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LAURENS SCHOOL WINS THIS TIME. Shiloh is a Very Close Sec ond. HA It I) TO DECIDE. Clever Compositions In the Contest. flow a Prize is Offer** for the Third Time.- Story of a Lea* Pencil. Tho composition judgo ht.s hud a tough proposition. To decide between the composition on Peas, published last weok from Mr. W. W. Kennedy's school at Shiloh and The Story of a Lead Pen cil from Miss Josephine MacSwain's grade of the Laurens City Schools wus difHoult. However, the prize of a dol lar must go to one aud the judge gives it to tho Lead Pencil because of a mis polled word in Peas. The lad who wrote about peas know what he was-do ing, used plain, clear, short sentences and each one is full of real information. A boy must have written It but that's a guess. The judge must confess that Peas was rather more to his liking than tho prize-winner but tho "Lead Pencil" story is moro correctly written and It is equally well written. It's English is simple and good and strictly it de serves the prize. Both are excellent, both show well trained minds. The next best submitted was Sunset, No. 10, from Superintendent Yeargln's | grade in tho Cross Hill High School. Tho fourth best was about Thanks giving from the Waterloo school*. It was written by Miss Elizabeth Wharton and does her distinct credit. This composi tion was out of the contest because the name of the writer was sent in by the teacher. The following others deserve spe cial mention. Philippines, from Miss] Maud Cely's school; Sunset, No. 12, Cross Hill; Whip Poor "Will, Laurens; I Pilgrims, Miss Gena Henry's school at Mount Olive and Autumn The Adver tiser would like to publish the writers' names of all these. Attention is called to tho next con-1 tost, conditions being printed in an other place. Sixteen compositions from seven) schools wore submitted in this contest. Tho following is the prize-winner: TEESTORY OF A LEAD PENCIL I am only a little, short pencil, but 1 was once as long as the best and newest of you.. I was not ugly as I am now, but fresh and new, with a rubber on my head. I had a name too?"Dixon A." I suppose you would like to hear my story. Well, one morning I was having a comfortable, though rather dull time on a shelf in Mr. H. Terry's store when in came a girl. She paid five cents for me and after she bought me, she slip-1 ped me in her suchel and started off. After a wliile wo entered a large build ing. Then I discovered I was in a schoolroom. My owner and I have not learned much yet, but we have had good times together. Twice a day we climbed up long stairs to a llttlo room, whore we always arrived much pressed for breath. The happiest days of my life ha\e been spent In this room. The teacher caught us once or twice at our little tricks, but she always laid the, blame on the girl, so it did not worry me much. But now, alas, those bright days are | over. I don't enjoy myself any more, but I am put into the dark suchel in company with all the school books and a pencil box. Sometimes my owner | chews gum when she is studying. Some times she chews me. But she owns a handsome pencil now and I heard her say, "We are going to have examina tions soon, and I have got to cram, so I will get a new pencil and turn over ?new leaf," I Tho following Is from tho Cross Hill school: A SUNSET. Can you lot your Imagination extend so far as to imagine a crowd of bad school girls clamoring up the sides of J a high hill late In the evening and what for? Why to see the sunset as If we | wore ignorant of such a thing. Very true our eyes are closed to many of the | beauties of life, but not to sunset. Many of those hidden beauties would become visible If we would only perse vorc and push on as we did when we be gan to climb the hill. We would get moro of this world's good, more from good books and more from good society. We left just in time to reach the sum mit of tho hill to see the beautiful sun sink behind the western horizon. The crowd was gay on their way thinking of what a beautiful view they would have of the setting sun when thoy reached their destination. And just as they had anticipated they found everything aglow with the last rays of tho sun. The wild birds shrieked and fluttered to the ground, tho flowers closed their petals, tho wild beasts went to their resting place. 