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HORKIHLH CHIME OP TWO NEUUOEK After Being Arrested Admit Having Bru tally Murdered ao Aged White Lady iu Lexington. Columbia, February, 27.?Two young negroes, giving their names as Brack Toland and Ned Toland, brothers, and their homes as Prosperity, are in the South Carolina penitentiary, held in connection with the brutal murder of vlli*or yesterday in Lexington .'?rack Toland admits that he v. . ?by when the murder occurred. He b ys his brother was not present and that another negro whose name he does not know was the negro who did the killing. Mrs. Ellisor, while alone in her home, near Cayce's, across the river from Co lumbia, early yesterday morning, was brutally and foully done to death, her body being thrown into the clothes bas ket, where it was found several hours later by her husband on his return from town. The aged woman had been killed without a struggle, being hit in the head with her husband's ax. The two negroes were arrested on the Columbia, Newberry & Laurens Cain, which left Columbia late yester <' y aftern? on, and were put in jail at i ewborry, remaining there over night, a d being brought to this city this morning. They later made a full and complete confession at the State penitentiary in - th/J pVT^ifce of Captains Griffith and Roberts, Corporal Harling and others. The story they told to the officers the day following their arrest was, accord ing to their admission yesterday, con cocted in the Newberry jail Wednesday night. They now admit killing Mrs. Ellisor and throwing her body into the basket, and then robbing the house of such ar ticles of value as they could find. No inducements of any kind were offered the negroes *o make a clean breast of their connection with this dastardly crime. It was voluntary, free and ap parently without the least reservation as to any of the facts. Yesterday afternoon a gentleman liv ing near Columbia called at the peni tentiary and asked to be allowed to look at the smaller of the two negroes, thinking that this one had been em ployed by him on one occasion. Capt. Griffith sent for Brack Toland, but he proved not to be the boy who had worked for this gentleman. But it seems that Brack was brought before the officers at the psychological mo ment. Oupt. Griffith and Corporals J. P, Harling and S. M. McDillwere pres ent, besides the gentleman who had called for the purpose of identifying the negro. Brack said that he wanted to tell the truth about the whole matter. He said that bis brother Ned made him leave home Monday and come with him to Cayce's. They stayed there Monday and Tuesday nights, spending most of their time in the depot at that place Brack said that bis brother had been there before, but that he had n< the place before in his life. ? In ' hn a*1 v-- ,v,a' at t ( i^tjeoinui t his brother, he and Ned went up to "that house" (meaning Mr. Ellisor's), and that they went in and asked for live cents' worth of bread The woman paid very little at tention to them, and didn't appear to welcome their coming. He says that they then went into the house and Mrs. Ellisor spoke up and said something about their "being up to something." He says that they told her that they were not, that they just wanted to warm. As soon as they got into the house he caught Mrs. Ellisor and his brother knocked her in the head with an ax. They then put her body in the basket, and his brother struck the wo man two more blows with the ax after ward. Brack said that they went through the house, but found no money. They searched the trunk, but no money was in sight. They then proceeded to take what they could get their hands on. Brack said that he ran to the door one time and looked out to see if anyone were coming, but saw no one. They took a coat, a razor, a watch chain, ? woman's jacket, three silk handker chiefs, a gun and some shells. They lieft the house and went towards the woods, and when they discovered that they had a woman's jacket they hid it behind a log and then went on towards Brookland. They sold the gun in Brookland to the man who went to Newberry to see t'iem, Mr. Fox. They then crossed the bridge and took the C, N. & L. train which leaves Columbia at 11:20 and went as far as Irmo, ten miles north of the city. They got ofT the train at Ir mo and walked up the railroad track to Hilton, nine miles farther, flagging the mixed train which leaves