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THE WEEK'S NEWS IN LISBON COUNTRY Farm? rv tie Famished lor l.ain Col. T. .1, Mtmrc Talks ?f ( r<i|t Con. diticns Personal IU ins. Lisbon, Aug. UUrd, Misses Margaret ami Par.nie MeKeinily 61 Abbeville Holme . M ?. i vilb . Mrs. : ' . Ill SpS'lt.,!..- li'g is y\. 'V.l.i. .14 l..s \.o< ,: With i ( !; tlvt ' . ? - ? . ? v . nl Abi. villc niid llont i I';;:!.. s;|ti hd lug i in- tii< nili ? itii t! ? f. Mrs. Powers : ml children <d Amer icas, c.t . ai" vlsiflug Mrs. iJOwevs' pa rents, Mr. nn<i Mr*. A. .i. Smith, Mr and Mrs. T. <;. Hallos and children of Cross Keys spent last Friday with friends <ui I nng st roc t. Mrs. Orrnb Irby. Miss .lulln Irby | and Mr. Pope lily spent Ihst Thursday night with Mr. .1. T. A. Hallew and family. The fa'rtin i*s are needing rain Very badly, Tin continued rains from May until 1:5 days ago, getting ko ihtieli iitto in rl <? cotton and iio\v stopped raining; everything Is withering vo,r> fas'. It we ilnli't get rain sdon the cotton crop will be shorn r ;::;.:i \vt an! leijiated. toil : ltd Spart; libuig, and looking over tlir?-'e counties finds '?.?!>: about lik< jhl? county sor'ry cotton and worst i ? lb : Is I ? in t>l..< ? s vJ*ry large Put iit|le fruit de velot ??(!. m <??}?> :? places the cpttoh i> loti poor to r.tloh. On the way from Bpuilanlitire las) Sunday, he n:< : Up witii Col. T. i. Mtiore of MooriiS. i.itd iiSlcing l.i< opinion of tin Corn and cot? Ion crop of his county, this is wh; I lie said: "I hhvo I n n around a great deal of late to tell -lie people lo vote for lite bond Issue of $lu0.ooO that wt might have good roads at a very small cost to the poor farmer ftnd at the name time enhance the vnlho of his land in rural districts. Now then I will say teat in all of my rounds I find but little eottoti (bat.I oall first class. in (daces I hud acre- that will nu ke an average of lf?0 pounds of seed ? ?( 'ton per acre". Col. Moore is a typical farmer and you can rely upon what ho says every day in the w< , k. it i< a pleasure to bear him till about bis great holds of hay and other crops. The farmers are getting lit fodder mid all of it will be first class, as nothing but <!? ws to Interf* re Late Corn ami peas w ill be a complete fail ure without r; i:. very soon. M\ PREDICAMENT. RV W. \K S. Medic on the ClotII. dot:, d tltO . ' tniii ? it tie n w < t,t to v. ( ? !?; lind Ir.iide 1 t ? I is. I m.id< or ? attempt to reach down foi' feme thin.: to eat and from the hoNo made by the ripolng of the cloth I bad to Hton and play off Sick, YOU know how a hungry boy's mouth w ill v nter for fried chicken, pies and cakes fit a picnic; that was my fix. There \v;:. plenty before me but I could not get f'own ot it. I avoided the girls (111I' ll v the- evening, walked around kinder I . ome until I gOl a (bailee to crawl up c ti .lohn and make for home and get another pair of pants. I never have had any more use for a Tickle cut suit, l'.v-the-way. Plcklfl was the first man I ever saw with a false tooth. He I rimmed out a section of a cow's horn }?::(] put in a front tooth. When he h?d a crowd of girls around him learn ing the Charts, and on getting up a big laugh it would nlip out. and it wa funny to see Plcklfl Jab hfs bandk?*r chief ur> to hip Itt?tlth and slip Ite tooth in again. , LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION. Mos Loulic l-iiehclbcrgcr returned Monday from Cltnii Springs. Miss Mamie \dair returned yester day in her houu in Clinton after H week's visit to i er undo, '.'.v. \1. \V. Yutdiwtstcr Ia \ enppt I and Mrs. Davenport have returned from .1 visit (6 ?'!::. 'lotto' Bl}ti otl.i r , lit ? s II) North tiit hi ????.! ?': 1 ::i ,i (?::<: vacation which lie With Ids family s;?? at in Clinton. M s? Buth Payne is in Spnrtanburg, the guest < : Mhs Corrihc Crews. Mrs. think.-, of Morgnhton. N. C, is visiting Mr. ;.t.