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Efje tbbertiser Subscription Price is $1.00 Per Year Payable in Advance. Published by A1D)VERTISER PillNTING: COYPANY Laurens, S. C. Advertising Rates on Application. Obituaries and Card of Thanks: One Cent a Word. Entered at the postoffice at Laurens, S. C., as second class mail matter. LAUJIENS, S. U.. DEC. 1:2. 1917. The decision of the collegi boys to hold their oratorical contest in Green wood next spring. after having held it for several years elsew'het e. will be received with 14leasure in this sec tio)n by those who are interested in such matters. (;ing back to the old home of tle 'Conte.-t was a wise move, for the annual (vent has never held eewhere the ,tat'wide interest which thcy 00manled there. Besides, the eleC(ss which the (rceenwood people *ade of the affair entitled them to it, l the contest havin been madie self - pportin r while speakers and dele- I a.ates wer'- put to n, exp(nse. Add- I "'1 in tere-t Will be :iven the contest I this county this yei l(e''aulSe a 141urens boy. W. E. Blakely, of Ora. preshlcnt i the association and will eside at tih meeting. Reports Iitm the country indicate that the farnt ars of the cot unty, es '('Cially i.c -mall farmenvrs, made a lbstantial l.:s;~nli- I. the ,-all of the1 -.Vernan: tI plat w heat anid as a " t "lr .ore i., ,lant-d 'his veatr than :a Inan' ye"a;:.- past. ' I he ev'erely -*'l w'd aie r does it piu their ef - c t ana I n an niti- more tiLun own !!' four :1.}.1 Year than eve'lr be - *r'. .\ des, :'".,,i lj jiibut,. is di c :l hce -1all fatrner- andl those. |alget' 01)("s who, wtith patriot( mlot.ive, pas.4 41 up the opportunity o4f nakin: more inoney ~nit of (otton in order to serve the (mmon gol It is this sense of pa triotism and senii -e of pb11lic obliga tion that Is the bed-roek tio d(mocratic ro(ernn1'-111 111 and wvit houtt it our coln try w11oul(1 beoie tie victim of auto cratic power. Thum.,- who have failed to help in this (4n" ause at least pos sibly may prolil in dollar's 1111(1 cents, lti the consioulsness of a duty per- i fI' llted m ay c rtain ly ntilt il Iheirs. I l'ity thme railroads' The mployees fix the pay-roll aid the government 1ixe s tIh rates to 1mn ,"1 tle pay-roll. The :mlioyee~s demIrand mo1re wages, get it and denuind moree. The141 govern mWent stands pa and tells tile rail- I 'oads 10 di up til 'laty-roll sOlie- I where, but (lo(sn'I .-a: vhere. Hlow' wVould I farinecr, 11 mer< hat.t a bank r-r or, say, a newlspaper publishe.r, like to be plac(d in lhe t aime pret(dinent' TIhe railroad14s arfe fliding it. hard14 to lmake 11(1 ends ee, according to report s whichm they tmake and which are sub stanl)tillted by figure's. Inl .pi te of the nerenesed revenueti, due toi inc rensed'( trallie, opera4 tng expentlses, due to higher wa1le.s and1 m1(lo e'xj44nsive ma- I 'erials, han-%4 incerea-ecd faster. With he uncertaint111y of futLure earnuing ')owir, Imoney' fotr e'x 0ans1ion is difficult, to get. The roads. are' (ongest(d with I rafriR, (1ausing1 dlays anid (exlCense. aI The 'outr 's'i war plans areo being dis- I Illrani d. Some1 jieople arfe goIng cold and i ot h irs can't buy niecesitles! f lif. for love( or money(3. ThIe r'ail-. alnd y. theiy havenl1't the edelit to al- b1 hitw Cor expalnsioni. Whose to blame? I 1' li tiianas muostly. What's next? Gov I I rmn nt ownter'shtip i k ely. And then ? Mis mallnagement,1 ineffielen11cy, h ighier ialte~s and loiweri pay, etc., etc. WVhat Is fi neededl in ('ontgress todIay is a new T1 ielI .with1 seniaor and11)4 repr1esental- S' tiv~es who havye a hotter stock ini trade0 than biessing~ oult the corporattions and holing up3 legitimtne .'fforts for bits- 01 n4'55 (xpan4sion1. dI 5' play Tlhtursday e'veniing, D~en. 20th, at 8 7:30o. rThe Ladies Rural Improvement' Association wvill serve oysters before ,A aindl after, be'gilnn ing at six~ o'clock. 