Columbia at 5:20 just before it reached Hilton. They were placed under arrest before reach ing Newberry. When they got to the Newberry jail he and Ins brother talked the matter over at length and made up the story which they told the officers the next diiy. Mrs. J. IL Sullivan Entertains U. D. C. The Daughters of the Confederacy were pleasantly entertained at the home of Mrs. J. H. Sullivan Monday afternoon. The special business up for discussion was the giving of an enter tainment in the near future. "The Singing School Beginment." This mat ter was left open and after the disposal of other business Mrs. J. H. Sullivan, the hostess, served a delightful lunch eon and a social hour was much en joyeJ. The Chapter will observe the birthday of Hampton, meeting for that occasion at the home of Mrs. J. O. C. Fleming. Mary ?Dark circles under the eyes in dicate a sluggish circulation, torpid liver und kidneys. Exerci.se and Hollis ter's Rocky Mountain Tea will make you well and beautiful. 36c, Tea or Tablets. Palmetto Drug Co. Pointed Paragraphs. Keep both eyes on an eneraj who is anxious to do you a favor. Sympathy may be all right in its way, but it doesn't weigh much. Once in a great while you meet a man who thinks original thoughts. People can no more help growing old than they can help growing fat. If uglinesu was only skin deep, lots of women would try to shod their skins. The Order of the Easter* Star. Noted Masons, many of them, have during the last century felt that the work of the Masonic order was incom plete, in that it could not be shared by the women of their families, and that it had become necessary to have some secret signs and other work whereby the women might make themselves known throughout the domain of Ma sonry as entitled to its protection. Such an organization was perfected over fifty years ago by the Hop. Robert Morris, of Clarkson, Ky. Jle took the Star of the East for his guide, the star known in Masonry as the Pentalpha, because by Uie union of three triangles five points are made, the exact shape of the flrst letter of the Greek alphabet, and we have the five Alphas, or the Pent alpha. This star leads to the City of the New Jerusalem?"that city not made with hands, eternal in the heav ens," and causes us to answer when the question arises, "What is the Or der of the Km stern Star?" "It is a company of select souls who have seen His star in the East and have come to worship, to imitate Him who went about doing good; who have caught in a meaHure the spirit of love, Belf-sacri ficc and devotion that has illumined the nineteen centuries of history since the wise men followed the star from Arabia to Bethlehem." Mr. Morris wished the five points of the star to represent five heroines of the Bible- -WCffiGh Tioted throughout I tneir lives for their deeds of love, de votion and charity, and whoso lives were examples worthy of the emula tion of the women of all ages. He searched the Bible through and through. In the Old Testament he found three, in the New Testament two. The first point of the star is Adah, the daughter of Jeptha, who freely sacrificed her life to preserve her fath er's honor. Adah types a class of wo men numbered today by the thousands, women who value honor above every thing in life. The second is Ruth, the widow of Mahlon, the son of Naomi. Ruth left home, friends and kindred and a life of I plenty to follow Naomi to a land of strangers and a home of poverty and I become an humble gleaner in the field I of Hum/., because of her devotion to j duty. She leads a company of glean - j ers who are gathering in wealth greater I than that of the Rothschilds and As tors, and of more value than rubies and I diamonds. The third point of the star is Esther, I the noble Jewish queen who risked life I itself to save her people from exter mination, and who trod with stately I step the royal palaces, having no thought of inferiority on account of , lowliness of birth. The fourth is Martha, the sister of Lazarus and Mary, and through all her life the devoted friend of Jesus, whose mission was one of service in material things to those she loved. The fifth is Electa, or, as John says, "The Elect Lady." The Bible tells us nothing about her, but Masonic tradi tion teaches that she was the wife of a Grand Master in Masonry, and in her acts of kindness and charity a mother ? ? surrounding country of Judea. The.se are grouped around a