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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1915-08-05
CHAPTER TX.
For The Sake of False Friend. !"

VI sue Sake OF False Friend"
DE- AGAR'S hands almost touched
the diamond from the sky as
:. ~ she Qlutched at it over the
shoulder of Vivian Marston as
disappeared through the velvet win
y curtains clinched in n strong. dark
s for Vivian a1arston, she caught
q breath with great guiding sob
then she shriel1ed in wild alarm
. 4 pain, for the hands that had so
'ef1oCsly tiIottled her fair neck
snatched from her breast the great
fewed Jewel had been no gentle
0 5.
Il an instant the ballroom was in an
oar, and frightened ffrnky had
I at the first wild report there had
jewel robbery to the front door
and had blown three long, fright
tFerlng blasts upon q police whistle
-tslde the Randolph mansion Luke
l. Ell was scuttlinG through the dark
: with the diamond from tha sI1v
ing on the outside and waiting for
L. mistress, Hagar, the gypsy queen.
d esther, Luke had glanceGj through
low window only to have,his gaze
I; upon the blazing jewel
ever overscrup'llous, he arways 70
u aoared the whispered gypsy gossip
u MATT Harding, the dead husband
O. agar, had made mis- fortune now
'essed by Hagar, by some.bold conn
nj here, thought the desDerato
l. e. was his chance for fortune. He
quick to follow out the evil I'm
p e.
gained the street with the wild
IL TO hide the diamond in the first
81 nook Or Granny, and then to return
hs quickly as he could to bear tba
Dl II OF suspicion and Of search.
side the ballroom all was confu-
81 and alarm Women screamed and
u ted' and the men, foremost among
q 4 Arthur and Blair, soon. surround.
e ne hyster1ca1 Vivian Marston. lis
y hg TO her broken story Of being
81 nsled and robbed by two strong
IS belonging to an unseen thing in
u cWlnAllnG OF an eye.
the doorstep the frightened ,fr,,,
Ihe ponce whistle again and
a. n.
4e policeman who had been at tha
ais for some time, but had saun.
e "a away to give an eye to his beat.
heard returning with rapid foot.
81 sin the dark. Far off in the other
J. 1tlpA another policeman could be
y 4stPialy approaching and sound.
IL as hight stick on the sidewalk.
IKE saw the CLEAN of brass lnrttons
u er a gas lamp not hundred wards
~ =. He turned, his booty clasped in
4. strong bronzed right hand, to- flee
n he opposite direction. But coming
n ais direction was the other accursed
D. 2eman, making the night hideous
\ the pounding of his club on tho
2f ement. Luke realized he was. tran
D. TO throw the diamond into the
It ct might mean its finding and his
81 7eqnent conviction for its theft
q hand struck something cold. It
v an iron mail box on a lamppost
3 cath the lamppost was a circle of
Il lie that masked his action. Quick
Is bought he dropped the jewel. with
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Go be contirued.)
See the pictures at the Palace to-
morrow (Fljday) night.
ls.a.7FhG31 0u.ci.IV Cured

Aoont two wears ago I bad p So
we're attack Of diairioea w|jcS, lsst
"a I lor yer ? weeE, :" writes W. G.
IONS, Boford, N. D. Il becsrne e.
"eak that | could not stand upright
a otoSG1St recommended Chan. be-
, !, : Collc. Cholera and Diarrhopa
merely. Inc first dose relieved
me ;, and within two days I was as
where. e"eiy-
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AGEl:lEs .Ea.CEs' Malice

