The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, August 21, 1907, Image 3

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iROWTH OF SSOCIATION. >o!In*v rove incut LtrT Meaning. ,000 MEMBERS. Kin)? Made to Organize an | Ion in Every Counly in the State. > f the most helpful agoncies for .Carolina's good is the School rement Association. This la an Ration, mainly of women, which ita object the betterment of ru Jbola. These women are fast con ^g the absurd idea that ipur bare and a few straight benches con Ito a suitable > place for boys and .pend from seven to eight ^lay Association now has over a jsand members and is endeavoring fsccure the hearty co-operation of public spirited woman in the ippcs to soon see the time ill be no more one room pid no more bare walls | grounds. ^dertaken to have an j each county, and through ] o it wishes to interest the people] the ncigorhood of every school house, y white woman who will pledge her elf to do at least one thing for the mprovement of at least one school e time during each session may bc a member. Thoso who cannot I eir time to this active work, but to help can become associate j hers by paying the annual fee of 1.00 Men can join only as associate ] members. The County Association should he | composed of teacher, county officers, inisters, and all public spirited people ho are interested in the upbuilding of ral schools. The purposes of the ry Association are to arouse the st of the people of the county in improvement of their schools, and to establish a local Association in every school district in the county. The local Association should be com posed of teachers, patrons and pupils. The purpose of the local organizations I is to unite all the people of a commu nity for the improvement of their | school. These associations can havt new school houses built or the old onei repaired and painted, comfortless] benches exchanged for good desks; floors scrubbed, stoves polished, and windows washed, shades or curtains added to windows; a library stand and kept growing; improvement made on school grounds by planting trees and (lowers, and finally it can uphold the hands of the teacher and through this ^>rk the community will become in terested in its school and its children. Every school in Laurens comity ught to organize a local association o as to get the community interested, f the interest of the patron is once wakened help is sure to follow nearly tways when the patron is indifferent to he condition of the school it is because does not know what condition exits, and what he could do to help. The South Carolina Federation of women's clubs and the School Improve ment Association arc now closely bound together, and the Federation will send free a traveling library to any school making application to Mrs. A. P. McKissick, Greenwood, S. C, all of the railroads in the State have given 1 free transportation to these libraries. B^. This year the School Improvement Association has offered fifteen prizes to the school of the State for the most decided material improvement made between January 1st. and November, 15th., 1007. Five of these prizes are worth $100 each and ten are worth $f>0 each. Miss Mary T. Nance is giving her en tire time to the work of the Associa tion, and will be glad to visit and give | personal assistance to any school and ] community in the State upon request. Miss Nance has recently been to the Greenpond, Harmony, Dials, and Friendship schools and made most help ful and instructive talks. It would be well for everybody in the county to se cure her services before the opening of the session. Laurens County Teacher. PROGRESS AT MOUNTVILLE. r Rev. Jas. Bradley Tenders Resignation? Crops Good-?Personals. Mountville, August 11).- Crisp & Son are putting their two ginneries in pre paration! for the cotton crop. They expect a good business this fall as the crop in this section is unusually good. Dixon & Watts are also locating their machinery here for the fall ginning. With ample ginning facilities and onC| of the best seed markets in the county, all we need now to make business flourishing and the town prosperous is ] one or two good cotton buyers who will pay the full market price for the sta pie. "Aunt Tankte" Culbcrtson of Owings Station is spending a while with W. P. Culbertson's family. J. L. Hoyd has a field of corn cultiva ted on the Williamson plan which it is believed will make 40 bushels to the acre. Others have plenty of good corn in this section. Mrs. Lula Dendy has just returned from a week's visit to rclutivcs in1 South Georgia. Miss Carrie Hoyd has gone with a