1 hen aM was touched by silence. Tho morning sun mounting higher and higher with no clouds to obscure it, goes forth blessing this world, giv ing gladness and life to all its influ ences. But now it has passed its zenith. It is sinking bebind tho western hill of life. See! its sunset fs clear, but it seems to linger to kiss the little clouds and to give them a beauty and glory that we cau see Ion if after the sun it self is gone. Soon we were on our way home thinking of tho beautiful scenery we had just been admiring. From Mies Gena Henry's School, at Waterloo, the following is sent: ? THE PILGRIMS. Tho Pilgrims came from England on account of the punishment of Kin? James of England, about religion. On September 16, loan, the Pllgr'ras waited from Plymouth, England, to lake a permanent home in the new / fir?t went to Holland, atVd then to Atnevioa, In a little ship called "The Mayflower." They landed in Province town, Mats., which {hey named Plym outh, for the plaoe they silkd from in England. They landod on a rock only a few feet square, but It tills a greater place in American history than any other rock on the Continent, which is known to.day as "Plymouth rook." ^ The winter was so severe on the poor Pilgrims, tbut before spring half of them were in the grave, but when tho_ Mayflower returned, not ono of the Pil grims went with her, for they had come to stay. In 1020 the Pilgrims bought out the English merchauts' shares at Plym outh Colony. It cost them a large sum of mocc; -oJ had to borrow It in London, and had to pay frrnn thirty to Hfty per cent interest. But tboy de-i tormincd to be free of Company at any cost. Tho Colony increased slowly until, at the end of ten year*, there wero on ly 800 people In Plymouth. Tho peoplo so called "Pilgrims" got their name from their wanderings. AUTUMN. Autumn is the third season of the year. It is our chief harvest time, and we store up our various crops for use in the future. Autumn with spring con stitute the prettiest weather of the year, for summer Is often too hot and winter too cold to be pleasant. We can look over the forest and tell the days of autumn are hero by tho great change In the looks ol the trees. Beautiful are the woods at this sea son of the year and never did the hands of an artist throw such rich colors up on the canvass u& may now be found in the different foliage of the trees. The leaves of the beech are dyed In the deepest orange that the eyes ever saw gathered In burning cold around an autumn sunset along the "western slope of the sky. But one sad thought comes to our mind. Tho leaves passing from the trees to the ground remind us that we are passing fiom our business oares to the grave -from the known to the un known. In autumn, all classes of men go hunting. It is ono of the finest sports. They kill squirrels, partridges aud va rious other kind of game. When all the leaves fall from the trees it rob? the little birds of having warm places lor their nestling, unless they fly to the cedars and pines to keep themselves warm for these aro about the only ones that hold their leaves. In our country autumn Is the great cotton selling time of the year. Farm ers take their bales of cotton from the plantations and sell them to the num erous factories and speculators in the country, who as a rule oppress the tiller of the soil as muoh as possible. We have more of that 33* all wool Jeans 25 cents. Davis, Roper & Co.. PLEASANT DANCE WASJNJOYED. Given fry Young; People of Laurens. VISITORS PRESENT. Lists of Those in Attend ance. Delightful Social Affair iutho City Last Wcek'on tlio Eve of Thanks giving. Tlo Laurens German Olub gave a delightful dance last Wednesday even ing in Fowler's Hall at which several charming young ladies visiting In the city were especially popular. The ohaperones were : Mrs. A. Dial Gray and Mrs. William R. Richey. Other 1 .dies were : Mrs. J. E. Clary, whoso recent wedding was one of the events of tho social season in Laurens, Mrs. Mack Cobb, Misa Wood of Texas, and Miss G ass of Alabama, who are visiting Miss I'lmm . Hudgen*, Miss Sa die Rreedon of Bennettsville who is the guest of Miss Meta Sullivan, Miss ?innit) Vance of Ciin'on, >' Emma Mudgens, Miss Meta Sulliv \ Misses Louise, Lizzie and Annie Richey, Misses Hannle and Bessie Brown, Miss Marie jean Cain**, Miss Nellie Miller and Miss Vaughan Grltton. The gentlemen were Dr. Dorroh Fer guson, Jesso Vance, Jas. Dunklin, Sam uel R. T'odd, Earlo Wilson, Mxnton Frleraon, Tom Swltzer, Albert Teague, Vance Irby, John Y. Garlington, John Powell, Eugene Hudgens and A. D. Gray. Died in Augusta. Mr. Mareus Watts of