1R Everybody Is inIvitedl. S: * Offleers in Altereation. f J1. T. Crews, Chief of Poilee, and J. Ct C. Thomas, driv'er of thme fire truck, S b were fined ten and fiye dollaru respee- ~ tively before Mayor Owings last week as the result of an altercation in the a City Hall. The trouble followed the e return of the fire-truck from a small ( blaze on West Main street. Thomas attacked the chIef beeause of an al- P leged insult and the chief was in the' act of drawing his pistol, wheni Alder.. man Sexton rushed in and took it away from him, The altercation was later ren~ewed, but onlookers succeeded In brel~venting any serious casualties, BAKER AT LAURENS. U'niversity De)an Speaks to County Teachers. The Laurens County Teachers' As sociation met in the high school build ing In Laurens Saturday. In spite of the threatening weather, there were ibout 40 teachers present. The high school teachers were led in their study by. Dean L. T. Baker, of the University of South Carolina. l'he grammar grade teachers had Mirs. B3rown of Winthrop College to lead in the study of Charter's teaching the ommnon branches, arithmetic being he subject of discussion. She gave the :'urtis tests for accuracy and speed, o the teachers. The primary teach ,rs discussed the subject of busy work or classes not reciting, Miss Annie \'orkman, the normal teacher, leading he discussion. After the sectional meeting the cachers reassembled in the audi orium for the general mleeting. The ourth grade conducted the opening !Xercises of this meeting by singing a ational song and giving an historical dramatization. 'T'hen Mirs. I irow i V1' a very instructive lvecture on ceration and Flay ground elui> n'nt for I:':a sh(ools. After the re of the treasurer, secretary and irogram 01com1nittee, tle association tdjourned to meet again (in i1m see 111(1 Saturda. in January. City Electrieian Rlesigns. Perry E. Ice, city electrician for the >ast few months, has tendered his res gnation to the City Council to take ffect Jatnuary 1st. It is understood hat. .\It. 1.0c contemplates moving Isewhere to be similarly eII:loyed. SPECIAL NOI'I('ES. notic--.\f r t>eeettmbe r 21th I w'ill ( at E:ichelberge0r'( w d yard t.e . will buy seed colty 15- (eed c ottum >wnrs ar reluestef nlot to bring and tuti that title as..tIe law prevents mi rOut buying tintil then. 1). L. Todd. 21-lt-jId F'it' Sale - ha ve about 75 bushel of Iat sville No. II cotlton seed for sale. receved the blt111 ribbon and also ithe rize on it at tie Laurens County Fair oker, the originatoi;' of the cotton. voa the pretllsi on it at the0 Statt "air. To lily knowledge it .Is the long 'st variety of long rtaplu cotton in tit tat'e, xcludin g Sea sland coton. )airing Octob'r I reseived '22 1-2 cents or tils cotton at the Watts -.ills. On he date of this sale short staple only rought 27 1-2 'ents, making a differ 'nee of $7, betweent a bale of lostr Mtle and one of ahort staple. lrieh -0i ier bushel. 'I'. It. unerel, la.it ('ns. Itout e 2. 211 - For Side ---I avo V(two nice iuti (red' Iarredte 'lyanouth atock Cockerel or ::al. Abollt iito i e il ths old. iliht n color, pretty clean yellow legs ian<( osy combs and gills; very large size 'rie $2.00 each. Tel. at. Su m r' l, .a S - Ins. arti 2. 20-t For Sale-T8wo larrd Plymoutlh tok 'Iocke rials I 2arch hatch), .5 aeh; also some ItWie Leghorns, all ct'esb. Gr11otti latit erg aurens,3' .tiC., Itg t I. (. 0. c-2aId-55 Ea Fot' Sale -Two' fgeito mts. a > d(Il<. ann.\oLaurensi, S. C. 2021-1il oodb worke a'nd eamily. mae' Wghsn bndout' (0l0lbs. 19-atabrgi.Ste leonte-A peuarei transfe buinos.b3 'atmda. l t 4esartint.. l 20-ltfIh OFlorit Se e of ne K ad on A '(l1Itt Stiller a i the t it 1p Afl lr et' ns. cauhtottm h l igh al ffeiry. 'ilce rigtos.euG. Mcai's, M55 Easodd xai ste tL urn . .l-d For Sale----Noleten tl shuats, anone w' andi pig13S.a Maddly tol i. Wattsli I5 ty, .