company from Lisbon to the mountains for a few days. Several of our peoplo attended the Reaverdam barbacue Friday, among whom was M. R. Crisp, chief cook. Rev. James Rradley has tendered his resignation at Cross IItil, Mountville and Lisbon Prcsbyterirn churches to take effect this fall. It is understood he has accepted a charge in Georgia. Little Jaync Royd Hudgcns has been quite sick sever?.! weeks of fever. She is thought, to be improving now. The S. A. L. railroad company has had a force of hands hore sometime macadamizing their road bed. .Mr. Marshall Wesson, policeman in k Wnshinton, I). C, is visiting his father, fc^Mr. John Wasson. ?. There has been an unusual amount of Hiding here this summer, both "gwine SUNDAY PAPERS. Munsey Predicts Price Will Be Raised t? It Cenls?Improved la Quality. Frank A. Munsey, who originated and made successes out of a string of magazines and is, besides, the publisher of two successful newspapers, one in Washington and the other in Boston, has returned to the Hotel Ritz, says a Paris cable to the New York Herald, from a ten days' automobile trip. In an interview Mr. Munsey discussed the competition between magazines in the United States and the Sunday newspa pers, and predicted that the price of Sunday newspapers would be raised to 10 cents in the near future. "The Sunday newspaper of the fu ture," he said, "a great big Sunday newspaper, should be made so good? and doubtless will bo made so good ? that it will sell at 10 cents instead of 5 cents." Mr. Munsey was asked whether the Sunday newspapers, with their stories, illustrations and pictures, like the "Fluffy Ruffles" Bcries, were hurting the magazines. "It is not only difflcultbut impossible to say whether the magazine has suf fered by reason of the Sunday paper,'' said Mr. Munsey. "That the maga zine has not suffered a setback in circu lation on this account is certain, for the reason that the combined circulation of magazines is constantly on the in crease. "Little more than a dozen years ago, when I went into the magazine bus iness, there were not more than 250,000 regular magazine buyers in the United States and Canada. That docs not mean that there were not more than 250,000 magazines issued, for many buyers took several magazines. Today there are easily 2,000,000 magazine buy el's in the two countries. "Each of these individual buyers takes many more magazines than did the buyers of the other period. Why? Mainly for the reason that magazines cost less." "Do you believe the circulation of the Sunday issues of some of the great metropolitan dailies has suffered dur ing the last few years by reason of the fact that many daily papers in small town publish their own Sunday maga zines and colored supplements?" "I do not suppose the total circula tion of the Sunday issues of metropoli tan dailies has shrunk for the reason you name, he replied. "Nevertheless, it is impossible to say how much the re J spective circulations of great newspa pers would have gained if country newspapers had not gone into the mag azine features for their Sunday issues. "We have just about reached a point when much better Sunday papers must be made than those now generally is sued. Except for technical improve ments, there has been little or no ad vancement in the Sunday papers for the last ten years. Almost no new ideas have been developed. "In my judgment the publisher who will lead olT in giving 10 cents worth will make a hit in Sunday journalism. Our people are never content with what is. They want more and more all the while. The present Sunday paper has prepared the way for a far better pub lication that measures up to the stand ard of first class magazine work or, more properly speaking, standard first rate weekly publication work. "Improvement must come in the way of quality, not of quantity. The latter may be decreased with satisfaction and increased in tbo other. In discussing this point I am perhaps working against my own interests, as my business is chiefly that of magazine publishing. However, I am not disposed to worry about the inevitable. "Betterment of our Sunday papers is inevitable. Higher standards of our publications, whether dailies, Sundays, weeklies, monthlies, would be better for the people. This last interests me more than whether I shall make a few dollars more or less. But, as a matter of fact, the magazine will square itself to whatever conditions may come up and will meet the issue successfully. I "Every twelvemonth during the last dozen years has recorded an emphatic improvement" in standai'd magazines. Other improvements will go on, must go