Having qualified as aGministra.l~ ~,
OF the estate OF the late Herr { \
ms IS to rotify all persons lav;
CLAIMS against said estate to pta-, +
them to tie undersigned CT orr /.
fornoy within twelve months n
this date CT this notice viii he IN !.
cd IN bar O. their recovery. 4
perscns owing the esiate va, o., a
fo1 ward srd rake e4;.t.
ment.
This 7th day OF July. 1915.
Cornelius Alexander,
A!orZo Peoples,
Administrator.
A. Paul K;tdIli7a. ATTY.
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TIC ts9cppea the Jewel into the Mail
Box,
tect1Ve relaxed his efforts in aiding his
more Official brethren Of the law.
Arthor Wrenched himself loose and
ie1teo the sheriff and the policeman.
broke through the ring of cabmen and
nunkies and was gone!
Hagar now realized she should have
taken Blake more into her confidence
Aor all the detective knew was that his
e'leht mad been seeking Arthur Stan
Iey With no good intentions to tho FL
gltlve. SO when later on the Same day
ne, mad located Arthur with Blair ha
mad given the same information as ~
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Hesd The CONFERENCE.-The O,7,,,
one Gol!ar per yeor. 49, >''I's
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1915-08-04
Clerk OF Court Returns.

Mr.. c. a Power. the clerk Of court
returned last week from his western
trip and attendance upon the nation
al convention OF the WOOdmen Of the
World Mr.. Power was delighted with
his trip. He visited a number of wcs-
tern cities, among them Chicago
where he happened to be on the day Of
the Eastand disaster. Mr. Power
passed the Eastland about twcnty
minutes before she turned over and
passed her again shortly after the ap-
palling disaster. IIe brought with
him several Of the Chicago papers
gotten out Immediately after the dis
aster, showing pictures OF the ill-fat-
ell ship and many of her passengers.
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WILL LEAVE LAURENS.
Mr. L. j. McAliSter Has Accented ~
Position In Jackson Georgia and
VIII Leave This Week.

Hundreds Of friends throuehout tbn
city and county will regret to learn
that Mr. T. J. McAlister has resigned
his position with Davis Roper Com
pany and has accepted a more mcra-
tive position with the Jackson Mcr-
camille Company of Jackson. Ga. Mr.
NcAlister will leave the latter part
OF this week for his new home. The
many friends of the family will be
glad to know that Mrs. McAlister and
the children will remain in Laurens
until after next summer.
Mr.. McAlister came to Laurens
about four years ago to accept a po-
sition with tDavis-Roper Company as
buyer and manager Of the dry goods
department and was not long in prov
ing himself most capable, efficient
and courteous business man. During
his stay here he has made great
huhch Of business friends and friends
outside Of business, who sincerely re-
Gret to sec him leave Laurcns.
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MAIL OUT TICKETS
FOR THE ELECTION
For Primary on August 10th, One
Week From Next Tuesday.

Columbia, July 2S.-Sccrctary w. c..
MCGOWAN Of the State Democratic ex-
ecutive committee said today that he
had mailed out 10000 tickets to the
Fourth congressional district for use
in the primary on August 10th. These
tickets mailed to the county chairmen
of the counties of Laurens, Union,
Spartanburg and Greenville, which
comprise this district.
The voters of the Fourth district
will hold a primary on August 10th,
one week from next Tuesday, for
the purpose Of nominating a candi-
date for congress to succeed JOS. r..
Johnson, who resigned to become
Judge of the Western Federal district
Of this State. A second primary, if
necessary, will be held two weeks la
ter. The general election takes place
on September IA.
There are six candidates in the race
for the Democratic nomination,
which is equivalent to election. They
are: b. a. Morgan Of Grccnvillo, \.
II. Miller Of Grecrs, Sam j. Nichols.
K, j: CAN'T, |. c. Blackwood, all of
Spartanburg, W. w. Johnson, of I'm
ion. Laurens is the only county in
the district which has no candidate
ana 1t is the general impression that
the candidate which carries the larg-
er part of the Laurens vote will have
big lead towards landing the plum.
Several Of the candidates are known
outside their district Mcssrs. Black
wood, Nichols and Morgan have scry-
ed IN the legislature. r." -,
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SHILOH NEWS.