<i Mi-s. V. C. Heliums. Mr and Mrs. \V. Ii c.iik? rson and Mr Vniiccy Cli'kerson left Tuesday for .1 short to relatives in Anderson. Col. T. B. Crews left Monday for An derson to attend tin- "Hed Shirt" re llli'oil in that city Last Saturday an effort was made to g< t a meeting of (hi led si irts in this county to select delegates to the convention, hut this failed. It is understood, though, that a number of iheti v. ill go from this "ounty. A ropy of the Mount I .owe Daily News. (CaliforniaI compliments of Dr. and Mrs. w. |f. Dial Mrs. W. D Fer guson and Mrs. T. I) Darlington, was received by The Advertiser Oils week. Cd. .'. il. Trnyuham has returned from Atlanta where he visited his 11. pin w. .Mr. v.'. 1.. Traynluiit!. Rev. and Mrs. :i. P.. Mos.:.;, lofl for I"; donee, after a few days' visit to relatives in (lie city. From Florence. Mr. an! Mi's. Mose!, y go direct to Cu lm to again take up their Work in the mission lit id. Mr. s. !?]. ihm y returned Sunday from Plckeiis coulity. where on Sat urday he made an address a: the ed ucational rally. Mr and Mrs .1. 1-:. Carlisle (,f Kinps (rce are visiting relatives in the city. 0:1 s mday morniisg and evening Mr. Carlisle Idled the pulpit of the First Methodist church. Mr. tie?rge I' Copehind of Clinton Spent a lew days (his week with his son. Mr. m I.. Copeland. Mr, A. F, Campbell of Whltmlre was in the city several days last week vis itin-: his brother, Mr. \V. A. Campbell. Mrs. Louis Anderson has returned iron, a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. w. if. Drummond 01 Lanford. Mr. William Templeton, formerly of this county, now a resident of Ashe vill.'. N. C. visited relatives here last week d attended the veterans' re union at Rocky Springs. Mr red Mis. A N. Pramletl and lit tle son Do ran. sccompanied by Miss Nannie Franks visited relativ? s and friends in Spnrtanburg last week. Mis II. L. Poole lias returned to her home in I'nion after a two week's visit to her sister, Mrs. I.. 0. Rlackwell. Mr. and Mr*. Wylie Drisskell of An derson have hten visiting their parents Mr. und Mrs. .). K Tollison. Misses Cert rude and Daisie Bell Tol* lisOh are visiting their grandparents, Mr. a lid Mrs. K. T. Tollison a! Helton. Tue friends mid they are legion? <?: Mr. VV. Pick lludgcus will regret to know 1 hii'i lie is ill with ft .t r i.t his ? . ... is Siting iii r -> h!. Mr. Will on thi corner ed Church and Hamilton sfrei ts. Mess:.-, i. I). Sexton {< Son be ing the contractors. Mi.-- Lintia Olei :: a chnt'thing voting lady of New I? -:>. is the guest f.! Miss Klinke Kiddell if Sullivan street. Mr. L. <: Palle. jr.; is ; : Mi 1.treat nth.) M r F. !' Mint- r left Moi d y for th" no ti e-n markets to purchase his fall ' e| o| goods. M Co-a \\ New Veik. af;e- sp^ndinf.' ten days in Ike 11 Dill Mi - Sue in .,1 has rctunied frtm a visit to her pa re lit* in Creetivllle. Mr. 1. II. Sullivan lias gotie (0 the Mountain? to spend bis vacation. Mr. .1. C. Sullivan Is in the moun tains ot North Carolina for h while. Mrs. C. Si, Clarke. Mi.-s Rebecca* Clarke and Miss Itessle Kolarnl will leave Wednesday tor Ashcvllle and Montreat. Miss Amelia TOlld delightfully en tertained a large number of hi r friends Monday morning in honor of her guest. Mi-s Anna PrentIss, Information \\ anted. Cflpt. .las. P. Sloan wants to know if there i.~, now living in Lfttl -ens county, the mother of a confederate veteran. This information will be greatly Appreciated if sent direct to , Mr sioan or to Tb<; Advertiser ?_ Cham?erloin s Cough Remed Cur? > CoMty Croup and w hooeitig Couch, By O. HENRY. [CopyrlKbl, ICOO. hj s. s. MH.'lure Co.?, f" . \ Ki:i> haired, unshaven, untidy I A I Iii.-.i. sal .!; a rn i lug < hair by |/\ I " w ?' ,: 1'' ?l,s| ': (1 L?J ii i ?; was > Utting l?lue clouds vylth great s:i?'? ? f... ?;? n. Ho bad U-iuoved Ids kI>"( < ;;:.,! doltitc 1 a | n!r -! blllO. farted .;.:;<! s,.ppcrs. With illy morbid thirst ot (lie <?