central Pentagon, the five sides of which rep resent five noted Masons of ancient times?Solomon, King of Israel; Hi ram, King of Tyre; Zerubable, who re built the temple; John the Baptist and John the Apostle?showing the Masons that around them are gathered, their wives, daughters, mothers, widows and sisters dependent upon them for protec tion and support, giving to them the same love and devotion that character ized the five heroines of the Order. The Order is now very popular all over the United States, and justly so, for its teachings are moral and relig ious, its deeds charitable and benevo lent, and all its works are good. It visits the sick, relieves the hungry and distressed and cares for the widow and orphan. It is the largest and oldest woman's organization in the world, with a membership of nearly 400,000 scat tered around the world in many coun tries ? and many climes, and wherever one member meets another the bond is recognized that renders people brother and sister in eternal love and friend ship. In many States of the Union the Or der of the Eastern Star has built and is maintaining orphan homes of its own, and in others actively assisting the Ma sonic brother in the building and sup port of his. In South Carolina it ex pects to do all it can to help that work that is now being advanced by Masons. That help will necessarily be small at first, but such as it can it will freely give. The Order is as perfect in its organization as tho Ancient Free Ma sons, its national constitution is pat terned after the constitution of the United States, and during th<" present session of Congress the General Grand Chapter petitions for incorporation. All its rulings are under the care and guid ance of the Masons, a brother being always at the left hand of the sister in authority, to advise her upon all sub jects on which 'she needs advice. The possibilities of the work arc so great. To visit Chapters in other States, see how perfectly enthused the members are, how the Order is honored and re spected as being such a power for good, and such a help to the Masonic brother in his deeds of love and charity, makes one long for the time when such things will be in South Carolina. Last June a Grand Chapter was or ganized in South Carolina,' with Bix Chapters in the State. Now there are thirteen one at Greenwood, Mullins, Marion, Fort Mill, Seneca, Laurens, Georgetown, Saluda, Clio, Clinton, Car lisle, Blacksburg and Van Wyck. These have a membership of about six hun j dred in good standing and at liberty to visit any Chapter in the world. Anyone entitled to membership, and wishing to join or to have a Chapter organized, may communicate with H. P. BoggS, Omer; Mrs. Mary Outzs, P. V G. M., Glenwood; Dr. J. L. Spratt, Grrand Secretary, Fort Mill. MRS. MARY P. OUZTS, W. G. M., Greenwood, 8. C. What Shall We Havs forBwertf 'I r ' ill I I. ".til- 11 r. * ?? ? . ?:, # ii lionifcY W?il. Via Iii i: \>.<-\ i,.. <>"? ?? |'y a-V hilllita ? .-.?? . ? re ? :i m .1 I' ?'?'?.jrj jn*f rein ; ? \t> ? r ?ii-' i.i" . i 'i ? r i " i-y-.i A l ie. l h '. ik ? H?'i ?' * ??:??.? ?' *r M ?*? l"'K* ?i inly, .-ii . m ? * I :* ':,> i'd ?*?-< >yl r>. tut?'?. Jfcl?l?rti C m; v..ill II l'u|?i.1'?. ft 1ji"t. Tlt!ivor?t-t.?;?:o? ?> ft ? ', I u*i > <:??'}', ? '".*" I ;rry, Chncolftlf, Chjrry, I'.fttli. THE STATE'S CRIMINAL RECORD. Some Startling Facts Pointed Oat in the Report of the Attoraey General. A recent letter to the press of the State in which I gave the number of homicides committed in South Carolina during the last six months of 1907 caused a number of papers both in this State and others to ask for a record of the convictions for murder during the same time. A careful study of the re port of the attorney general reveals the following facts: There were tried in South Carolina in 1907 346 cases in which the defendant was charged with murder. Of these 10 defendants were convicted of the charge and sentenced to death; 30 were con victed but were recommended to the mercy of the court which, under the statute, reduced the penalty to a life term in the penitentiary; 44 were con victed of manslaughter and given short terms in the penitentiary or on the county chaingangs. Besides these there were 16 convictions reported from the Second Judicial Circuit wherein no record of degree of guilt or of sentence wns given, and eight in Cherokee and three in Union. The to tal number of convictions