a series of meeting Of five days at
Shiloh, conducted by the pastor, Rev
T.. W. Munncrlyn, assisted by Rev.
Mr.. Bcllvinc, Of Anderson, closed Fri-
day night. The preaching services,
both day and night were attended, by
large crowds and everyone enjoyed the
meeting. Good results were obtained.
No candidates received for baptism
John Fuller, (colored,) who lives on
Mr.. l.. s. Bolts place. lost his barn
crib with some oats, wheat straw,
buggy and miscellaneous articles by
fire last Saturday. Children playing
with matches was the cause.
Mr.. w. c. Gray, who got his right
shoulder bone broken two weeks ago,
is getting OH o. * DR.. j. w. BcasOn
and Dr. Vincent of Laurcns, set the
bone.
Mr. j. r. Dagnell is no better. His
illness is being feared by all for the
worse.
Mr.. Henry knight had good mule
to die last week.
Mr.. II. o. Abercrombic lost fine
milk COW the other day.
Mr.. John r. Owings and two sisters,
Misses Cora Lee and Olctc, OF Oak
vile community, were on the hilltop
Of Shiloh two days last week visiting
their kindred and meeting their
friends Of other days and attending
the meeting here -'iG Il '~,.
Miss Genet Boyd, an accomplished
young lady Of Fountain Inn, IS visit,
ing her aunts, Mrs. J. c. Abercrombic'
and Mrs. S. p. Bolt here and making
new acquaintanccs, --psa,,-
Mr.. and Mrs. j. y. Hellams will
leave tomorrow, Tuesday, for Due
West. They will be gone the, remain
der of tho week. While there they
viii be the guests Of Mrs. Hellams' pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Brcwey. This is
Mrs. Hellams' first trip to her old
home since her marriage In December
1914. We hope she will have the best
kind Of a time and enjoy every minute
OF it.
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CONFERENCE FOR
COMMON GOOD
Notable Speakers to Make
Addresses Saturday
TOWNSHIP MEETINGS
ALSO TO FOLLOW

In Addition to the Conference for
Common Good, the County Trustee
Association Will Meet I'm the Court
House. Large Crowd Is Expected.
All preparations have been complet.
ed for the Conference for Common
Good which is to be held in this city
Saturday. The meeting will he held
al Holmes Spring, near the passenger
station, and will begin at 10:30 o'clock.
/! Superintendent OF Education James II.
S''liivan will preside Lunches will
ne sold on the grounds to those who
come without dinner but the basket
picnic is expected to play an import
ami part in feeding the crowds
-Four Of the states most noted cdu-
Gators have been engaged to make adj
dresses. Congressman Lever will
SPEAK on The subject. "Thc High Cost
OF lGnomncc"; State Superintendent
OF Education J. e. Swearingcn will
speak on Education; Prof. w. w.
Long Will speak on THE Value Of
STATE Demonstrations; Rev. l.. p. Nc
"rhc Church in Forming Public Scnti-
mcni' It will thus be seen that there
has been an cndcavor to establish d
relationship between the state, tho
schools and the church. All Of those
who arc interested in the educational
Iiic of the county are expected to at.
tend.
8 Following the big conference Satur-
day series of conferences will be
held in the different townships the fol.
lowing week. At these conferences
Mr. Lucco Gunter, state supervisor
OF rural schools, Mr.. II. b. Ilumbert,
Mr.. j. II. Sullivan and local minister
OF the respective township will mako
addresses. The following is the itin-
crary Of the township conferences
Monday--G Gray Court-Owings,
Tuesday Wallace Lodge,
Tuesday Warrior Creek,
Wednesday Poplar, !
Wednesday Nisht--Mt. Olive.
Thursday Waterloo,
Thursday Nieht-Cross Hil(>
Friday ay-Soul's Chapel, RI
Saturday -Mountville, ~
The township charmen are cxpcct-.
ing the people Of the different town
SHIPS to turn out in force at each
meeting. The day meetings will be-
sin about ! o'clock and the night
meetings about 500 O'Clock.
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VIII Move tO Georyiu