< n;'.: ii dally hewsj drinker, lie awkwardly folded bllCK the j tip** . f evoi.iiig paper, eagerly gulping down the strong, black headline to be fe Slowed as a chaser by tin- milder detail's <>f the smaller type. In an adjoining room a woman was rooking sw| pe r. Odors from strong bacon ai.d boiling coffee contended against the cut plug fames from the vespertine pipo. Outside was one if those crowded streets of the east side in which as twilight falls Satan sits op his re cruiting otllce. A mighty lu st of chil dren danced am] ran and played in the street. Above the playground forever hovered a great lord. The bird was known to humorists as the stork Mat the people of Chrystle street were bet ter ornithologists. They called it a vulture, A little girl of twelve came up tim idly to the man reading and resting by the Window and said: "Pnpn, won't you play a game of Checkers with me If you aren't too tired V The red haired, unshaven, untidy man sitting shoeless by the window answered, with a frown: "Checkers! No; I won't. Can't a man who works hard all ?'.:;y have it little rest when be comes home': Why don't yen po out iind l lay with the < liter kids mi the sidewalkV" The woman who was cooking came 10 the de r. "John." she snld, "I don't like for Lizzie to play In the street. They .cart: loo much there that ain't good for 'ein. She's been In the house all day long. !: seems that you might give up a little ef year time to amuse her when you come home." '"Let her e.e , ut and play like the rest of 'cm if she wants to be amused." said the red haired, unshaven, untidy man, "and don't bother toe." * ? ? ??>??, "You're on." said Kid Mullaly. "Fif ty dollars to S'J.'i I take Annie to the dance. Put up." The Kid's black eyes were snapping with the tire of the baited and chal lenged. He drew out his "rod'' and slapped five tens upon (he bar. The three or four young fellows who were thus '?taken" more slowly produced their stake. "And, oh, what'll he done to you'll be a plenty," said a bettor, with antici patory glee. "That's my lookout." said the Kid sternly. "Iii! 'em up all around. Mi'.r." After the round Parke, the Kid's sponge, sponge hohler, pal. mentor ami grand rl/.ier, drew him out to the boot black stand at the saloon corner, where all the official and important matters of the- small Hours Social club wore settled. "t ilt that blond out. Kid." was his advice, "or there'll be trouble. What do you want to 'brew down that girl < f yours for': You'd never hud one lhat'il freeze to you Liz has. She's vv ortli a hail P.II < f Amies." 'I'm no Annie admirer!'*: said the Kid. drooping a cigarette ftfth ? It his ? oiishc d toe and wlj lug it off on'Toiiy's shoulder. "But 1 want to tench Liz a less, n. she thinks I be! am to her. She's been bragging that I daren't speak lo another girl. Liz is all right In some wayS. She's drinking ft little too in i h lately. And she uses lan guage that n lady oughtn't." "You're engaged, ain't you?" asked Rurke, "Sure. We'll gel married next year, may be." "I saw you make her drink her first glass of beer/' said Parke. ?'That was ?w o ye ..rs ago, when she used to come down 10 the corm r (if Citryslio bare headed to mee t you' after supper. She Wits it ouiet sir; .f a I.id theo and couldn't speak without blushing," ?she's a little spitfire sometimes : \.." said the Kid "I h?te jealousy. That's why j'tii goliitf the dance v. Annie'. I'd teach I or some s. use." ??We.:, you i elior I'-ou a little out." w. re i urke's last wonN. "If 1.1/ was tiij i.'.:', atal I was t.