on, so long as the people demand better things." ?Americus Tress The "Williamson Plan." The News and Courier reproduces that part of the Princeton letter pub lished in The Advertiser last week referring to Capt. J. B. Humbert's test of corn growing according to the "Wil liamson plan" and editorialized thus on the item: "Capt. Humbert, a former president of the State Agricultual Society, is a man of unusual intelligence and capable of giving the plan the sort of trial that will demonstrate its value. One thing is certain- Mr. Williamson's method has stirred such an activity in corn rais ing as has not been seen in South Caro lina for many years, and this is bound to bring about permanent and substan tial improvements. Possibly his method v/ill be modified and perfected, differ ent soils will call for slightly different treatment perhaps, and climatic condi tions arc not precisely uniform throughout the State, but he has made a large contribution to the agricultural knowledge of the farmers, and it may bo set down that hereafter the corn crop of South Carolina will be material ly greater, directly on account of his experiments and his generous efforts to give his fellow farmers the full benefit of them." Cutting Beth Ways. A Company promoter who advertised for an offlce boy received a hundred re plies. Out of the hundred he selected ten, who were asked to call at the office for a personal interview. His final choice fell upon a bright looking youth. "My boy," said the promoter, "I like your appearance and your manner very much. I think you may do for the place. Did you bring a character?" "No, sir," replied the boy. "I can go home and get it." "Very well. Come back tomorrow morning with it, and if it is satisfactory I dare say I shall engage you." Late that same afternoon the finan cier was surprised by the return of the candidate. "Well," he said cheerily, "have you got your character?" "No," answerd the boy, but "I've got yours, an* I ain't comin'l"?Ladies Home Journal. / JAMES STONE AND WIFE. BY W. D. 8. They resided on the Saluda aide of Sullivan's township, in a retired place half a mile off the Augusta public road. They had faith in the honesty of the human race -had no locks on dwelling, corn crib nor smoke house. They built a shed to the rear of the house with a dirt floor, on which stood some large sugar hogsheads, in which the good wife placed the children when she went to the field to assist her husband with the crop (as was the custom in those days). The children were safe from fire, dogs and getting hurt or lost, and Mrs. Stone was safe from anxiety for their protection from all outside harm. In those days farmers carried their tan bark and beef hides to Kirkpatriek & Kennedy's tanynrd and exchanged for leather. When the itinerant shoe maker came around it was cut into shoes for the family. One pair was al lotted to each member of the family, and had to do him through the winter. Around old Rocky Mount church were plenty of flint rocks, which were inju rious to shoes. Mr. Stone was a church going man, and carried his family with him to Harmony on Sunday. It was the custom to walk down to the white sand road and then put on socks and shoes and go into the church. A mer ciful man is kind to his dumb brutes; his work stock was left at home to rest on the Sabbath day. The Stone fam ily traded with me after the Confeder ate war?husband, wife, sons and daughters, each ran his own separate account. Each one had his own indi vidual crop. Ono fall uncle Jimmic called in to settle his store account. After attending to it I thought that I would try him about his wife's account. "Aunt Sallie has an account and you had better settle it while here; it will save her a long trip." "No, sir; I can't do it. Sallie-will attend to her own business. Everybody at my house docs their own trading and paying." This was very commendable. It taught his children industrious habits and how to transact business. It would be well now for our farmers to teach their chil dren how to make a dollar, and then they would know how to take care of it. It is a true saying that "it is not what you make so much as what you spend that will make you prosperous in this world." Let your children do their own buying and paying, and don't make ba bies of them until they are grown. CORTFXYOU TO THE RESCUE. Government Funds Will Again Aid in the Crop Movement. New York, August 20.? Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou, according to the Times, has decided again to come to the relief of the money market and will distribute Government funds to aid in the movement of the crops this year. The plan pursued last year is to be followed with some modifications, but in general it will be that adopted bv Secretary Shaw in his regime. One .)f the ideas now in the minds of the officers in the treasury department is that the Government should place its funds in the banks subject to with drawal by check. It Is not expected that anything like the amount needed last year will be called for this season. It is said that the Secretary of the Treasury will be in better shape to meet the call, as un der an Act of last Congress custom re ceipts may be deposited in the banks. Under the new method the customs re ceipts will be used for the relief of the smaller institutions, while the larger fund will be sent to the centres of dis tribution. New York will, as in the past, get a goodly share of the amount to be released. Washington, August 20- If Secretary Cortelyou decides to make any an nouncement of a policy for the relief of the money stringency it will be made from his summer home, on Long Isand, and not through the treasury depart ment according to the opinion prevail ing among treasury officials. It will be made also without the preliminaries of a conference with the president or other Cabinet officers. The present Secretary of the Treasury has never felt the necessity of consulting the other members of the Cabinet about matter that belong entirely to his own department. If he makes an announcement it is believed here he will not go further than to give assurances of his intention to extend the usual relief to the East to counteract the movement of money to the West for crop removal uses. This relief will be the increasing of Government deposits in Eastern banks. Secretary Cartclyou might, if he saw the necessity for it, increase the depos its $27,000,000 and still have a working balance in the treasury of $50,000,000. He could call in the $10,000,000 worth of 4 per cents which were due July 1. NEWBERRY MELONS. Farmer Brings Two Whose Combined Weight is 159 Pounds, Mr. Luther M. Fellers brought in on Friday some of the finest melons ever grovni in this part of the world. The two largest were bought by ('apt. W. S. Langford, who wanted them for some friends at a distance -just to show them what Ncwberry can do. One of these melons weighed HH pounds, the other 71. They were the "Florida Triumph," a fine variety of melon that Mr. Fellers has raised before. Mr. Fellers raises several varieties, including the Bradford and the Crisp, and he keeps each variety separate and pure. ? Newberry Observer. Handsome Offer for New School. Mr. W. L. Gray has offered to the trustees of the city schools fivea eres of land and a cash subscription, to locate the proposed new school building on his property. This is a very hand some offer and it might pay the city to accept it. From a purely selfish motive we can not say that we favor it but from a business point of view, it may be a wise thing to do. The city is certain to broaden out in that direction and in the near future the population on that side will he suffi cient to fill a large school house wi.h children. SORGHUM NOT POISONOUS. Can be Fed Safely if Properly Mixed With Other Fond Stuff. The idea that sorghum cane contains poison that will kill cattle was exploded years ago. It is not more poisonous than green corn, wheat, oats or barley. It can lie fed to cattle safely, in all stages of its growth, provided it is cut up and mixed with other food stuff, which is a common practice on many cattle farms, writes Captain W. H. Edwards. The cow when hungry gajthers food in large mouthfuls, and swallows it I without mastication, with the intention of belching it up and chewing it at her leisure. But unfortunately for her, 1 she cannot manipulate sorghum this way in accordance with her habits. It has a very slick leaf, and in her haste to swallow the leaves as fast as she can bito them off, they hang in her throat and she died of sufTocation. If the cow would masticate the leaves as she bites them off, as the horso does, sorghum would not hurt her and a mod erate amount of it would be good for her. A gorge of any kind of green feed by a hungry animal is dangerous and likely to kill by rapid fermentation. But that is not why quick death results to cows from eating sorghum cane. Captain O. A. Wylie related to me an incident that occurred at his father's home soon after the late war. A Con federate soldier by the name of Smith was sojouring in the home and by the way, he was a good soldier, a good man and a good Methodist preacher, and afterwards married a sister of Captain Wylie. One