Alr. Z. 5. klugh and family left YES
terday Tor Ninety Six where they will
shehd few days before going on to
thelr new home in BarnesviIlc, Gcor-
sia. lie has bought business in that
city, where he will be located in tho
lrture Mr. and Mrs. Klugh have
MADE l'aurens their home for several
years and while here made numerous
friends who regret to sec them de-
part Mr.. klugh, while here, was the
capable manager of the Red Hot Rack
ct Store.
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Enjoyed Camping 'rrip.

party chapcroned by Mr., and Mrs.
W. r. Hramlett returned to the city
Friday evening after having spcnt
about two weeks camping at WARRIOR
olSh's Mill The trip was a delight
iul one in every way and greatly en-
Joyed BESIDES the chapcroncs. the
following composed the party: Misses
RoSalic and Allccne Franks. Avio Ma
hai1cS Carol Roper, Rucia Wolf, rs
tor F0Wlc@. all OF I.aurcns and Miss
Emmic Robertson OF Clinton. NlcSsrs.
+. @. Anderson, Henry Franks. Gus
BahD, Tommie Owings. of Taurcns.
Spurgcon Sumerc and Fred Fowler,
of Clinton, and Jake Ballcngcr, Of
seneca. Three Youngsters, Charlie
FRANKS, Harry Johnson and Roy Ow-
in&S, were also in the party.
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Made Annual Settlement.

Comptroller General Carlton w.
Sawyer was in the city Friday and
Witnessed the annual settlement be-
tween the county officers. This was
the first visit that the Comptroller
General had made to the city since
his appointment and he spent quite
awhile visiting his numerous friends
here. Mr.. Sawyer dropped into The
Advertiser Office while here for brief
call and took occasion to speak In
very high terms Of the condition Of the
county's books.
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: Operating Big Farm.

Mr., n. b. Dial returned to the city
several days ago from McBec, where
he had gone with several young men
from this county who are considering
buying lands there on the favorable
terms which Mr.. Dial's company is Of
foring. Mr.. Dial stated that while
there he completed arrangements for
the operation Of a thousand acre farm
on a part of his company's holdings
there.
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EDUCATIONAL RALLY
AT TRINITY RIDGE
Preparations Have Been Made for n
Large Crowd to Attend the Rally
Friday, the 9Th.

Fflual, tnc YIN.
CONGRESSMAN Asbury Lever and EN-
Senator Joan l.. McLaurin have ar
ceptcd the invitation Of the committees
to make addresses at the educational
rally and farmers day at Trinity
Ridge school Friday Ex-Gov. Anscl
has not yet accepted and may not at
tend, though final answer has not
yet been received from him At any
rate, 1t may safely be said that peo-
pie for miles around will be thcrc
Friday to hear Congressman Lever
and Senator McLaurin. Their sub
]ccts have not been announced but in
all probability their speeches will be
along agricultural lines.
secondary object of tho meeting
is to raise funds for the benefit of the
Schooi Jhls is TO be accomplished
ny serving a barbecue dinner which
the committees iii charge arc guaran-
lcein2 Will SurnaSs anything vet at
tempted in that vicinity The dinner
VIII be served in such style that The
rush for things TO cat and dishes 10
I'il them in, typica! Of many barbo-
cues, viii not be necessary. Arrange
ments Tor an ample supply OF dishes,
knives, forks, etc, have already boon
made IN addition to the barbecue
ana those things that 20 along with
it fish stew will also be served to
W hn IN,
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---------------
ELECTION NEXT TUESDAY.
Congressman to Take Judge JOhnSOn'S
Place to he Selected.