> sneak Olli f<> a e coupled Up Wltll Uli Ancle I'd Waul a suit of chain armor on under my gladsome rngs, ail right." Through the Inful of the stork-vul ture wandered Liz. ihr black eyes searched the passing < 1 owds lieriiy. btlt vaguely. Now ai.d then she- hummed bars of foolish ilttIO SOllgS. LlZ'8 skirt was green silk. Iler Waist w as a large brow r and pink phi id, well fitting and i ot without style. She wore a cluster of rings of huge Imitation rubles and a locket that banged her knees at the bottom of a silver chain. Iler shoes were run down over twisted high heels nnd were st rangers to polish. Iler hat would scarcely have passed Into a flour bar red. The "family entrance" of the RlUO .lay cafe received her. "Whisky, Tommy," she snld as her sifters farther uptown murmur, "Champagne, James." "Sure. Miss Lizzie! What'll tho rbaser be?" "Seltzer. And. say, Tommy, has the Kid been around today7" "Why. no. Miss I.lzzle, I haven't saw him today." "Pm lookln' for 'tn," said l.'.z after t i -^Mallrcss Store %\i id. - ??.T/V .: I 'r r:~ ?& S&:j v. How About a Good Mattress For Your Bed? I 4 !f you have not got a good one now you should get one, as at least one third of your time is spent in bed, and if you have a good Comfort= ? able Mattress on your bed you will rest better and feel more like working next day. We have a complete line from the cheapest in price, but good ? in quality to the Felt Mattresses. Each one has V the best quality of Ticking in different colors. As ^ we buy in large quantities we have a line of ? jjprices that you can not duplicate at any place. Hu' chaser had spurted und? r her imso. "It's got tu MO ttut 1 In1 s:i\s he'll take Annie Karlsoll to ttu- ihm <?. Lot hint. The pink eyed white rnt! I'm look In' for 'in. You know inc. T< iii.ny. Two yenrs me and the K ill ve been engaged. IxM>k ut that ring. Five hundred ho said It cost. I.<t him take her to the dnnee. Whnt'll 1 do'/ I'll cut his heart out. Another whiskv. Tommy." "I wouldn't listen to no such reports. Miss Lizzie." said the waiter smooth ly from the narrow opening above bis <h'n. "Kid Mullaly's not the guy to throw n htdy like you down. Seltzer on the side?" "Two years." repented 1.1st, softening n little to sentiment under the mnglc of the distiller's art. "I always used to piny out on the street of ovonin's 'cause there was nothin' doln' for me fit home. For n long time 1 Just sat en doorsteps ami looked at the lights ami the people goln' by. And then the Kid eame along one evenin' and sized me Up, Mid 1 was mashed t n the spot for fair. The llrst drink he made me take' I cried all night at home find pot a llekln' for makin' n noise. An?! now? say, Tomtny, you ever see this Annie Knrlsou? if it Wasn't for peroxide the chloroform limit would have put her out hing ago. Oh, I'm lookln' for 'in. you loll the Kid if he comes III Mc'i I'll ctlt his heart out. Another whisky. Tommy/' A little unsteadily, but with watch f;:l and brilliant eyes, Liz whlkod up the avenue toward the Small Hours Social clUh. At 1? O'clock the president. Kid Mill irtly. paced upon the floor with a lady ort his arm. As the Lorelei's was her hair golden. Ihr "yes" was softened to a ''yah." but its ijtinllty of as^. ni was patent to the most Vilesh:n cars She stepped upehi her <<\vii train mid blushed, and- she smiled Ilde Ihe eyes of Kid Mullnly. And then as the two sloed in live middle of tie wnvd f! r the thing happened to prevent which many lamps are burning nightly in tunny stuoies and llhrnrlcri? <Mil from the ? Ir lo of S| <? :. .; t-s ;i ? ? ? . I{er eyes were hard aid li'M i.'r Ihgli Jet. She did :?? t serenin i r w.Tvef .Mo<t unwomanly she < rletl or.i one oath, the Kill's own favorite uitll lllld in his own i'.eep voice, and then while the Small Hours Social club went friin (tcnlly to pieces she made gm d her boast to Tommy, (ho Walter made good as far as the length < f hel knife blade and the strength of her arm pi r milted. Liz ran cut and down the street SWlfl and true as a woodcock flying through a prove of saplings at dusk. And then followed (he big city's I ig pest shame, handed down from a long ago century of the basest barbarity - the hm? und cry. Nowhere but In the