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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-11-18
ORDER OF "soNs OF REST"
Possibility That English Wrltor Has
Drawn Upon His Imagination In
the Following.

1t Is an age Of societies and unions.
all Of which are supposed to exist for
the betterment of those who Join; but
lt comes as shock to learn that the
tramping fraternity have organized a
union. We gather this from card
which was found by the police in the
pocket of workshy wayfarer, and
which purported to give the rules of
Ihe Ancient and Grand Order Of
the Unwashed Sons Of Rest and
General Layabouts," the president
being Lord Neverwork, the secretary
Tired Tim, and the vice-president
Dusty Rhodes. The rules include:
That this society be called "The
Ancient and Grand Order of the I'm
washed Sons Of Rest and General
Layabouts." The password will be
"Anti-Sunlight"
Any brother talking about work
Will be fined 3D., or in default COM
PEELED to pawn his shirt uf any).
ANY brother who wilfully contracts
any illness through watching other
people work will not receive any
benefits from this society, and should
ne have the misfortune to get Job his
hours will be Tin accordance with this
society's rulcs) Start work at 12,
one hour for dinner and knock off at
one.
All brothers have the right of sleep.
ing on hayStacks, doorstcps, park
seats, etc., but they are strictly for.
bidden to sleep on church spires or
telegraph wires
anyone is eligible to join this society
VINO mas been out of work since birth
ana has not had wash since.
ANY brother making use of buttons
or any other modern invention for
fastening his coat or holding up his
unmentionables in preference 70
string, rope or hairpins will be com.
PEELED to wear a kilt for the term OF
his natural life.-London Tit.Bits.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-11-18

that raw up the toe, with harness
es' that cause pressure and pain, with
knives, razors and tnes, clawing and
pulling at a corn.
"GHTs-I" is applied in two sec
onds. Two hI6ps applied with the
glass rod do TIE work. Pain goes, the
corn shrivels, vanishes. Accept no
substitutes. Try 1t on any corn. wart,
callus or bunion tonight.
"GETS-IT' Is sold by druggists
everywhere, 25c a bottle, or sent d.
rect by E. Lawrence & Co, Chicago.
"GETS-IT" is sold in Laurens bv
Rays Pharmacy and Laurens Drug Co..
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-11-18
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SOCIETY.
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Thursday afternoon Mrs. C. w. Tune
entertained at a miscellaneous shower
in honor Of Miss Margaret Miller who
VIII be married this evening to Mr.. j.
G. Shell, Of this CITY, Mrs. Tune was
assisted In entertaining by Mrs. w.
K. McCuen and Mrs. Il. +. Simpson
and tempting refreshments of ice
cream and cake were served by Misses
Virginia Simpson and Rebecca Clark.
The game Of forty two afforded much
amusement. During lull of the en-
tertainment Miss Virginia Miller,
sister Of the bride-elect, brought in
the basket of gifts which the guests
had presented.
At $3.50 o'clock this evening, at the
home Of Mrs. Virginia Miller, her
daughter, Miss Margaret Miller will
be married to Mr.. ]. c.. Shell, a prom
inent young business man Of the city.
The wedding will be a very quiet one.
only the relatives and few intimate
young people enjoy wide friendship
in the city and have numerous friends
who will be interested in their vel
fare. Miss Miller is talented and
attractive young lady Of many admir-
able qualities. Mr.. Shell is a rising
young business mn, being a member
of the firm OF ]. G. Shell C Co.
Announcements have been received
In the city Of the marriage of Miss
Annie Jameson and Mr.. Lee Witt.
which took place at the home Of the
brides parents Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Jameson, in Abbevillc Saturday. The
bride Is very pleasantly remembered
here where she once lived and where
she still has many friends. Mr.. Witt
Is connected with the Piedmont g.
Northern railways in an official ca
pacity.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-11-18

AS announced in their big adver-
tisement in this issue Davis-Roper
Company will commence whale OF a
big Mill End Sale next Thursday. On
account OF the peculiar business con
ditions they have decided to hold their
sale a little earlier this year and for
that purpose have marked everything
in their stock down to bargain prices.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-11-18
Sale Of Christmas Novelties.

