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COLORED GIRL FOILED BURGLARS. Until ({uito Recently She Lived Here. ?__ NOW IN FLORIDA. Presented a Gun at Would bo Thieves. They Retreated in a Hurry?Ulrl Was "Not in Hie Least Afraid?The Cir cu instances. Wlion Mrs. W. I?. Garrett returned to (Jainesviilc, Florida, from this city about one month ago sho carried with her a young negro girl named Lilly Cook. Lilly is the daughter of "Aunt Patsey,'' a respectable colored woman of Laurens. Tho Gainesville Sun has tho following; account of an exciting in cident In which Lilly behaved with a great deal of credit to herself: What might be termed wonderful nerve and bravory for a woman was exemplified at the home of Mrs. W. P. Garrett Wednesday night, when a col ored girl, a sorvant in tho household, foiled the attempts of robbers who woro about to enter the house, by pre senting the muzzle of an ugly looking gun in their faces. Lilly Cook Is the girl's name, and she Is yet in the middle of her teens. Di rectly after the dining room had been cleared at the evening meal* Lilly had retired to one of tho rooms in the dis charge of a duty, when she heard a noiso at tho kitchen window. She looked out and observed a couple of men standing at the window, and it appeared that they were endeavoring to pry open the same. Without a word Lilly grasped tho gun, went out into the yard to tho corner of the kitchen, and after watching them for a moment suddenly pointed the gun In the direc tion of the window. "I havo been wntching you, you mean, skulking robbers. Now skip, or I'll b!ow both your heads off with this gun!" Tho robbers, evidently feeling satis fied thRo Lilly meant what she said, did not stop to ascertain, and both mado a hasty exit over the fence and into tho darkness. When a-ked if she was not afraid tho girl replied: "Afraid? Why, what should I be afraid of when I had the gun? If either of the men should have come towards me I would have shot as I said I'd do, but I'm mighty glad I didn't have to shoot, because I was told af terwards that tho gun would 'kick.' Something besides the gun would havo kicked, though, becauso I eertainly meant business." Lilly says she has the " ..rusty" put away In the corner where it's handy, and the next time she has occasion to use it she might do so without warn ing. _ ALMANAC PUBLISHED. Pledmout Planters' Old Reliable and Uncle Henry's Forecasts. The Piedmont Plantors Old Relia ble Almanac for 1003, published by the Laurens Drug Company, is now being distributed. The Almanac contains the weather forecasts by Uncle Henry Day, which are conceded by all In formed people as equally dependable with those of Irl Hicks and the other leading prophets. The other features of the Almanac are first rate, the jokes being better than the usual almanac humor. All should have these almanacs and tiie Laurens Drug Company Is giving them away. . FROM DIALS. There has already been more grain BOwn in this section than for many years. Our school opened on Nov. 3rd, and is running on vory nicely under the management of Miss Maud Cely. We congratulate the school in securing Miss Maud again. Mr. W. H. Moore, who has been on the sick list for two or three weeks, we aro glad to state, is improving. Mr. Ren Campbell has painted his dwelling, which adds greatly to the ap pearance of his premises. Miss Daisy Armstrong spent the lat ter part of last week with her nieces, Misses Mary and Dora Armstrong. Mr. Messer Uabb was the guest of P. M. Hellams, 13sq., tho early part of last week. Miss Mallee Burdette, of Brandon Mill, Greenville, is visiting relatives. Misses Simmons and Curry and Messrs. iClaud Owings, Arthur Hill and Arthur Harris were the guests of the Misses Casou and Vance, of Chan dler, a fow days since. Mrs. Jno. W. Armstrong and chil dren, Luthor and Lula, spont the latter part of last week with relatives near Laurons. Messrs. W. O. Abercrorable and J. E. Curry after an extonded business trip to Virginia returned home Friday. Mr. J. W. Abercrombio and sons Eu gene and Raymond after spending sev eral days here returned to their homo in Honea Path Monday. Baoh's Friend. Illustrations, Forthcoming numbers of MoClure's will havo illustrations by such artists as Pyle, Christy, Lin sod, Keller, Glack ens, Hinton, H?tt, Miss Harding, Mrs* Stevens, Leigh Varlan, Heming and Fogarty. Every effort will be made to make the pictures as beautiful, compelling and important as the text. Notice of Application for Charter. TAKE NOTICE that a commission has been issued by the Secretary of State to J. Percy Mahon, Jno. G. W?l ling, Jr., and B. P. Kates to organize The Mill Operatives' Sick and Accident Fraternal Union of Amerlna, and that they propose immedUtf ly to organize. JNO. G. W?LLING, JR., J. PERCY MAHON, B. P. E9TE8, v- rporntor*. MISS GLADYS CARTER THE WINNER OF THE COMPOSITION PRIZE. She is a Pupil of Mr. C. L. Moseley's School at Princeton and is Only j " Thirteen Years Old. The composition about Thanksgiving which wins THE Advertiser's prize, announce d last week, was written by