Next Tuesday the tenth marks the
wnd-up OF the race for conGrcSs The
polls wil as usual open at eight in
the morning and close al four in tho
afternoon The six candidates are all
most positive Of being the chosen ono
and Judging from the reception that
each has received oyor the district
each has somC claim TO the belief that
he Will locate in WASHINGTON for the
winter months. The six candidates
are r. \. Morgan of Grccnvllc, w
w. Johnson Of Union, Sam ]. Nichols
Of Spartanburg, II. A. Miller Of Greer
r. r. Can't of Spartanburg and Ira
c. Blackwood Of Spartanhurg
The campaign for the congressional
seat has been one Of the most orderly
Instructive and respectable that has
been held in these parts in many &
moon. Each Of the racers confined
himself to the facts and figures il
his own platform and rcfraincd from
the usual mud-singing contest Eigh
campaign meetings were held in Lau
renS county and at each Il fairly good
sized audience appeared to hear The
sides Of the contestants.
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guest of MISS Bcss Moore.

t9utSt Vi .hlSS ibtSS NlOOTc.
Tho picnic at Wham's lawn Friday,
was as usual, a success. a large
crowd was present and nothing hap
Dcncd to mar the pleasures Of The day.
Although several OF the speakers in
vitod to the disappointment OF many,
were unable to come Mr.. Carl Whar-
ton, Col. Wharton, Or. Stewart and
Mr.. r.. a. Cooper were on hand, and in
their happicst mood, and their adj
dresses were enjoyed by al.
The Young Peoples Missionary so
Giety met and spent a. most enjoyable
evening ThursdaNgsat tho hospiable
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John ThOmason.
Their daughter. Miss Lilly being the
hostess. The time passed all too soon
in playing Rook and other progress
sivo games. at 10:30 the dining room
doors were thrown open and the
guests were ushcrcd in, and were
served delicious cream and cake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce Thomson, Wis
tied Mr. Lewis Gilliard's family. near
Fountain Inn Thursday.
Messrs. Willie Abercrombie and Da-
vid Brownleo, will leave in few
days for Johnson City, Tenn, where
they Wal visit for while.
Mr.. Eugene Abercrombie OF Honea
Path, Is visiting relatives hcre.
Mr.. Marion Armstrong, of the u. S
' Il. d. IA. ...- s. .s. VI ~
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MAKE TWO
ADDRESSES HERE
Treasurer OF Anderson College VIII
Make Talks Sunday Morning and
Evening at Baptist Church.

Mr.. Burnett. the treasurer OF An
derSon College for Girls will be in
l4onrens next Sunday and will make
two addresses in the Baptist church.
In the morning at II o'clock he will
talk upon christian Education" and
In the evening at $3.50 her will ad-
dress the congregation upon the sub
jcct, "Thc Conservation of. Boyhood. ;"
At both of these services the members
Of the other congregations in the city
VIII be cordially welcomed ana it is
hoped that many will take advantage
OF the opportunity to hear Mr.. Burn
ett. He is reputed to be an exception
ally fine speaker and wcll-vcrsod in
the subjects he has selected for his
dscourscs.
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ATTENDING STATE COUNCIL.
Two LaurcnS Citizens High Onicials
OF Junior Order American Mechanics

Messrs. w. p. Thomason and II.
Terry left yesterday for Columbia
where they will remain several days
attending the State Council Junior
Order of Mechanics. Mr.. Thomason
holds the highest state Office in the
gift Of the order and will preside over
the meetings being held in Columbia.
Mr.. Terry is one Of the big national
guns, being National Executive Com
mittccman from South Carolina.
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Babb Elected County Chairman.

AT a meeting OF the county cxccu-
tive committee held last Thursday,
County Chairman ". c. lrby, .Jr., sub
mitted his resignation The namcs of
r. e. Babb and Geo. a. Browning, Jr.,
we're placed in nomination for clccs
ton to the vacancy. Mr.. Babb was
elected by one vote. In addition to
this, only routine matters were at
tended to.
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DEATH or WILL 4. WILLIS.
One OF LanrrnS C0unty'S Best known
Citizens Passes Away After Very
Short Illness.

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Bailey Brothers Suffer Loss.