The ladies Of the Episcopal church
will conduct sale of articles suitable
Tor Christmas presents at tile IDwc
Drug Company Monday, Noycmhar
30th. Among other things on display
will be special line of pottery.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-11-18
New Books Coming In,

Tho officers OF the I.aurens public
library have announced the receipt Of
number Of new books within the past
few weeks and members are invited to
call and make selection. Those who
do not already belong to the library
association are invited to become
members. A fee Of $1.O0 a year is
charged for membership.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-11-18
LOOKED IN, SKIDOOED.
G1rernOr Of South Carolina Looked in
on Governors Conference but did
not Snnnk

OH VoNefHOTS conference Dut did
not Speak.
Madison, Wis, Nov. Western
governors before the governors con
ference today denounced what they
called unfair treatment of public land
States by the federal government.
Elias A. Ammons Of Colorado, Joseph
H. Carey Of Wyoming, and A. O. Eb-
crhard Of Minnesota, seconded tho
pleas of William Spry, of Utah, that
the western states be allowed to de-
velop their resources without inter
ference.
Governor Cole H. Blcasc, Of South
Carolina, looked in on the conference
today and then started for home with
out making speech. He published a
statement, however, saying that be-
fore the end of his term in January he
would have released 800 convicts un-
der parole to give them a chance to
break their liking for liqour.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-11-18
Piles Cured In 6 to Days

Your druggist will refund money II PAZO
oINTMENT falls to cure any case OF Itching,
Blind. bleeding or Protrudlng Piles In to II days
The htst application gives Ease and Rest SOC
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-11-18
Important.

Bear in mind that Chamberlain's
Tablets not only move the bowels but
improve the appetite and strengthen
the digestion. For sale by all dealers.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-11-18
Gray Court. .Owings Honor Roll.

Following is a list Of pupils who
have been successful in being on the.
honor roll at Gray Court-Owings for
the month. There were many pupils
who made distinction, that is an aver
age or ninety per cent Only few met
the requirements for the honor roll.
making above ninety on every study;
being neither absent nor tardy a sin
gle day; and being almost perfect in
their behavior. These few arc to be
highly commended.
First Grade: Walton Owings.
Third Grade: Preston Moore, Lou
isc Owings.
Fourth Grade: Elizabeth Stoddard
Fifth Grade: Mary Gray. Mary
Pcden.
Sixth Grade: Clyde Brooks.
Eighth Grade: Janette Willis.
Ninth Grade: Sara Lou Bobo.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-11-18

Booster StOre-free for all, post
card contest writing. Help your fav-
orite booster by writing and win the
42 piece dinner set.
J. G.. Burns e. Co.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-11-18

You should see the great values we
offer IN comforts, new lot jast receiy-
ed.
S. VI. & E. II. WILKES & co.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

S suggested in the reply to "R. b."
~ below. there arc no present indica-
n TONS that this is 70 be phenom-
enaily early spring. Personally, I am
rather delighted. for conditions for plant
ing are almost invariably better after a
good, hard. snowy winter than after the
sort We have had for the last three years.
Last winter you may remember, there
was absolutely no snow after Christmas.
and the ground was soft enough to dig
IN along I'm January and February. But
later on it froxe and delayed the early
planting; then. owing partly to the lack
OF snow. it's water supply failed and
crops were almost wiped out by the June
drouth. Therefore, I say. am looking
ahead to something OF normal spring
whenever it comes
Meantime. these recent cold days and
frozen ground are just right Tor one very
important gardening operation. the
|. Spreading Of manure. II you have
stable OF Your own. the best plan is TO
\ haul the Hitter out each day. Then what
/ cvcr plant food is lsached away by the
pain sinks into the soil where it is needed.
instcad Of under the barn or the manure
hit
4 Otherwise, YOU might have had the
kmanure spread last fall or any time dur
Dos the winter Failing this now is the
me to set it on The garden. Don't try
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
S5sS8 That GARDEN Of Eak7B
Y DEPARTMENT Those HMGs21