\rlan tle Stut'day -at -ko Proet . ou Ca!tro-FeeIt. Ntlf -Atlltteons ('(arle hereby113 4arn le Ke agan ' II eslitssml, 1hunting, oodt lint or h S.in falle 9-mbt 'omihe clese of Dr.11 s.e.xes . A Mode to ulevn-Ia wnhprepArel tor lac loghti te lanso sidpoesd nll bexpesecu. Persn w\shL. Tod ax. d l, tt.19-lit otning to Tresa-l'nsllrteronts 'y, hereday waneatrdy agat Ekomln, ridaypo an anuda. JV. D. Oulens. m.yCtit oue1 !4-8t her drugif sottrie In stme western mpto eet KeeyIstitut. N132l9 17ady trClmiS. A. BROS. Greenville.,17-.t-p Bob Stillwell's Christmas By ANNE CAREW OB STILLWELL sat down on his sled with his '- chin in his mit. tened hands and tried to plan what he could * give folks for Christmas, for it was only three days away. "I can't give a thing !" he mut tered at last, for - he did not have a penny of his own, and he knew that money was very scarce on the farm that year. The Stillwell children would be lucky if they all had mittens and warm shoes and stock ings. Yet Bob knew that his sister Nan was dreaming of a doll house, little Peter wanted a puppy all his own. and he didn't dare think of his big sis ter Amy and big brother Elmer and his father and mother. "Why not make 'em some'idng?" was the thought that came to him. Bob jumped up and went home whis tling through the woods. Under the pine trees he stopped and brushed away the snow. When he got through his pockets were full of dried pine cones, large and small, and some pieces of birch bark. The day before Christmas Bob un locked the woodshed door and looked at the result of his labors. There was a doll house for little Nan made out of an egg crate, with real "n He Saw the Grandest New Sled. walppro h wlso h w room, his ofearpt onthe loor an Hue fram the Grmaynesae wle wdal pad onade airam fo t out' oo its of woodland on the oo d~ boich bardkard friue thand asb thd ofcture a th wiondsfi sceurtan mAm thoerety was. loel had ifrom hi rngo iiwhcher wche slanid amished. 1th01) hlad rebn tdind had ptme afraeeyer it ot e, had gledtiy ga\'e him'a pieces of nairhro red ibbon t mosakloops-and behitere was a n~lalee ode can Emer! F chi runthich he whctteda an hwoinderul wiyth m ilg and torpen tie wai e put soe cerrands for the yngrowand rwlhen the make loopldv raolthere as ae.S nwktiey olereo apided f or ixcepthe littlettlter. reou fo oer lybother'sndi pae at wonefully ofaLndg thin, and for tell hm wI et u"hae thc toacc mn. v"laybeh il ~leth you wl haveuy andlhu oiu frm ono saiudaye'd rHe have a apre."S o hywr all prvdei for eeptitle PretBob Hoianbgigto get woholewof awrgin relie puppydrhscat fcus heo ga o oer hts myother'sou place And theoo Bof Long lenjoydyo theselun hing to aen fo, saidthe tobkacco mcan. ofmyet fohe l e o aeapuppy an worisotma foring Sadaned. tohak ao ptape l wasuthe mot.ur prI'lldboy it itlie wille red Ba o ineested Hafin thour lter pheasurredo it brther woodse with ah wggliftg ho had tod tel his own aout that nin sto amn, forethtilnd tocrkas ofhet for thes ownp prsns "Look Bhritma oing dcrawed Ie tiBob oedind red wasle moth sur p ried red, iruttRver n. Hiws fa iterested Eime wthind made plteauer.f hid brthers a siste withoe guifts liehad Amad kite him had tht te treengo this ownt prusbrough "LohBob;lokm.sraedltl CLARRSA MACKIF N ED WAYNE kicked his toes against the door. "Say, mother, can't I go skat ing?" he asked. "Not today, son," said Mrs. Wayne. "It is Christmas eve, and I want you to go into the woods and get some laurel and evergreens to trim the house. The servants are all busy with the housework." "Aw, bother I" whined Ned. "Dear me, Neddy, that is not a nice spirit to show at Christmas time," sighed his mother, for she was much worried about her little boy's selfish spirit. Ned had a beautiful home and fond parents, but lie seemed to love his own way above everything else. So when final ly Ned, sulkily enough, took a hatchet and went toward the woods his moth er did not see , ! that lie had his - skates hidden un - der his thick overcoat. When lie reach ed the pond he found all the skaters had gone , lhome, for who - wants to skate on Christmas eve when