Clinton, S. G.. July 2S.-Thc large
mercantile establishment OF Bailey
Brothers, one Of the oldest and strong
est business concerns Of the town was
completely destroyed tonight by fire
The alarm was given shortly aftuI
nine o'colck and the fire department.
responded promptly but fought tho
flames TO no avail, the entire two-story,
building and all IFS contents was de-
stroycd, not a dollars worth Of so -
-
'.;os \" ..a'a.s's\ .'.ss\ : =. d. :
The total loss>., I'D fifty IL b
sand dollars and was I'll insur, H
In ,ugh not heavy enough TO cover thS
loss.
The firm is composed Of r. L. and
C. C. Bailey 4
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Mrs. P H. Martin, after a dclightfuiN
visit to her sister, Mrs. Dr. Geo Mose-
Icy, near Union, returned to her home
at MGdiens the latter part OF last
week. While there she also visited
Mrs. Tom Hollis, Mrs. Simpson Bali
and Mr.. Hiram Marlborough, all >f6Eia.
er residents Of this county ~
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COTTON FARMERS
RAISING TOBACCO
Two Aiken County Farmers Go Into
New IilNseof Agriculture. Meet With

TWO Aiken County Farmers Go Into
New IiINs,of Agriculture. Meet With
Success.
Aiken, July 29.-W W. IIolley, ST.,
and w. w. Holley, Jr., who live a few
miles from the city of Aiken and who
are disciples of the splendid gospel Of
diversified farming, have this Year be-
tween, thirty-five and forty acres of as
good tobacco as is grown anywhere
in the State of South Carolina, SO says
the field agent of the Southern Rail-
way Mr.. Perrin further says he is Of
the opinion that. with the possible en-
ception of a few stretches Of rather
lad land, the soil Of Aiken County Is
as whole admirable for the purposes
Of tobacco cultivation, and if it were
taken up on the proper scale, as good
tobacco as is grown anywhere in the
tobacco belt could be produced in
Aiken County with about half the work
required to raise cotton and at deal
better profit
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MEETING OF VETERANS,

: VI '''EIftVITI' y. Z, W. 10 ETOIH
us Annual Reunion mt Langston
Church.
W r. Wright, Secretary, has issued
the following notice to the soldiers
ana friends of Co. f, to gather at
iAhsston church for the annual rcun-
ion on August 1oth:
Co. F, l4th Regiment, u. c. ", will
hold It's annual reunion on August 18th
al hangston church Everybody come
and bring well filed baskets <Icovo
your troubles at home, give the old
noys one more good day and be happy
yourselves"
W. T.. Wright, Sec.
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Practically Pioneers.

However, for some reason the farb-
ers of Aiken County have never taken
very intcnsivcly or seriously to the
cultivation Of tobacco, and the Holcys
are practically pioneers in this phase
OF farming, so far as Aiken County
Is concerned; 1t being understood that
with the exception ten-acre patch
at Ellcnton, this county, no other to-
bacco is grown in the county. But
despite the fact that this is their first
year with tobacco and that they have
been hampcrcd not little by mex
pcricncc, the lIolleys have on the
whole been very successful with this
first crop, the most substantial dif-
ficulty now confronting them being the
matter Of a market, since SO far the to-
bacco industry in Aiken County is not
large enough to warrant the establish
mcnt of even branch market
May Increase Scale.
However, if this difficulty can be OBJ
waited and the product disposed Of at
u reasonable profit. these very pro-
SreSSlyc farmers expect next year to
cultivate tobacco on a more extensive
scale, since they have already paid
this year the first and big expense Of
initial preparation and now can in
crease their acreage without having
to make at the same time any very ma
terial increase in expenditures.
-Four barns have been erected for
curing the tobacco. The first barn-lot
was cured last week. Although it was
the first tobacco gathered and com
posed mainly Of the ground leaves, it
was a very pretty grade Of tobacco,
Notwithstanding the leaves being cX-
ccptionally large and bright, and the
HolleY, darkics are already substitut-
ing itdor "Jukcs mixtry."