, should remain approximately the same
ANYTHING over 10 degrees Fahrenhelt
tends TO hasten growth at the expense OK
sturdiness and health, while anything
less than 40 degrees hardly admits OF
thorough, even termination.
Moreover an alienation OF these from
day to night and back again Is practi-
cally fatal. Control this condition, then,
by (a) moving the fiat near the windo"
by day and away from II by night. OBJ
covering the fat with newspapers or
light cloth at night and (c) keeping the
fiat I'm the kitchen overnight. where the
temperature tends to remain higher than
in the rest OF the house.
one other essential is proper labelling,
without which you are liable to get into
all kinds OF difficulties unless you are
familiar with the appearance or the MI
mute seedlings A silver OF wood bearins
the name Of the variety and the date IL
was sown can be stuck in the soil at the
end of each row, or the same data can
be written on the edge of the box, so long
as you ere careful TO erase IL before otner
crops are started in the same nat
II may be that some OF my readers nui
themselves in the midst Of gardens where
in berry bushes and grape vines and
4, other perennial crops are already estab-
lished: Il so, there is work to be done
among them even now, nor should 1t be
longer delayed Presumably the bushes
and vines appear more or less Ike those
marked (a) i'm the accompanying sketches
Your task then is to prune them TO an
appearance az much like CD as possible
with the berries the idea Is to cut out
both the smallest, weakest canes and also
the Oldest. AZ the fruit is developed on
side branches that develop the same sea-
son. from two to four thrifty, vigorous
canes Of last years growth will give the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

of my small backyard garden for roses
and also for the lawn?-C. s. W.. Brook
Ign.
The best fertilizer for roses Is well
rotted stable preferably cow manure.
Use II generously In making new beds and
apply as mulch when the ground freezes
each winter. In the spring rake off the
coarser litter, sprinkle the ground with
finely ground bone meal (enough to just
cover. it) and dig around the plants with
a spading fork. During the summer give
each plant once q week quart. OF liquid
manure (soak half bushel of COW
manure in barrel OF water, or tea
spoonful OF nitrate of soda, either in So
luton or sprinkled around the base Of the
plant just before watering it,
II YOU don't mind the look. mulch the
lawn, too. with stable or sheep manure,
being certain that the former is thorough
iy rotted. In the spring sprinkle a MKT
ure Of bone meal and sifted wood ashes,
about six pounds to 100 square feet, over
the lawn and occasionally during the
summer apply nitrate of soda Ga half
pound to 100 square feet in twenty gallons
Of water) or weak manure water.
NV garden is entirely surrounded by
2 wire netting fence. Can l plant any
thing along this that could grow up
over it?-A. E., East Orange. n. j.
The netting would supply good sup
port for the tall growing varieties OF
peas, such as Telephone, etc, although
twiggy brush is usually preferred for this
purpose. Pole beans should do well also,
or tomato vines could be trained against
and tied to the fence. Cucumbers, espe-
clally il to be harvested small for pick
ling. might succeed, although l should
prefer sloping, rather than vertical,
support. OF course. there are several
flowers that you could grow there, such
as sweetpeas, nasturtiums, morning glory,
canary bird vine and the various types Of
gourd vines.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15


berry bushes and spade up another sec
ton where we can grow tomatoes, let
tuce. chard beans and peas. What or.
rangement of these would you suggest!
Mrs. r. l.. s., Hartford, Conn.
For ease in cultiyating the berry
bushes and for general convenience,
suggest leaving as many bushes as you
want in straight rows about four feet
apart the first being about two feet from
the north edge OF the plot Three rows
would give you about fifty bushes and
take a strip ten feet wide, leaving an
equally large space for the vegetables,
I'm addition TO the original 1Ox15 feet bed.
In the latter / would sow a row of let
tuce 2Ia feet from the eastern edge, as
early as the ground can be worked, and a
second row PA feet from the first The
same distance beyond the second row Of
lettuce should start, at the same time, a
crop of the earliest peas Later as soon
as the weather had become settled. three
rows OF chard could be started. 2. and s
feet from the eastern edge of the bed
respectively.
In the lOx5O feet strip should run the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
Courtesy of Doubleday. Page & Coz