thus was 110. There were no murder trials in Pick ens or Oconee counties. In other coun ties they were as follows: First Circuit - Berkeley, 8; George town, -5; Dorchester, 20; Orangeburg, 16. Total, 48. Death penalty?George town, 1; Orangeburg, 1; Dorchester 1. Life term?Georgetown, 1: Orange burg 2. Short terms?Berkeley, 2; Dorchester, 7; Orangcburg, 6. Total convictions, 21. Second Circuit?Aiken, 14; Bamberg, 12; Barnwell, 12; Hampton, 2. Total, 40. Convictions 15 but no record of sentences. Third Circuit?Clarendon, 4; Flor ence, 3 (1 manslaughter); Lee, 6; Sum ter, 3; Williamsburg 2 (manslaughter). Total, 18. Death penalty, none. Life term- Sumter, 1; Williamsburg, 2; Clarendon, 1. Short term?Lee, 1; Clarendon, 3; Sumter 1, Total convic tions, 9. Fourth Circuit?Chesterfield, 2; Dar lington, 2; Horry, 1; Marlboro, 8; Mar ion, 4. Total, 17. Death penalty, 1 in Marlboro. Life term -Marlboro, 1. Short terms ?Chesterfield, 2; Marl boro, 2; Marion 1. Total convictions, 7. Fifth Circuit-Edgefield, 10 (1 man slaughter) ; Kcrshaw, 6 (2 manslaugh ter); Lexington, 7 (1 manslaughter); Richland, 11 (3 manslaughter). Total, 34. Death penalty, none. Life term ? Richland 1; Edgefield, 1. Short terms ? Edgefield, 1; Kershaw, 2. Total con victions, 5 (and 2 in Richland county in which new trials were granted by trial judge). Sixth Circuit?Chester, 11; Fairfield 4; Lancaster, 6; York, 9. Total. 30. Death penalty?Chester, 2; Fairfield, 1. Life term Chester, 3. Short terms ? Chester, 5; Lancaster, 3; Fairfield, 1; York 2. Total convictions, 17. (It is worthy of note here that of Chester's 11 cases there were 10 convictions.) Seventh Circuit?Cherokee, 8; Spar tanburg, 8; Union, 6. Total, 22. Death penalty, none. Life term? Spartanburg, 2. Short terms? Spar enburg, 3. Total, 5. (There are no records for Cherokee and Union.) Eighth Circuit-?Abbeville, 6 (2 man slaughter); Greenwood, 4; Laurens, 30 (7 manslaughter); Newberry, 11 (4 manslaughter); Saluda, 11 (4 man slaughter. Total, 63. Death sentence Greenwood, 1. Life term?Laurens, G; Newberry, 1; Saluda, 2. Short terms? Abbeville, 2; Greenwood, 1; Laurens, 7; Newberry, 4; Saluda, 1. Total con victions, 25. Ninth Circuit?Beaufort, 1; Colleton, 0 (1 manslaughter); Charleston, 27 (3 manslaughter. Total, 34. Death pen alty, none. Life term?Charleston, 2. Short terms ?Colleton, 1; Clarendon, Total convictions, f>. Tenth Circuit ?Anderson, 17; Green ville, 13; Oconee, none; Bickens, none. Total, 30. Death penalty, none. Life terms?Anderson, 6. Short terms Anderson, 2; Greenville, 5. Total con victions, 13. I have simply given the figures as compiled by the solicitors for the at torney general. They need no com ment further than to say that out of 346 cases tried there were only 110 con victions. Of course it does not follow that the other 236 men were guilty of murder and "got off." But these fig ures reveal the fact that the taking of a human life in South Carolina is not often considered a crime against so ciety. One other matter: While of the 316 no less than 40 were convicted by as many juries of felonious and wilful murder, 30 of those juries declined to permit the murderers to be executed for their crimes. I have often said that more than 50 per cent, of the peo ple of South Carolina arc opposed to capital punishment; 75 per cent, of these juries were. LOUIS BRISTOW. There'll Be No Court. Under the provisions of the new court Act, passed at the recent session of the Legislature, a session of the criminal court for Laurens is scheduled to be convened Monday, March 9. However, as insufficient time was al lowed for drawing the jury, the court will not be held, though it will be called and immediately adjourned. A Card of Thanks. Having resigned my position as R. F. D. courier on route No. 4 from this place, I take this method of expressing my gratitude to the patrons of Route 4 for the many kindnesses shown me during the past five years, and wish all of them success and prosperity. With best wishes for all, S. G. McDANIEL. Church Reception., The ladies of the First Presbyterian church will hold a reception in the Sun day school auditorium Friday evening from 8 to 10 o'clock in honor of Rev. ('. F. Rankin and family. All members of the church are cordially invited to at tend. See the bargains that we are offering in solid oak, oeautifully finished Bed Room Suits in. different designs at monoy saving prices. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. THE MONUMENT FUND. Report of the Total Amount Raised for Erecting Confederate Monume.it. We are publishing today at the re quest of Mrs. Robert Bell, president of J. B. Kershaw Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy, and chairman of the Central Committee, which is working for the fund to build the Confederate i monument, a statement of the funds actually collected and in bank. Some of this money has been sent in by the teachers in the county, some by mem bers of the township monument com mittees, some by members of the J. B. Kershaw Chapter, and nearly two hun dred dollars has been cleared by enter tainments. In addition to this sum in hand at least three hundred dollars has been subscribed which has not been paid in and a few collections have been made by me .tbers of the committees which owing to bad weather, etc., have not as yet been deposited in bank. When it is considered that work for the monument fund has been in pro gress only since last September the progress made is decidedly encouraging. AH members of committees arc urged to continue active work and teachers who have not as yet responded are asked to do so. There is strong interest felt in the movement to buijd *ho-ir.onument and th?> Daughters expect to have a thousand dollars to the good by the first of January, 1909. Miss Lola Anderson, Laurens, $ 11.00 Miss Beulah Balle. Laurens, - 10.00 Miss Nannie Kate Hudgens, Laurens, - 10.00 Miss Bessie Roland, Laurens, 2.00 Mrs. T. D. Darlington, Lau rens, ?> 4.60 Miss Emily Meng, - - - 3.85 Mrs. M. L. Copeland, Laurens, 23.00 Mrs. R. B. Bell, Laurens, - 170.00 Miss Pearl Blakely, Scuffle town, . 8.30 Miss Gena Byrd, Scufllelown, 10.00 Miss Lizzie McClintock, Scuf lletown, . 30.10 Miss Fannie Brownlee, Dials, 3.85 Memorial Day, - - - 10.00 Miss Julia Henderson, Salis bury, N. C, ... 5.00 Cleared by entertainments, - 170.70 Miss Nannie Simpson, Kinards' School,. LOO Miss Ella Bell Copeland, Cope land's Academy, - 4.00 Carrie Lou Culbcrtson, - - 2.00 Mrs. L. S. McSwain, Cray Court and Owings Academy, 1.60 Prof. W. C. Duncan, Friend ship, - - - - - 2.60 Total ami. deposited in bank, $489.00 It Docs the Business. Mr. E. E. Chamberlain, of Clinton, Maine, says of Bucklen's Arnica Salve: "It does the business. I have used it for piles and it cured them. Used it for chapped hands and it cured them. Applied it to an old sore and it healed it without leaving a scar behind." 25c. at Laurens Drug Co.'s and Palmetto Drug Co. \s drug stores. How about a Kitchen Cabinet? They are so convenient for keeping every thing in and just where you can get what you want without any trouble. Sold by S. M. & E. II Wilkes & Co. 4**********%4-**%** ; t CANDIDATES' ANN0UNCEMENS. % ** ** * * * * X- *< **** ********** For Sheriff. I hereby announce myself a candidate for Sheriff of Laurens county in the coming Democratic Primary election, and pledge myself to abide by the re sult of said Democratic primary. J. THOS. PEDEN. I hereby announce myself to the vo ters of Laurens county for re-election to the Sheriff's office for the ensuing term, subject to the rules of the Demo cratic primary. THOS. J. DUCKET 1\ I hereby announce, myself a candidate for Sheriff of Laurens county in the ap proaching Democratic primary, and promise to abide by results of said Pri mary election. JOHN D. OWINGS. At the solicitation of many friends I offer myself a candidate for Sheriff of Laurens county and pledge myself to abide by the result of the Democratic primary and to give my entire time and natural detective ability to the office. B. A. WHARTON. I heteby announce myself a candi date for tue office of Sheriff of Laurens county, subject to the result of the ap proaching Democratic, primary election. IOIIN D. W. WATTS. For Clerk of Court. I respectfully announce myself a can didate for the office of Clerk of Court for Laurens county, subject to the rules of the Democratic Primary. C. A. POWER. I respectfully announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the office of Clerk of Court and pledge myself to abide the result of Democratic primary election. JOHN F. BOLT. For Auditor. I hereby respectfully announce my self a candidate for Auditor of Laurens County in the coming Democratic pri mary election and promise to abide the result of said election. W. LOWNDES FERGUSON. At the solicitation of friends 1 hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of County Auditor, subject to the result of the Democratic Primary elec tion. WILLIAM T. DOR ROH. I hereby announce my candidacy for County Auditor, subject to the result of the Democratic, primary election. R. W. NICHOLS. I am a candidate for Auditor for Laurens county in the approaching Democratic primary election and pledge myself to abide by the result of said election. CHARLIE W. McCRAVY. For County Supervisor. 