Mountville, who has long been a sufferer from a complication of diseases,died last week in a hospital in Augusta whore ho went for treatment. His death is mourned by a large number of relatives and friends. SAVED AT GRAVE'S BRINK. "I know I would long ago have been in my grave," writes Mrs. S. H. New som, of Decatur. Ala., 'it It had not been for Electric Bitters. For three years I, suffered untold af oy from the worst of Indigestion, V.'aterbrash, Stomach and Bowel Dyspepsia. But this excellent medicine did me a world of good. Since using it I can eat heartily and have gained 35 pounds." For Indigestion, Loss of Appetite, Liv er and Kiduey Troubles Electric Bit tors are a positive, guaranteed cure. Only 50 cents at Palmetto Drug Co. and Laurens Drug Co. A THIRD PRIZE IS OFFERED. This Time It is for Children Between 12 and 14 Years Old. The Advertiser now offers a prize for the third time for school composi tions. 1 The next prize of one dollar will be given to the pupils between 12 and 14 years old and the compositions must be received in this ofllce by Monday, Dec. l? at 5 P. M. TnE Advertiser therefore asks each teacher to read this an nouncement and co-operate with Tine Advertiser in the scheme to give the school children a motive and inter est in writing well. rules ok the competition. The composition must contain not over 400 words. Writing must be on but one side of j paper. j Any subject may be chosen . The composition must be handed the teacher by the pupil. The teacher will then number or mark it keeping a re cord of the number or mark. He will then send it to The Advertiser with out the name of the writer but with the school mark. The teacher must also en dorse it thus: "To tho best of my be lief this essay is original", signing his name. The pupil's parents or the person with whom he or she lives must be a subscriber to The Advertiskr. How ever, compositions may be sent by pu pils whose parents are not subscribers ?but they will not be entitled to prizes. If a composition by such a pu pil is the best it will be so announced and it will be printed, but no prize will be given. The prize will go to the next beat in that case. Other than prize-winning composi tion,; will often be printed. Thus when several compositions are submitted en titled to first, second and third honora ble mention, each may be printed with the writer's name. The editor of The Advertiser will be the judge. He will grade the com positions though without knqwing the names of the writers. Compositions written by pupils in the ordinary course of work may be sent In. Teaohers may select any num ber of compositions and send them to The Advertirkr. The teaoher will always state that tho writer is within the age limit of the contest. The win ning compositions will be announced in The Advertiser and the teacher will then send name of writer and his or her parent. To repeat?the compositions for tho first offer must be received not later than December 15, and must not contain over 400 words. We do not fix any minimum limit?the winner may pos sibly not write over 50 words. The ordinary rules will govern the decisions. The subject matter, thought, hand-writing, capitalization, neatness and grammar will be considered. Again The Advertiser hopes that teachers throughout tho oounty will talk the proposition over with the children and help to Interest them. Children from any school except those in college departments may con test. THE WEELITTLES IN CAIRO. FIND THE KBR-PKJl O THE CAFE. Answe- to last weok's puR/.le. From loft skip look fof torbapod Imad In left ?boulder drapery of.woman at right. The face W\t? down, For Cold Feet take* seat by the Are, or taKe to bed with you one of our t ply Rubber, HOT WATER BAGS. 75c, $1.00 and 1.25 For Cold Hands take more exercise, or build up your circulation by taking our BLOOD TONIC. 50 cents. For a Cold Heart take a look into the homes of tho poor, or get your Hvor Into better shape by taking our LIVER and KIDNEY REGULATOR. 25 cents a Box. Laurens Drug Co, IN THE CHURCHES. Church of the Epiphany, Laurens, S. C.| W. Edward Callonder, Minister in charge. The following services are hold in the above church every Sunday. 