puddle Plenty of clean, sharp sand add
ed 10 good garden loan gives this re-
suit. or better still is mixture OF equal
parts of loam and decayed leaf mould and
half as much sand.
/ These are the ideal conditions, which,
of course, we will approach as closely
as possible. But there are plenty Of suo-
stitutes that will do il the proper condl-
tions are lacking.
| Discarded cigar boxes make salts
factory. though rather small flats, or or
binary flower pots will hold a good many
seedlings. We might express the idea In
weights and measures:
So many flower pots equal one fiat.
| SO many fats equal one hotbcd.
! SO many hotbeds equal one garden.
! We will suppose, then, that whatever
we are using we have put in the soil.
carefully filling the corners and firminS
il all over with piece of plank. Next
moisten the soil thoroughly, either by
dipping the box in a pan Of water until
the moisture soaks up from below, or by
spraying il gently. After little, but
| DelOIC inc sui uilCo Ouhf IL 10 hihS ~
make the drills and SOW the seed
The rows of seedlings should be about
two inches apart and the best way TO
mark them out is to cut a piece of lath
or other thin board as long as the inside
width OF the fiat, and two inches wide.
Then by simply Hopping 1t over and over
straightedge is supplied with which
shallow, parallel trenches may be marked,
using a skewer, a pencil or a thin strip
of wood pressed into the soil to the re-
quired depth.
Next SOW the seed carefully, scattering
it directly from the packet TO avoid
waste and spreading it evenly in the
drills The larger seeds can be covered by
smoothing the soil back over them, but
the finest sorts. such as celery, want
only the slightest possible covering, which
is best supplied by sitting little sand
or dust over them. Oftentimes another
light frming of the soil will hasten ger
mination by bringing the seeds into closer
contact with the moist soil.
A GLASS TOP TO PREVENT UN-
DUE EVAPORATION.
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done 80 as not to disturb or wash away
the seeds. The best plan is either to let
the water soak up from below, as sug-
gestcd above, or TO cover the soil with
a piece. OF cloth and wet that thoroughly
with "A plant sprinkler.
No vegetables are ever expected to ma
ture in a fiat, hence only those that re-
quire or especially thrive on transpantins
need be started. Given one box eighteen
inches long. its nine rows might be APP
portioned as follows:
Two cabbage. two tomato, one cauil-
flower one brussels sprouts, one lettuce
one celery. half eggplant and half pepper.
Occasionally onions are started in this
way, although | think that double trans
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

Enclosed find diagram for the pro-
posed arrangement of small garden
within ten miles OF New YORK. hino c,l
let me know through the columns OF the
Sunday Tribune what / improvements
can be made i'm the lay-out.-R. b., New
York.
Your plan for alternating chicken yard
and garden is excellent. and will be bene-
fetal to both poultry and crops. Your ar
rangement OF succession crops is also
good. although you might work in a crop
or two of radishes, il you care for them,
or even some lettuce between the rows OF
corn TO be planted May Is, and also in
the ground that is to lie idle until cab
bage is planted on July 10,
My suggestions may be grouped under
three heads: The first is spacing. Rows
Of spinach need be but twelve inches
apart: tomatoes, if dwarf varieties, need
two and half feet, and, IL standard
varieties. at least three feet; pole bean
hills should stand at least three feet apart
and corn (early varieties) two ana
half feet, and medium and late varieties
three feet apart. Second comes dates
This year. from all appearances there Will
he no planting on March Is. Therefore
YOU will probably have TO move your
whole schedule ahead, although, after the
snow and cold weather that we have re-
Gently had, spring, when it once comes
should come with a rush. The third group
of suggestions deals with the general ar
rangement. In the first place, snlah
garden does not need two-foot pain at
the end of each row; in most cases you
can continue the rows right up to the
fence and later on step over or through
them. It might also be easier to SOW the
first crops at the ends Of the TWO peds
inHead of toward their centre, You would
then have to spade up and rake over oniy
enough ground at one time to take care
of that DAYS sowing. OF course, TINS
scheme could not be adhered to all the
way through, but until. May or there
abouts it would seem to offer advantages
On the whole, however, you have maze
excellent use of your ground.
Our garden plot is 20x6O feet our
vears ago il was entirely BLACKBERRY
match : but we have had a space IVXio
feet cleared and dug up. Tor VegetdDie
growing each year since them our pan
IS 10 cut paths through the remalhins
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

rows east and west, sowing first
OF carly peas foot or so from the
.ern boundary, and another row oLa'
crop variety at least two feet nor
the first Two and a half feet from
/ should start the first Of three rowsV
bush beans two feet apart. After han
vesting the early peas (some time n
June) another row Of lettuce could b'
started in the 1Oxl5 feet patch and tw
dozen tomato plants set I'm place OF the
long row Of early peas. The second croI
Of the latter would be removed in plenN
Of time to make room for the CROWNS
tomatoes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
SUFFERS EPIGRAM.

