, Ind.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of July, 1909.
y. A. Bennett
Notary Public.
Letter to DR.. Kilmcr & Co, Blngram.
ton, \. Y.
Prove What Swamp-ROOt VIII Do For
You.
Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, y. V, for sample size
bottle. 1t will convince anyone You
Will also receive booklet of yalua-
Bile information, telling about the kid
neys and bladder When writing, be
sure and mention the Laurens Week
ly Advertiser. Regular flfty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles for sale by all
drug stores.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-13
WILLIAMS KIDNEY PILLS

Have you overworked your nervous sys.
tenn and caused trouble with your kid.
neys and bladder? Have you pains in
fiabby appearance OF the face. and un-
der the eyes, A frequent desire to pass
urine? II 80, Williams Kidney Pills will
cure you-Druggist, Price soc.
WILLIAMS MFG. CO., Props, Cleveland. Ohio
LAURBN8 DRUG 60.
Laurens, q. G.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-13
RABUN NEWS.
""" "... 49,.

Rabun, May 11.-Mrs. Florence
League and little son. J. c., spent
Monday with Mr.. and Mrs. Markus
Owens.
Mr.. Walter Owens spent Monday
night with Mr. Claud Wasson of Hick-
ory Tavern section.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Nelson, and
daughter, Miss Lille, of Merna, were
visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. William Bur-
dette Tuesday.
Mrs. Rebecca Owens visited Mrs
Lewis Mahaffey Of Eden section sew
eral days last week.
Mrs. Archie Bean after spending
several days visiting relatives and
friends returned to her home near
Easley Thursday.
Mr.. Dennis owens and mother, visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. II. f. Babb, Wednes-
day.
Mr.. jim Cheek Of Laurens, was in
this community Thursday on business
Mrs. Anna West Of Poplar Spring
section is spending several days with
her mother, Mrs. Lizzie Cheek who is
very sick.
Mr.. Robert Hellams and family of
Hickory Tavern section spent Thurs
day with Mr.. Will Stone
Mrs. Dora Babb Of Eden section.
spent last week with Mrs. Stewart
Mahon who is right sick
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucian Babb, and lit
tic Roy Rabb, Of Green Pond section.
passed through here on their way to
Honea Path to visit their son. Dr.
Babb, Of Honea Path
Mrs. Fannie Abercrombie visited
Mrs. Boardie Owens of Eden com
munity Friday
Mrs. VIII Bolt and children were
visiting relatives In Dials community
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Roper are all
smies-another little girl in their
home
Miss Smith of Waterloo spent last
week with her sister Mrs Claude
Malon
Miss Edna Owens spent last week
with Miss Margic Holder Of Green
Pond section.
Miss Ada Harrison of Pennsylvania,
Mrs. Houston Roper Of Laurens, and
Mrs. Emma Roper. Of Eden section,
were visiting in this community Sat
urday
Mr.. and Mrs. Belton Owens of Eden
community spent Sunday with NI,.
and Mrs. Houston Babb.
Mr.. Murphy Mahaffey of Anderson,
and Mr.. Stephen Shirley of Bolton,
made flying trip in Mr. Shirlcy's
car to see Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Ma
haffey Sunday.
Mr. Martin of Simpsonvile spent
Saturday night with his brother, DR..
Martin
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Baldwin pur-
chased a piano one day last week
Messrs. w. ID. Owens and r. T.. Babb
were in Laurens Monday on business.
a good many of the Rabun people
attended services at Fairvicw church
Sunday.
The sick Of this community are
slowly improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Houston Babb, ac-
companied by Misses Mae and Allie
Babb left Monday for Ashville. y. c..
where they will spend the summer
months.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-05-13

Free--a valuable premium to be
given away with each $500 purchase
during the balance Of this month at
j. G. Burns g. Co. Big Department
Store. Save your cash register
checks.
Evening star., 1914-05-12
TODAY'S HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS
BY Mary Lee.

eignt good sized onions and two cloves of
sdrhc IN one quart of vinegar. When
sou rub through sieve Mash four IA
oiespoonful of mustard seed IN sufficient
Nihesar 70 make paste Add this 10 the
appies ana onions: then put in one Gun
OF brown sugar, half a cup of salt. three
laolespoonfuls of ginger and half a
pound or raisins chopped fine. The mix
ture must now be Thoroughly beaten
with wooden spoon until ii is quite
sInootn ana rather thick When cold put
seal. anu
Never sprinkle Strawberries with sugar
ana allow them to lie. because this ex-
tracts the juice from them and he
SIDES makes them tough. This is all
very well with hard fruits
Fach fresh unSweetened berries into
cans and pour over slowly a srup made
from equal quantities of strawberry
slfup the smaller inferior ones being
USED, and sugar. Fill to within an inch
VI the top and set the Jars in the wash
poiier half full of water the same temper
AZURE as the sirup has made the lars
fut on the top, but not the rubers. Boil
and When the sirup rises lift out the lars
FIJI each trimming full with scaldine
slrup. put on the rubbers and screw down
the covers as tightly as possible When
coid tighten again and set away in a
COOL dry place 1t will improve the pre
serves TO wrap each jar in paper for
keeping 80