10:00 a. m. Sunday School; 11:00 a. m. Morning Prayer and Sermon; 4:00 p. mi. Evening Prayer and Address. Tho first series of addresses will be on the Pruyor Dock. A cordial Invita tion is extended. All seats free. First Methodist Episcopal Churoh, South, Rev. Watson B.Duncan, A. M., pastor. Proaohlng at 11 o'oolck a. m. and at 7.30 p. m. Prayer meeting on Thursday at 7.80 p. m. Sunday School, Eon. C. C. Feather stone, Superintendent, at JO o'clock at | a. m. Woman's Missionary Society, Mrs. S. D. Garllngton, President, meets on Tuesday after First Sunday, at 4.801 o'clock p. m. Ladies' Aid Society, Mrs. J. F. Bolt, | President, meets on Tuesday, after j Third Sunday at 4 80 o'clock p. m. Churoh Conference every Third Sun day after the morning service. First Presbyterian Church, Rev. Robt Adams, Pastor, servioes at 11 a. m. and 8:15 p. m., each Sabbath. All are welcome. Sunday School, C. W. Tune, Super iiii /T.'latit, Sunday Morning at 10 a. m. Todd Memorial Presbyterian Church, East End,-pastor, Preach. ing in Factory Hall every aprowtmknts for north laurkns Circuit. Trinty, First Sunday, at 11 o'clock, a. in. Trinity, Third Sunday, at 3:30 o'clock, p. m. Shiloh, First Sunday, at 8:80 o'clock, p. m. Sh'tioh, Third Sunday, at 11 o'clock, a. m. Dials, Second Sunday, at 11 o'clock, a. m. Dials, Fourth Sunday, at 3:30 o'clock, p. m. Graycourt, 2d Sunday at 3 30 o'clock, p. in. Graycourt, 4th Sunday at 11 o'clock a. m. Sunday Schools at each appointment one hour before preaching. Prayer meeting Thursday nights at Graycourt, at 8 o'clock. All are alike invited to attend these services, for it is here, a . it is in Heaven, ''the rich and tho poor meet together." J. K. McCain, Pastor. Langston's Churoh, Baptist, preach ing 11 a. m., Fourth Sunday*, and Sat urday before, by Rev. K. C. Watson. Hurricane Churoh, Baptist, preach ing 11 a. ur, First Sundays and on Sat urday before by Rev. E. O. Watson. Dorroh Presbyterian churoh, Gray Court, S. C, T. B. Cra'g, pastor. Preaching on 1st Sunday at 11 a. m. 3rd Sunday ? p. m. Sabbath School on 1st and 2nd Sun days at 10 a in., and on 3rd and 4tb Sundays at 3 p. m. ? . T. 1vkukn, 8?pt, Lanford, Baptist preaching 11 a. uv Second Sundays by Rev. E. C. Watson; Preaching at Cedar Shoal Church on same day at 3 o'clock p. id. Padgett's Creek, Baptist preaching at 11 a. m. on Third Sundays by E. Watson. Warrior Creek Baptist Church, Rev. O. L Jones, aupplr. Service every 4*h Sunday at 11 o'clock and Saturday be fore. Mt. Bethel, Second' Sunday at 11 o'clock, a. m. jm>* Mt. Bethel, Yw* jfonday at 3:30 o'clock, p. in. f ji /^^Jlenry, Fasfor. !&tCL?. Nothing run take the place of "your ?ounty paper. F?JI eoUhty news und "or county pride It should go Into every home. But for news from Iba capital >f your State and ?Wry county In ?South Carolina, served1 fresh every lay: for dully news from Washington the United Btutes nnd every other quarter of the globe, nothing can take the place In South Carolina homes of The Dolly State. These are momentous times In his tory. We are hi the midst of wars, strikes nnd political struggles of great Importance. The next session of out "eglslature. with the inauguration oi ? new governor, will ha've peculiar In terest. Man or woman, to keep U| with the times,?must rea<l the dally history of the world, anil that Is re corded In entertaining style In Tin fltate. The Slnte will be .?*nt dnl'y foi $8 a year, $4 for 6 months. $2 for months, or Just a trnetton over the cosi of n postage Stamp for one lotler n dnyl Cheap education and Informa tion for a family for 2 1-5 cents a day Isn't It? Hut If yot can't afford that, there l; The Seml-Wc^kly State. Issued TUOS days nnd Fridays, eneh Issue contain tng the most Important news from nl! South C'urollna nnd the world at large for that day and the pretedlng da ye since the last Issue. And this may be obtained for $2 a year, $1 for 6 months, or Just a fraction over a half cent a day! No family In South Carolina is too poor to take this pnjK?r. No money can be spent to better advantage by a poor family. It hi a necessity. Subscribe NOW?TODAY. Send postul or express money order, registered letter or check to r ^ TUM STATU COMPANY, * Columbia. S. C OABTORIA. Beam the ^9 Kind You Hate Always Bought AUGUSTA and ASHEVILLE SHOUT LINE. Schedule in Effect Dec. 29, 1001. Lv Augusta. 10 05 am 2 55 pm Ar Greenwood.12 89 pm .. .. Ar Anderson. 7 15 pin Ar j.annum......140pm 5 35am Greenville. 3 25 pm 10 30 am Glenn Springs. . Spartan burg. 3 30 pro 0 00 am Saluda. 6 83 pm Hendeisonville.... 6 11 pm Ashevllle.7 15 pm Lv Asheville. 7 05 am Lv HendeTSonvllle. 8 05 am Lv Flat Rock. 8 15 am Lv Saluda.? $39 am Lv Tryon. 913 am Spartanburg.12 15 am 4 00 pm Glenn Springs. Greenville.12 22 am 1 46 pm Laurena . 2 07 pm 6 3o pm Anderson. 