Ex-Governor Sulzer was talking in New
York about politician who had gont
under.
THE poor fellow" he said. tried TO d.
what was right; but he was poor. and the
bosses played on his poverty Without
without regular employment.
he had a hard row 10 hoe"
Mr.. Sulzer ended with a grim smile:
Life is no joke wnen you live by your
wits"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

For this work the real gardener uses
what he calls fiat" which is nothing
more than stout wooden box. about Is
by l. by inches in size. with spaces left
between the bottom boards or several
half-inch holes bored i'm them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

within half or thrce-quarters Of an inch
OF the top OF the box.
The most important thing about the soil
for nat IL that u shall he loose and
friahle, with no tendency to bake or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

for some time. hut for most of us the
frozen soil renders this step stu imprac-
ucahle. But a sunny south window Is
surely available, whore quite number
Of seeds can be started into activity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

after (b) pruning. Do this work before
the buds break.
Courtesy OF Doubleday, Page Coz
maximum returns. These should be cut
back to a length of about two and one
half feet If raspberries. or three to three
and one-haIf feet II blackberries.
old grape vines are often puzzle, and
il is frequently best TO let them alone for
one season in order to see what they are
capable Of The illustration suggests a
desirable form which may serve as
type OF the result at which to aim.
For the next couple of weeks il may be
worth while to mention briefly each OF the
commoner vegetables. with reference 10
IT'S particular needs, advantages and
drawbacks, and to suggest a few varie-
ties that I have found reliable and salts
factory for general conditions.
TRANSATLANTIC THE CABBAGE
AT FIVE TO EIGHT INCHES.
When the plants are from five to eight
inches tall transplant them to their mai
position at least two feet apart. A httie
fertilizer worked into the soil at this time
will give generous returns.
The varieties are legion, well distrio-
uted among early, medium and late types
Worth mentioning are Allhead, Jersey
Wakefield, Early Dwarf, Flat Dutch'
Stonehead, Drumhead, Early Winnis-
stadt and, for cold slaw and salads espe-
cially, Danish Round Red.
SOME INQUIRIES FROM OUR
READERS AND OUR ANSWERS.
What shall 1 use to best enrich the soil
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

In this he places first an inch or so of
drainage material. fragments OF old pots,
coarse cinders, gravel etc, covering the
drainage holes with the larger pieces.
over this he spreads a thin layer Of moss
or excelsior or anything that will pre-
vent the soil from sitting through into
the gravel The soil is then added to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

10 cover the nat with a piece OF glass;
proppod up perhaps an eighth OF an inch
at one side to provide ventilation. inc
soil should thereafter he kept moist put
the watering should be very carefully
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

planting Of this crop is waste of time,
especially when ii can be grown in halt
the time from sets
OF course, any of the annual flowers
may be started I'm this manner, aster,
cosmos, balsam, cockscomb, hollyhock'
saliva, verbena, etc, being common and
popular examples.
The question of temperature naturally
suggests itself, and it should he noted
that although moderate warmth IS de-
sired, the height at which the mercury
stands Is less important than that it
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

g. economize at this point. Specify we'll
ioued stable manure and, IT, il is avail
able. spread a layer at least four inches
thick There is nothing quite so good for
the average veeetable garden.
The next task these days is some actual
iaaHtRg- indoors. The professional gar
5tner or au~Ist has had his hotbeds going
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

sow directly The illustration shows
satisfactory Tor
seeds but mosso shou b. planted drills"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
"A SMALL GARDEN WITHIN TEN
MILES OF NEW YORK.

Inclosed find a diagram for the pro-
posed arrangement of small garden
within ten miles of New York. Kindly
let me know through the columns OF the
Sunday Tribune what / improvements
can be made i'm the lay-out-R B., New
awfy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15

Our garden plot is 2Ox6O feet. Four
vears ago il was entirely BLACKBERRY
patch but we have had a space ioT bIs
feet cleared and dug up for vegetapie
growing each year since them Our plan
is TO cut paths through the reHaihins