Miss Gladys Carter, the 13-year-old daughter of Mr. J. C. Carler, of Prince ton. Cotton and Iceland from Miss Mc Swalu's classes In tho Gross Hill school were written by Misses Mary Owens and Katie Owens, respectively. The Pilgrims was written by Miss Mamie Crewp, of tho Laurens Schools. This composition is of especial inter est because It raises a question as to the historical accuracy of anothor. It was one of tho best. Tho Discovery of America, written hy Miss Stella Dial, will be pub'ished next week. Attention is again called to tho con ditions of the next contest which ap pear elsewhere. Below aro printed tho best composi tions submitted: THANKSGIVING. When James was King of England nearly all the peoplo belonged to the English Church, and the worship of this church was so much like that of tho Oathollo Church that the people desired a reform in the worship, but James would not hear to this at all, so a band of those people who called thenuelves Separatists decided to go to Holland where they oould wor ship as they please. They stayed in Holland ab~>ut twelve years, it was then that they started for Amorica.and they flret landed at Cape Cod, but they did not like this place, so they set sail again and landed at Plymouth, Decem ber 11th, 1620. It has been nearly 281 years since our first Thanksgiving on the Ameri can soil. This Thanksgiving was hold November 27, 1021. The first Thanksgiving day was spent in having games of all kinds and the people were giving thanks because they had a safe voyage to America and could now worship as they pleased. Thanksgiving Is spent now in differ ent ways, but not in the way that it should be spent. I will venture to say that not half of the people know why Thanksgiving is celebrated, and if thoy do they do not think very much about it. I think Thankgiving should be spent in really giving thanks. Every Thanksgiving day that comes around there is not a one of us that cannot give thanks. If all things do not go right from one Thanksgiving to another it is not right for us to com plain for it is God's work and it is for the best, but there are not many of us that take it in that way. Just think of the poor Pilgrims that died while trying to make homes for their families, and of the families that suffered during tho cold New England winter and then they gave thanks. If we had to endure the trials which these people endured we would say that we had no right to give thanks, but now, when we look back and see how much energy and ambition our fore-fathers had we should never give up, but struggle onward and all will come right in the end. THE PILGRIMS. About the beginning of the seven teenth century there was a class of peo ple in England who had begun to wor ship God in a way not allowed by the laws of that time. On account of their religious beliefs they were treated very harshly, so they fled to Holland where they might worship as they pleased. Afraid that their children would learn the Dutch language and customs these peoplo after a stay of 14 years in Holland decided to leavo and find somo place where they might worship as they pleased, and still be Englishmen. Thero was no other place of refuge ex cept America, so to this land they now turned. On account of their wander ings thoy wore called Pilgrims. In England thoy were joined by oth ers of their beliefs and tho band s?t sail in two ships, tho Mayflower and the Speedwell. When not far out at sea the Speedwell began to leak so the two ships returned to England where repairs were made, after which they again set sail. Tho second time out at sea the Speed well again sprung a leak, so this time when they returried to England they left tho leaky ship at homo and the en tire company one hundred and two wo men and men boarded the Mayflower. ? Because of high winds thoy were driven past the coast of New Jorsoy whore they intonded to settlo and in stoad anohored off fhe coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. For five weeks parties explored the coast in search of a suitablo landing place At last In 1620, a few days be fore Christmas the Pilgrims landed and began to build the settlement of Ply mouth. As usual with settlers in a new coun try the suffering of the Pilgrims dur ing the first winter was terrible. Be fore spring half of them died. However with the spring days came a chango for tho better. Squanto, an Indian, taught the set tlers how to fish, how to catch eels, and how to plant and cultivate corn. Fish were put. into cornjiills as manure In the fall of this year 1021, the set tlers reaped a good harvest of corn. Accordingly in thanks for their pros perity, Governor Bradford had a day sot apart for general thanksgiving and praise. [Hence was observed the first Thanksgiving Day in America, and not immodiately after tho landing of the. Pilgrims, as stated in a previous com position written by a Laurens county pupil. It is true that the Pilgrims held a religious service of praise soon after reaching America, but thero was no general Thanksgiving Day until the fall of 1621.] All household