1 hereby announce myself as a candi date for re-election to the office of County Supervisor for Laurens county, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic primary and if re elected will endeavor to faithfully dis charge the duties of the office. Respectfully, II. B. HUMBERT. For Coroner. I respectfully announce myself for ? lie office of County Coroner and will abide the rules governing the Demo cratic primary. R. O. HAIRSTON. For Superintendent of Education. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Superintendent of Education of Laurens county and promise to abide by the results of the approaching Dem ocratic election. GEO. L. PITTS. The Laurens Advertiser Published Every Wednesday Morning:. This is Campaign year. The pros pects for a live race among the different candidates for the several offices are bright. The Advertiser will keep you informed; will give you the county campaign news. We ask you to sub scribe now and keep up with your fav orite candidate. You read the news of the county in The Advertiser every week. We are adding new names every week, let us add yours. The Advertiser Laurens, S. C. REriEMBER:=?On and after the first of April we will cut from our list all subscribers who at that time are as much as twelve months in arrears, so we ask those of you who are in arrears to pay up by that date. m In Memory of William Pierce Caine. It is truly sad to chronicle the pass ing into the Great Beyond of a com panion who, like a sheaf of ripened wheat, is gathered into the garner af ter a well-spent life; but when we come to record that a man has been re moved by the "Great I Am" from the temporary tabernacle of his earthly la bors into that spiritual building ?"That house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens" ?while in the prims of manhood and in the midst of increasing usefulness, it is even more so, and pe culiarly sad. Truly our life is not measured by fleeting years, but by deeds. Companion William Pierce Caine was an enthusiastic Mason, and was not only a consistent member of Rising Sun Chapter No. G, R. A. M., which he faithfully served as secretary from 1902 to 1905, but he was also an earnest worker in the various bodies of our ancient fraternity to which he be longed. Companions mourn the sud den and sad demise of Companion Caine, stricken down in the midst of his labors on December 2, 1907. There fore it is right that some record of our appreciation of his manly character and Masonic worth, of his great zeal and fervency in the work of the Order to which he was so devoted, and of his consistent and courageous conduct in all the varied affairs of life, should be spread upon our Minute Hook for those who shall tread the paths that we have all trod. And so the example of Com panion Caine's earnest and faithful ef forts to apply the principles of Ma sonry which were so deeply implanted in his heart to his daily life may be looked upon by his companions with pride and pleasure; therefore be it Resolved, by Rising Sun Chapter No. (5, R. A. M., 1st, That in the death of Compankn Caine this Chapter has lost one of its most valuable, earnest and enthusiastic members, and the body of Masonry one of its most devoted pa trons. 2d. That, while we bow with sub mission to the will of Him who has re moved our companion from our midst, we deeply and sincerely sympathize with his bereaved family ana with those among whom he walked and la bored. 3d. That a page in our Minute Hook be inscribed to the memory of our de ceased companion, and a copy of these Resolutions be suitably engrossed and [ furnished his family. 