day they were sit ting on the porch, when a negro came and told them that the cows were in the cane patch and a lot of them were dying Smith said to Wylie: "Let us go quick; we may he able to save some of them." As they ran through the woods Smith cut a smooth green stick three teet long. My recollection is that Captain Wylie said there were seven cows down. Ho had one pocket handkerchief and Smith ha .1 two, Cap tain Wylie held up the cow's head and Smith would push the handkerchief down her throat into her stomach. They used the three handkerchiefs, and with a piece of shirt saved another. By that time the rest of them were dead. Captain Wylie said they could have saved every one of them. The handkerchief operation gave them im mediate relief. They were simply choking to death, dying by suffocation. Smith was an older man than Captain Wylie and had some knowledge and ex perience in the matter and knew what to do. 1 think he was from Tennessee, but I am not sure, after the lapse of forty years, what state be hailed from, lie did some good preaching in a meet ing at El-Bethel Methodist church, and the surviving Confederate soldiers of that community spent many pleasant hours with him. I served on the hoard of visitors of Clemson college in 1894-?)!). 1 was there in June, 1891, and found them feeding the milk cows on sorghum cane that was from thigh to bench high. They ran it through a cutting machine, threw it into the feed box and put on top of it some cotton seed meal mixed with skipped-stuff. They told me that they fed it in all stages of its growth ami never before knew it to hurt a cow. MORE MONEY NEBDbD. Work on Pamama Canal has Progressed Faster than Expected. Washington, Aue;. 19.?Conditions on the Panama canal have reached a state of gravity owing to the fact Unit con struction work is developing faster than was contemplated when the esti mates for expenditures during the fiscal year, 1908, were made nearly a year ago. The estimate is made that about $8,000,000 in excess of the appropria tions could bo used to advantage in pushing forward the work during the present year, and Col. (Joethals, the engineer in charge, thinks it would be in the interest of true economy to pro ceed along this basis and ask congress at its next sessions to make good the deficiency as the argument is made that with the present organization and progress the waterway can be com pleted more rapidly than by restrain ing expenditures within the appropria tions now available. Reports show that the monthly estimated expenditure for labor is being considerably exceeded and work at the Gatun dam has prog ressed faster than was anticipated. Notice of Election. In consideration of petitions suffi ciently signed by the freeholders and electors residing in School District Nos. 1, 4, 5 and 11, Laurens Township, Laurens County, asking for an election for the purpose of voting upon a prop osition to organize a High School at. Laurens, S. C., as provided for by the recent Act of the Legislature, an elec tion will be held in the Town of Laur ens, Laurens Township, Friday, Sept. 6th, 1907, beginning at 7 A. M.and closing at 4 P. M. under the supervision of Messrs. W. L, Boyd, W. T. Dorroh and R. G. Franks. Those favoring the proposition will vote "For High School," those oppos ing will VOtO "Against High School." Registration certificate ana tax receipt are requirements of the elector to vote. By order of the County Board of Ed ucation of Laurens County. R. W. NASH, Chairman, 11, A. DOBSON, B-2t L. D. ELLEDGE. Notice of Election. In consideration of petitions suffi ciently signed by the free holders and electors residing in school District Nos. 4, 5, 6, and 7. Dial Township, Laurens County, asking for an election for the purpose of voting upon a proposition to organize a High Schnol at Gray Court OwingS Institute, as provided for by a recent act of the Legislature. An election will be held at Gray Court, S. C., Dial Township, Friday, September 6th.. 1907, beginning at 7 A. M. closing at 4 P. M., under the supervision of Messrs. W. II. Barks dale, W. R. Cheek, N. J. G. Curry and II. B. Abercrombio. Those favoring the proposition will vote "For High School those opposing will vote "Against High School. ' Registration certificate and tax re ceipt are requirements of electors to vote. By order of the County Board of Ed ucation of Laurens County. R. W. NASH. Chairman, R. A. DOBSON, 3-2t. L. D. ELLEDGE. Expensive Errors. When settling ycur account at your ' merchant's and you happen to detect an overcharge, that is an error. If you do not detect it, it's not an error; just