there are so many other Took a Few Turns delightful things Around the Pond. to do? So Ned took a few turns around the pond, knowing all the time that he was disobeying his mother and feeling very unhappy all the while. By and by he took off his skates and went to the woods to cut some laurel branches. It was snowing very hard now, and he had to work fast, because by this time it was growing dark in the woods. At last his arms were full, and lie staggered along through the snow trying to find the path, but the snow had cover ed it up con pletely. - Ned was lost in the woods on . Christmas eve I V He began to cry, and the tears i froze on his \ cheeks. Right be- - side him was a great oak tree, ) with a hollow vJ trunk. There was a narrow open- /M 'V lng in the truink, and poor, cold,0 tired, lost Ned squeezed his way ' through the open- 5 lng and found it snug and warm * .. - inside, with a thick bed of dry leaves, lHe stop- A Great Tree With i)ed up the open- a Hollow Trunk. ing with branches of evergreen, and that kept the wind and snow out. It was very lonesome in the hollowv tree. Somewhere an owl was hooting, and1( again he heard some four-f~oted animal (perhaps a fox) go pat-patting over the snow, lie was not exactly frightened, but it surely was very lone some. Sometimes lie slept and dreamed of his nice warm home, and lie thought of his good, kind parents and how worried they would be, and he re solvedl n e ver 7 .~.'6~ again) to disobey "*~them. A fter a while he c, slept. and was / awakened by the sound of the church bells ripg lag in the glad SChristmas t id - ings. - Then lie heard vocs alighis sotdback, and presently he was - in hisfather's -arms, / When Ned woke up on Ohristmas m orn in g and fotind a'i the beaiutiful g i f t s that Santa Claus * 4~ had brought to him he registered Found All the a vow that when Beautiful Gift.. next Christmas cnme around ho would lhe worthy of all the blessing thiat wore showered on him. A nd I16 parents always said, "Nred die has never been the same since be spent thme nIght in thle hollow tree." r Thousands of Good Stenographers Are Needed Clerical Help Wanted he government has just written to this school pointing out their urgent need of stenographers, both male and female, and asking us to liel them in securing the great number needed. The -starting salary offered is $9001 to $1200 a year. Examinations are being hield week. ly in 400 eities. Besides the demand of the government, - the conscription is taking thousands of young men from commercial positions, and their positions will have to be filled by new employees. Business men are calling on us daily for assistance ina secur * ing stenographers and bookkeepers. ::** tt.:":: Write for detailed information. Address DRAUGHON'S PRACTIOAL BUSINESS COLLEGE, Greenville, S. O. REGULATIONS..... FOR WHEAT CONTEST The following regulations will gov ern in our wheat prize contest an nounced last week: 1. Contestant must list his name with us by the 15th of December. 2. Sworn statement as to measured acre and amount of bushels by weight must be submitted at the end of the contest---July 1, 1918. Cost of production does not enter into this prize. The most bushels per acre, regardless of cost, is the essential point. Plant this acre and then plant some more acres. The more the better. ENTERPRISE NATIONAL BANK Laurens, South Carolina SHEET METAL WORK Tin, Slate and Gravel Roofing; Cotton Mill Sheet Metal Work. We sell and install Warm Air Furnaces for Heating Residences, Schools, etc. Write or Phone DIVVER ROOFING CO. ANDERSON, S. C. Ladies'jSilk Waists Another duplicate order just received by express. These are unquestionably th most'attractive and stylish on the rket for the money. Price $2.50 Colors: White, Flesh, Maize and Black. A suitable article for a holiday gift. As only a limited quantity could be had, if interested we suggest that you act promptly, before the sizes are broken. W. G. Wilson & Co.