7 25 am Greenwood. 3 07 pm 8 .'15 pm Ar Augusta. 5 40 pm 1135 am Lv Augusta . 4 15 pm Ar Allendale .... . 6 20 pm Ar Fairfax . 6 20 pm Ar Yemasee.10 25 am 7 "5 pm Ar Beaufort.11 40 am 8 35 pm Ar Port Royal.11 55 am 8 45 pm Lv Port Royal. 1 00 pm 0 40 am Lv Beaufort. 1 15 pm 0 50 am Lv Yemasee. 2 30 pm 7 40 am Lv Fairfax. 8 48 am Lv Allend ale. 8 58 am Ar Augusta. 11 00 am Close connections at Greenwood for all points on S. A. L. and C. & G. Rail way, and at Spartanburg with South ern Railway. For information relative to tickets rates, schedules, etc., address W. J. CRA1G, Gen. Pass. Agent, Augusta, Ga. Loans o i It (a] Ease For a serleB of years at 8 nor cent; straight interest; negotiated. Basis, what land is assessed for taxation.? Call on? Ferguson & Featherstone. THE ADVERTISER The Twice-A-Week News and Courier and The Advertiser will he sent to any new sub scriber to The Advertiser until January ist, 1904 for One Dollar cash. The offer speaks for itself. By paying for The Advertiser the subscriber gets the leading paper of South Carolina twice each week? Absolutely Free, -1-!?i?m-1?mm_-- ir??+ The regular price of the Twice-A-Week News and Courier, except through The Advertiser, is One Dollar a year. The Advertiser claims to be a first-class county weekly, with the county news, the county advertising and all Laurens and much State news. It costs a dollar a year. Take The Advertiser and get 104 issues of the News and Courier (besides those issued be tween now and Januaay ist, 1903), each containing? All the South Carolina News, All the News of the World, All American News, First-class Serial Stories, The Best Short Stories, Agricultural Articles, And all that a great modern newspaper contains. The News and Courier's farming articles ai'<3 well known throughout the State. Not long ago one of the most successful fanners in Laurens told The Advertiser that the farming articles of The News and Courier were alone worth the price of the paper. Of course this offer cannot be kept open more than a few weeks. It is made because the two papers desire to get a large number of new subscribers each and arc willing to lose all profits in order to get them and get them quick. If you want to take advantage of it you must send your money or hand it to The Advertiser at once. The Offer May be Withdrawn at Any Time Without Notice, The Advertiser will send the Twice-a-Week News and Courier to any of its present subscribers who are paid up in advance until January, 1904, on receipt of Fifty Cents. NO OTHER N33PAP3} INf LVJ?3>I3 COUNTY offers a clubbing rate with The News and Courier The Advertiser has the exclusive contract with it. Why? gjmT- BECAUSE for NEW SUBSCRIBERS, The Advertiser pays for The News and Courier and makes a present of its two issues a week to them for a year. Full Measure It is not the rule to find paints put up full measure. Most of them are put up i?i short measure?the cans are small and not full. But every can and pail of THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PAINT is always .. Full Measure It means that you get what you pay for?U. S. standard measure?every time. Honest paint?honest in quality and quantity?pays best. You're always sure to get it in The Sherwin-Williams PAINT SOLD BY. BROOKS & JONES Besides Handling These 3T BEST PAINTS Hell What is T/ie liest at liest Figures In all Hardware and Farm Implements rt will pay you to see us about wire Fencing, BROOKS & JONES, Laurcns, S, C, Q lenn Springs Girder pie, The best on the market! For sale at KENNEDY BROS, Laurens S. C. A BARGAIN IN HOSIERY. Thirty dozen Children's Heavy Black Ribbed Hose, manufacturer's seconds. They come in two sizes only, 6 and 6 1-2, worth iscts. We turn them loose this week at iocts. a pair. Ladies' Heavy Bleached Rib bed Under Vests, full sizes, neatly fin ished, at 25 cts. each. White Counterpanes or Bed Spreads, two Npocial numbers this week at ?1.00 AND ^1.20. If in quest of a nice TABLE LINEN CLOTH, either in half or lull bleach. We have the article here where the recent advanced prices have not touched. W. G. Wilson & Co. If he is a paint salesman in the South and must stand be tween his house and the custom er who buys ordinary .paint and expects it to stand our long, hot summers without turning into dust or scaling off. There's only one Make of Paint Which can and will stand the Test! Tho name of that "make" is OURS. The name of that "Brand" is OUR. 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