expensive. If you do your trading at our store you will be saved from all how the account stands. We use the McCaskey system. After this oyotem is explained to you, you will like it. If you are not now our customer, try thi.s new system. error. You know and 3-2t KENNEDY BROTHERS. Death of an Old Soldier. Mr. J. F. Saxon of Waterloo Town ship died Sunday, August 10th, aged 74 years. He was buried at the family , burying ground on the Sims place, near his home, on Monday. Mr. Saxon was an old Confederate soldier. He is sur vived, by two sons "and a daughter?Mr. Tbad. Saxou 'of Spnrtanburjr. ?ir. Wash "Sbt^ott of Carteraville, Ga., and Mr?. John*N? Norman "bf Greenwood county. ENGINES JSk. 2XT 33 X3 0> X 3Cji ja Complete* assortment of 10 h. p. to 125 h. p. in stock for immediate delivery. .*. .*. Save money by writing direct to the manufacturers. .'. R D. COLE MFG. CO. C4 YKAI'.S IN 1HJSINKSS * N E W NAN, G A. Also Corn Mills, Saw Mills? Tanks and Towers Branch: 316 Empire Bids!., Atlanta. Ga. Wo arc headquarters for th^^H line of Agate, Blue, Grey TinwarV including everything you may need in your Kitchen. Don't buy before you uec our line and get our prices. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. ? ?. HfVo have jusrWc^rVcd :l^?JH^Wl Hall Hacks, Dining tables nnalBaiesVr made of the best quality of material and they are going at prices that wilf\ bo money saved for you if you will sco our line before you buy. S. m. & E. h. Wilkes & Co. ? ? ^^^l^^R. UBO oxclustvoly In tho future Every merchant Now is the Time to Buy Land High Priced Cotton Means High Priced Land. Property in This County will never be cheaper than it is now. As other properties are advancing so is Real Estate. Buy a farm now while the price is low. It will bring good returns and enhance in value yearly. Below is a partial list of our offerings. Read it, and buy some of it. 101 acres land, Young's township, near Martin's Cress Roads, good dwell ings and outbuildings. Price $2,500. 52 acres land, Young's township, near Martin's Cross Roads, good dwellings and outbuildings. Price $12.50 per acre. 180 acres land in I,aureus township, known as the Mat Fin ley place, about 4 miles from Laurons, 7-room dwelling, 3 tenant bouses, all necessary outbuild ings, 130 acres in cultivation. Price $5,250. One 40x80 lot with two-story frame and metal roof store room thereon, in town of Owings, S. C. Price $050. One lot 71 x 304, more or less, front ing on Sullivan street, adjoining lot of J. M. Philpot. (!ood six room dwelling with city water. A bargain. $2,250.00. Eight room dwelling and 1 acre lot, corner Academy and Irby streets, I,au reus. Modern improvements, $1,600. 245 1-4 acres, more or less, known as the Reuben Martin tract, 3 miles west of Lanford Station. Good dwelling, OUt buildings and tenant houses. Price $22.50 per acre. One-third cash, bal ance within 1, 2, and 3 years. 127 acres land, seven room dwelling, one tenant house, good out buildings, within two miles of Maddens Station. Price $1,200.00. 153 acres land, uuc-lourlh mile of Warrior creek church, good dwelling; 3 tenant houses, good out buildings, good pastures well watered. Price $31.00 an acre. Can make easy terms. 87 acres land in Hinder township, good improvements. Price $18 per acre. 62 acres inside of incorporate limits of the town of Gray Court. Good improve ments. Price $36 per acre. One lot in town of Gray Court, con taining two acres, nine room dwelling, servants' house, good barn. Suitable for a boarding house. Price $3,000. 147 acres of land two miles east of Gray Court, known as the Garrett place. Price $2,000.00. Two lots in the city of Laurcns, Nos. 15 and 36; part of Simpson property. Price $150.00 for the two. 02 acres land, two dwellings and out buildings, one mile of New Harmony Church. Price $35.00 per acre. 140 acres in Youngs township near Bramlett's Church, 7 room dwelling, good barn and outbuildings. Price $1,200. 33 Acres land with (i room cottage in side corporate limits of town of Gray Court, a bargain at $1.500. 150 acres of land within the corporate limits of town of Gray Court, with dwelling and 3 tenant houses, barn ami j out buildings; also line rock quarry in good working order, price $4,000. 15 acres of land, bounded by lands of Albert Ramage, Ree Rlakely and others. Price $50 per acre. '.i acres of land in town of Fountain Inn, 6 room dwelling, barn and out buildings, price $3,000. 100 acres of located between Alma and the old Eden postOiHce, with dwell ing and out buildings, price $2,250. 