4th. That these Resolutions b;j pub lished in The Advertiser and Lau rensville Herald. (). Ii. SIMMON'S, C. M. MILLER, A. C. TODD, Committee. Calhoun Literary Society. A regular meeting of the Calhoun Literary.Society of tho Laurens City Schools was held on Friday, Fob. 2s. The following was the program: Debate Resolved that wo, as a na tion, owe more to George Washington than to Columbus. Afflrmativo, Frank Henderson, Miss Mary Owings and Miss Iniogene Wilkes. Negative, Prank McCravy, Carlos Moseley and Miss Anne Simpson. Life of Washington- Essay, by Miss Ruth Langston. Washington's Public Life?Essay, by Miss Marie Gray. Washington as a General Contrasted with Robt. E. Lee ?Essay by Yatcs Brown. Recitations by Miss Pearle Me i nen, Miss Susie Gray and Miss Shirley Hix. Declamations by .Jack McCravy, Earle Owings, Phd Hull' and Samuel Mills. Songs by Society Bonnie Blue Flag, Ho, for Carolina! After the regular literary program was completed the following officers were elected to serve for I he ensuing term. President Miss May me Crews. Vice-President Frank McCravy. Secretary Miss Elizabeth Simpson. Treasurer?Miss Hetty Lake. Censors Miss Jennie Fleming and Miss Alleenc Franks. Librarians Miss Eva Coleman and Miss Willie Dorroh. Two medals have been offered by the Society- one to the boy delivering the best declamation at commencement and one to the girl reciting the best rcclta ti >n. These medals are now on exhibi tion at Fleming Bros.' Jewelry Store. Several members of the Society have indicated their intention of trying for these medals. The people of Laurens are cordially invited to attend the meetings of the Calhoun Literary Society eacl. Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock. FURMAN DOBSON, Secretary. Wind and Weather Work Havoc On unpaintod or badly painted buildings. Everything exposed to rain and sunshine, to wind and weather, ought to be painted with the best possible paint that money can buy. Years of experience have proven that Mastic Mixed Paint, "The Kind that Lasts," is the best paint on the market for every sort of structure exposed to all of those damaging elements. Mastic Paint combines the host mate rials in the best proportions to withstand wear, to give a beautiful finish and to retain it ; appearance, no matter what the exposure, low or high, damp or dry. Use Mastic Paint and your buildings will always look new and your paint investment will be a source of pleasure and profit. manufactured BY Peaslee-QauInert Company, (Inc.)* Louisville, Ky. -for s?le by Dod so 11? Ed wards Drug Company Laurens, S. C. is one of woman's worst afflictions. It always leaves you weaker, and is sure to shorten your life and make your beauty fade. To stop pain take Wine of Cardui and it will help to relieve your misery, regulate your func tions, make you well, beautiful and strong. It is a re liable remedy for dragging down pains, backache, head ache, nervousness, irritability, sleeplessness, dizziness, fainting spells, and similar troubles. A safe and efficient medicine for all women's pains and sickness. Mrs. J. L. Broadhead of Clanton, Ala. writes; "I have used Cardui for my disease, which was one peculiar io women, and it has completely cured me." AT ALL DRUG STORES, IN $1.00 BOTTLES WRITE US A LETTER dosiribing fully all your ?.ymptoms and we will send you Free Ad\'Ice In plain scaled envelope. I adles' Advisory Dept., The Chattanooga Atrdii ino On., Qiatt.inoog.i, Tcnn. .110 WINE OF Milburn Wagon Quality Everybody knows what that means?the staunchest, l>< : t built, lightest running, best material wagon on the market. Not rill d< ab rs like to handle it because it costs them a little more and they have to sell it for a little more than other wagons. We Choose To Sell The Wagon of Quality. We bolievo we know what the people of this community want. \\ Idle itcostfl a little more than others it is woi tb a groat deal more. Every Milburn Is Worth More Than It Costs. It's worth while to buy rifdit while you are at it. Gel the wagon i n a i i not going to bother you with tiro sottine,, breakdowns, etc. Wc have that wagon. COME2NAND LET US TALK MILBURN TO YOU, . Douglas Gray & Co. Our Mr. S. M. Wilkes has just re j turned from tlio Northern markets, 1 where ho inspected all the ditferent linos and bought a line of house fur nishing goods for our spring and sum-, mer trade. S. M. & E, H. Wilkes & Co. The man who makes a good living for i his family is seldom of much use around I th<; house. Are you tired, fagged out, noVVOUS, sleepless, feel meant HolMstor's Rocky Mountain Tea strengthens the nerves, aids digestion, brings refreshing I loop. Tea or Tablets, Ho cents. Palmetto Drug Co, It isn't necessary to mention your lawyer in your will; he's aure to get his share.