articles, cooking uten slls, farm tools and articles of clothing used by the Pilgrims were home-made. The bouses of the first comers wore of logs. The builder, would begin by cutting down trees and chopping them into logs. When enough had been cut he would place four ou the ground in tho shape of a square, and leaving an open space in one side for a doorway and another at one end for a fire place. On top of these he would put a second sot of logs and so on until ho had it high enough. For the roof he used log rafters,, p'aced saplings across them and on tho saplings ho put grass or straw. Between the logs would be open spaces. These were filled with mud or clay. COTTON. Cotton is produced in climates where the summers are long and hot and rain fall is plentiful. The best cotton grows along tbe coast of South Carolina and Georgia. This is known as Sea Island cotton. Its fibro is long and strong. Most of it is 6ont to the mills of En gland. Cotton is used in makir { oloth, thread, rope, and for many other useful purposes. A valuable oil is pressed from the seed of cotton. This is called cotton seed oil. It is used in making soap, and other arttcles. When ootton is picked it is carried to the cotton gins, where the fibro is sep arated from the seed. Then it is pressed into bales ready for market. Most cotton is picked in the months of August and September. Cotton grows from one to five feet high and thrives best in good sandy loam. Cotton olothing is worn by all civil ized nations. Most of the labor on cotton planta tions is done by negroes. They can stand more beat than the white man and therefore, most of the cotton pick ing is dono by them. The negroes are more adapted to cotton cultivation than any other branch of agrloulture. On the large ootton plantations the negroes work in groups and sing and seem to enjoy themselves very muoh. When they hear the bell for dinner they all carry the cotton to the house and weigh it. Then they will all goto dinner. Georgia and Texas produce more, cotton than any other States in the Union, but South Carolina, North Carolina, Mississippi, Tennessee, Ala bama, Arkansas and a part of Florida also produce large quantities. * The greater part of the cotton raised in the United States goes to England, France and Germany. Cotton is poetically called "The snow of the Southern summer." The great centers of cotton manu facture in tho United States are the cities and towns in the northeast part of our country. The Southern States are now manu facturing a large quantity of cotton, especially South Carolina. -u. ICELAND. On the Southern edge of. the Arctic Circle, east of Greenland, lies a litte island known as Iceland,?a land of perpetual summer day light, a land of glorious scenery, snow clad mountains, volcanoes, geysers and boiling springs! One has well said: "It is a land of frost and fire. There are no trees, vogetatlon is scanty. This little islands ranks fourteenth in si/.o among the islands of the world. The people of Iceland are poor with few resources in their rugged soil to draw from, but they are kind, polite, manly, liberty loving, independent and God-fearing. Both English and Icelandic are spoken. At the capital are good schools where many students arc ob taining an education. The inhabitants are nearly all Lutherans. The farm houses are built of sods and rocks. They have no fire, except for cooking purposes, summer or winter. They cannot get coal in many parts of the country, and the few twigs have to be saved for cooking. In July when the sun has swung so far North it sets about ten o'clock and rises about two. One can then road as well at midnight as at midday. The island is teeming with many kinds of birds! The people make their living by trout and salmon fishing and raising the eider duck. One of the most wonderful sights of Iceland is the geyers. One geyser has been known to throw out a stream of water one hundred and sixty feet in the air and if this geyser is not active, trar elerB have discovered that a beauliful stream of water is belched forth by throwing soap and butter into the cra ter. The most noted volcano is Mt. Heoia. Historians say seventeen eruptions have occurred within the last eight hundred years. The last eruption in 1845 was a continual pour of ashes, smoke and lava three miles in the air for seven months. Here is a country, hundreds of years older than America, without a mile of railroad, without a telegraph line, without an electric ear or a daily pa per and only one short telephone line. At the capital there are a few carriages for transportation, yet the people are contented and Intelligent to an unusual degree. It Tour Flonr Htlcky t Is the flour you have been using sticky? Does it make poor bread and heavy cake and pastry? If so, try a sack of -'Clifton" next time. No dam aged wheat used in making this flour For sale by M. H. Fowler and T. N. Bat ksdale._ Fewer Gallon?; Wears Longer. Now for Santa Clans and the Xmas Tree! It Is Now Time To look after ur CHRISTMAS GIFTS. The s this year are unusual in va. v, quality and