15 acres land in town of Fountain Inn on Shaw street. Will be: divided into ? '? acre lots with one acre front. $2uo. per acre. 140 acres of land at Maddens Station with one tenant house, one hundred acres in cultivation. Price $25.00 per acre. 263 acres, joining land of Watts Mills known as the Badgett place. Nice residence. This is a well elevated tract overlooking the city of 1.aureus, just outside incorporated limits fronting on North Harper street and divided by public highway. Tins property can be divided into building lots to advantage A good investment for right man. Price $50 per acre. 49 acres land 2 miles east of Fountain Inn, 2 tenant houses and good outbuild ings, price $1,470. 225 acres of land near Stomp Spring, in Jacks township. Good dwelling four tennant houses, and good out buildings. Price $2000. Terms easy. 300 acres ol land, bounded by land of Ludy Mills and H. A. Mill, and J. D. Mills Home tract; 5 horse farm in cul tivation, fine timber fine pasture, price $35.00. Two lots of land in town of Fountain Inn, 33 1-15 x 150 feet each, suitable for business building lots. Price $050.00 each. Eighty-three acres of land on Ml. Creek, in three miles of Gray Court, with two tenant bouses and good out buildings. Price $20 per acre. One house and lot on Gulliver street, in town of Fountain Inn; seven room, two-story building. Price $1,400. 7 1-8 acre land, dwelling, barn and out-buildings, in town of Duncan, Spar tanburg county. Price $025. 87 acres of land with good improve ments and well timbered. Hunter Town ship. Price $18.00 per acre. Sixty acres of land one mile Owings Station, well improved. Price $1,500. One lot. in the city of Laurcns, con sisting* of throe store rooms and vacant lot. Price $15,000. Sixty acres of land within two miles of the city of Laurens, with six-room dwelling, good barn and outbuildings. Price, $2,700. One lot in town of Troy 80 X 120 feet with store house and dwelling. Price 8000. 66 acre., near Budgett's Old Mill $1,000 dwelling good out buildings. For $2,700. lucre lot, Fountain Inn, 6 room house and good out buildings, wired in with good strong wire. Price $'.100. One five room cottage at Owings Station, with blacksmith shop, and out building, one-half acre of land. $700. Sixty-eight acres of land near Rapley, beautiful dwelling, line barn, good pas ture and well watered price $3,400. 143 acres of land, three buildings, one hundred acres in cultivation, remainder in timber, in Youngs township $25.00 , per acre. 400 acres in Waterloo township, known as the Hamilton place?$16.00 per acre, 18-room building, the Leatherwood House and 1-2 acre lot in town of Wood ruff. Price $0,000. One 'ol on Todd Avenue, containing lo of an acre, well set in bermuda grass. Price $125.00. Four lots on Chest mil street, part of the J. L. M. Irby estate, 300 feet front, 204 feet deep, 1-45 acres. Price $800.00. One lot on Chestnut Street, 01 feet front, 225 feet deep. Price $125.00. One lot on Irby Averrae, 61 by 155.^ On this lot are 8 nice trees. Price $160.00 290 acres of land in ScufTlctbwn town ship known as the TeagUO place, 1 ten nant houses, 5 horse farm in cultiva tion, 40 acres tine bottom, also fine pas ture. Price $4500.00. 51 3-4 acres near Fountain Inn, front ing public highway and C. W. C. !.'. R., 40 acres in cultivation. Price $2250. Rabun Creek es, goo 1 out 100 acres of land near church, two tenant hoUE buildings. Price $3200. loo acres, 2 miles of Rubun Creek church, dwelling and outbuilding. $2200. 178 acres in Hunter Township 1-4 mile Hopowell church, dwelling and three tenant houses; barn and other im provements. Price $8000. One hundred and sixty-two acres of land, wdli dwelling, two tenant houses, good outbuildings, near Lcesville, Lau rens township. Price $8, loo. On almost any of the above propositions we are in a position to offer very liberal terms. If you desire to inspect any of these properties our repre= sentative will be glad to go with you and show them to you at any time. BUY DIRT while it is CHEAP==lt will NEVER BE CHEAPER . . . Laurens Trust Company, laurens, s. c, or J. N. Leak, Mgr. Real Est. Stock and Bond Dept., Gray Court, S. C. EXPANSION ...Red Iron Racket ANOTHER STORE ROOM ADDED We have just added 50x80 feet additional floor space in the new building just erected across the street. We will soon open up a fine Hne of China, Tin, Qlass, Crockery, Lamps, Racket Goods, Trunks, Bags. Pictures, Window Shades, Rugs and House Furnishing Goods, Tobacco, Cigars, Patent medicines, etc. These goods will all be sold at Cut Prices. More goods for same money, Same goods for less money RED IRON RACKET BURNS COMPANY 4 Cut = Price Stores===Laurens, Oreenwod and Spartanburg