price. We have ?ared no pains to secure only the mcst choice and de sirable articles in our line. A large and complete collection of Books Will bo found in our store. Books for all ages. The CHILDREN'S BOOKS are beautiful and most at tractive. You will want to soe the new illustrated juveniles. We have the small Nx>ks in dainty white bindings STANDARD WORKS at 20, bv 160 cents. Fine Stationery Eut up in pretty packages for hristmas. We selected these pn pers with regard to fine quality as well as style of package. We nave a new supply of 1 lb. papers with envelopes to match, which would make an appropriate gift. Photograph Frames in every shape,size and material. A splendid line of framed pictures from 15 cents to 15 dollars each. Burnt Wood and Leather In a variety of artistic and useful shapes. These goods are the latest | for this season. A Call at our store will convince you of I our fine stock. No trouble to show you. We insist on pleasing you Laurens Drug Co* State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF LAURENS. In Court of Common Pleas. J. O. Moon and Isabella Mauley Plain tiffs, against Sarah Henderson, Henry Young Spoon and his heirs, names and residences unknown; Lulu Smith, Viney Spoon, Isaac Spoon, Mil ton Spoon, William Spoon, Pres ton E. Spoon, James D. Spoon, Ora L. T?te, Lee Spoon, Hamp Spoon, Mar garet Spoon, Francis Spoon and L. C. Dorroh, as Administrator of Lucinda Wadie Hill, Defendants.?Summons for Relief.?(Complaint not Served.) To tho Defendants above named. You are hereby summonod and re quired to answer the complant in this action, which was on November 29th 1902, filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, for the said County, and to servo a copy of your answer to the said complaint on the subscriber at his office at Laurens C. I H., South Carolina, within twenty days1 after the service hereof, exclusive of I the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the I time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this ac tion will apply to the Court for the re? I lief demanded In tho complaint. Dated Nov. 29th A. D. Jno. F. Bolt, c. o. o. p. F. P. McGowan, Plaintiffs Attorney. Dec. 2, 1002?6t. w. d. knioht. r.k. babb. KNIGHT & BABB, Atomeys at Law. Will practice in all the State and Federal Courts. Strict attention to all I business Intrusted to them Office up-atalrs, Simmons' Building. NEW Restaurant Opened. 1 have opened a Restaurant in the Babb Building for WHITE PEOPLE EXCLUSIVELY. Prompt and First class service assured. Meals, 25 conts at Restaurant or sent to offices. Fresh Oysters on hand. Harrison Huntkr, on Harper Street. MONEY TO LOAN? On Improved farm* Lon^ t,me Easy payments. Small oost. No ?om ission. Apply to O. d. barkbdalb, Atty., Laarens, 8. Q. June 24th, 1902?3m._ Dr. W. H. DIAL, No. 110 W. Main St. Special Attention Given Women and Children. Office hour* la the olty from 10 a. m; 1 to 4 p. a. 'Phone?Residence No. 44. OfflceNo 89. \ NOW FOR ANOTHER PRIZE. Open to all Children Under Ten Years. The Advertiser now ?fters a prize (or the third time for school com posi tions. The next prize of one dollar will be given to the pupils under 10 years old and the compositions must be received In this oflico by Monday, Jan. 12 at 5 P. M. The Advertiser therefore asks each teacher to read this an nouncement and co-operate with Thk Advertiser in the scheme to glvo the school children a motive and inter est in writing well. rules ok the co.Ml'etition. The composition must contain not over 400 words. Writing must be on but one Bide of paper. Any subject may be ohoson . The composition must be handed the teacher by the pupil. The teacher will then number or mark It keoping a re cord of the number or mark. Ho will then send it to The AdvBRTISBR with out the name of the writer but with the school mark. The teacher must also on 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 ho or she lives must bo a subscriber to Tue Advertiskr. How over, compositions may be sout by pu pils whose parents are not subscribers ?but thoy will not be entitled to prizes. If a composition by suoh a pu pil Is the host It will be so announced and it will bo printed, but no prize will be given. Tho prize will go 10 the next best in that case. Other than . prize-winning composi tions 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 tho writer's name. Tho oditor of The Advertiser will be tho judge. Ho will grade the com positions though without knowing tho names of the writers. Compositions written by pupils in the ordinary course of work may be sont In. Teachers may select any num ber of compositions and send them to The Advertiser. The teacher will always state that tho writer is within the age limit of the contest. Tho win ning compositions will bo announced in The Advertiser and tho toacher will then send namo of writer and his or her parent. To repeat?the compositions for tho first offer must be received not later than January 12, and must not contain over 400 words. Wo do not Ox any minimum limit?the winner may pos 1 slbly not write over 50 words. The ordinary rules will govern the decisions. Tho subject matter, thought, hand-writing, capltalizatoin, neatness and grammar will bo consldorod. Again The Advertiser hopes that teachers throughout the county 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. TH? WEELITTLES IN VIENNA. FIND THE REST A, U It ANT KEEPER. Answer to last week's puzzle. Turn picture upside down and see face at back of boy. The face of woman is outlined by boy's arm. Any Church or parsonage or institution support ed by voluntary contribution will be given a liberal quantity of tho Long man & Martinez Paints whenever they paint. Note:?This has been our custom for twenty-seven years; anv building not satisfactorily painted , will be re {tainted at our expense; about one gal on of Linseed Oil to be added to every gallon of gallon of paint to make ready for UBe; It's mixed in two minutes, and cost of the paint; thereby made less in price than any other. Yearly product over one million gallons. Longman ?fc Martinez. Sole Agents W. L Boyd, Laurens, S. C ; J. C. Hutchinson, Cross Hill, 8. C Geo. Johns tone. ?. II. Welch. . A. C. Todd. Joliusone, Welch & Todd, LAWYERS. Will Practice In all Courts, State and F?deral. O?ice, Law Range. Lauuens, S. C. Loans on Real Estate For a series of years at 8 per cent; straight interest; nogotiatod. Basis, what land is assessed for taxation.? Call on? Ferguson & Featherstone. Glenn Springs Girder file, ^ The best on the market! For sale .at S KENNEDY BROS, Q Laurens S. C. 4e 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 oft*. There's only one Make of Paint Which can and will stand the Testi The name of that "make" is OURS. Tho name of that "Brand" is OUR. O'Connor & Schweers Prepared Paints. Ono gallon will cover from 275 to 350 square feet?two coats. Sido by side, and compared with the highest priced and best Paints you can find. Thl8 brand will last from two to ten times as long. Wc havo made all those tests? That's tho reason wo don't foel uneasy when wo say "Guaranteed." Color Card and prices await your demand. O'Connor & Schweers Paint Co. Office and Salesroom 841 Broad, St. . . ^ Factory 844 and 846 Reynolds, St. AUgUStH, Utl. Full Measure It is 7iot the rule to fiiui \ paints put up full measttre. Most of them arc put up in short measure?the cans are small ana' not full. But every can and pail of THE SHERWIN-WILLIAMS PAINT is always Full Measure It means that you get zu hat I you pay for? U, S. standard measure?every time. I/oncst paint?honest in quality and quantity?pays best. You're always sure to get it in The Sherwin-Williams Paint SOI.O BY BROOKS & JONES Besides Handling These BEST * FAINTS tiell What is The Best at Best Figures in alt Hardware and Farm Implements It will pay you -to see us about, wire Fencing. BROOKS & JONES, Laurens, S, C, State of South Carolina, COUNTY OP LAURENS. In the Court of Common Pleas. By virtue of the decree of tho Court of Common Pleas for said county and state, In the case of Hellams and Gray against H. G. Prior and others? I will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder at Laurens Court House, South Carolina, on salesday in Jan uary next, during the legal hours of sale, all that tract or parcel of land containing One Hundred and Thirty five aores. more or loss, situate in the county of Laurens, State aforesaid, bounuod by lands of E, S. Patterson, H. E. and W. S. Gray, being the tract whereon H. G. Prior resides. Terms?One-half of the purchase money oasb, the balance with interest from day of sale,, on a credit of 12 months, secured by a bond of tho pur ohasor and mortgage of tho promises, with leave to purchaser to pay all cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. TnOMAS J. Duckktt, Sheriff L. C. Doc. 0, 11)02?4t. IDEAL GIFT THAT COSTS LITTLE. It keeps time, pleases the eye and leans lighty on the pocket book. A Black-wood CLOCK that look like marble, strikes the hours on a musical gong-bell and the half hours on a tinkling cup bell; is tastefully, decorated in gilt scrolls, and has a face that reflects the beauty and worth of the movement behind it. ONLY $4.00 REMEMBER We have some $2.50 to $25.00 Call and see them and get your choice before the line is broken, A Unique and Inexpensive Mantle Adornment. Fleming Bros. Jewelers and Opticians. TO NEW SUBSCRIBERS THE ADVERTISER OFFERS THE ABSOLUTELY FREE. The Twicc-A-Week News and Courier and The Advertiser will be sent to any New Subscriber to The Advertiser until January ist, 1904 for One Dollar cash. The regular price of the Twice- A-Week News and Courier, except through The Advertiser, is One Dollar a year. The News and Courier contains* AH News of The Legislature, 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. This Offer May be Withdrawn at Any Time Without Notice. - The Advertiser will send the Twice-A-Week News and Courier tc any <>l its p resent subscribers who are paid up in advance until January, 1904, on receipt of Fifty Cents. m OTHER NEwSPAPfiR IN LAURENS COUNTY offers a clubbing rote witto [The Nevfe and Courier