big cities does It survive, and here most of all. where the ultimate pcrfoe? lion of culture, citizenship and alleged superiority Joins bawling In the chase They pursued, n shrieking mob of fathers, mothers, lovers and maidens, howling, yelling, calling. Whistling, <Tying for blood, Knowing her way aid hungry for her surcease, she darted down tl e fa miliar ways until nl last her feet Struck the dull solidity <f the rolling pier. And Iben it was but I) few more panting stops/ami good mother Rftnt rlvor took Uz to tier Itosoin, soothed her muddily, but quickly, and settled In five minutes the problem ttiat keeps lights burning o* nights In thousand of pastorates and colleges. ? ?????? it's mighty funny what kind of drenids one tins sometimes, roots call them visit.us. but ? vision is only 11 dream lu blank verse. 1 dreamed the rest of this story. 1 thought 1 was in the next world and there was ft great crowd of us out side the courtroom where the Judg ments were going on. And every now and then n very beautiful and Impos ing court officer angel would come out side the door and call another case In a loud voice. While 1 was considering my own worthy sins and wondering whether there would he any use of my trying to prove an alibi by claiming that 1 llVOd In New Jersey the bailiff angel came to the door and sang out, "Case No. 00,852," 1".:" Up stepped a plain clothes man - there wore h is of 'cm there, dressed exactly like prom hers and hustling us spirits nroUlid just as cops do on earth - and by the arm he drugged -whom, d" you think: Why. LI/! The court officer took her inside and ?:. ?<<: the door. I went up to Mr. Ply ? ?> and impaired about the case. .'. very sad 0110," says he, laving t he mints i ! his manicured fingers to :o;hor? "an utterly Incorrigible girl. ! am special terrestrial officer, the itev. Jones. 'The case was assigned to me. The girl murdered her Dunce and com mitted suloldo, she had no defense. y.y re pi rt to the court relates the facts hi detail, all of whli h arc substanti ated by reliable witnesses. The wages of sin is death. ITahc the Lord!" The court oftlcer opened the door And stopped nut. '?Pot r giri:" snld Special Terrestrial Officer the llov. Jones, with a tear In Iiis eye, was one of the saddest cases that I ever met with, of course she was" "1 isebnrged,'' said {he court officer "f'nsno hero, Jonosy. First thing you know you'll bo switched to the polple ?<;U:id, flow Would you Ilk"' to he on the missionary force in the south sea Mrids hoy'/ Now. you (pill making Ihoso false arrests or you'll he trans ferrod seel The guilty party you've got to look for In this ense is a red haired, unshaven, untidy man. sitting by the window reading In his stocking feet while his children play In the Streets. Gel a move on you I" Now, wasn't that a silly dream? ItocolplM Wore #.tr>,r?0. The Ladies' Aid society of tin Meth odist church announces that the clear receipts of the conceit given last Fri day (vening at the graded school ' amounted to $'lf?ai((, The society WlsllC8 to thank all who took part or i in any way assisted in making the ? concert a success. t onnt.\ Doctors Met Monday, , An Interesting meeting of the county medical society was held on Monday I afternoon at whic h a number of inter esting papers were read. Among the I OUt-Of'tOWn doctor-- her? liefe Or. J. : q Wllbui of U aterloo in T L. w. Batioy of (Minion, ami i>t ,i t, Penne i of Watt : loo. Ii * < u t ko m w ishixg ro*< Postmaster McCnnj Visits Depart* mi'tiis Pf lathe lo Local I flairs, Postmaster Geo. S. McCravy has re turned lei the City Horn a visit u I Lyn eh burg ar.d Washington. Mrs. Mc Cravy accompanying him to the Vir I ginia city where she visited relative;.. Col. McCravy's visit to Washington w; s tor the purpose of filing with the first assistant postmaster general t le petitions formally requesting the es tablishment ol city delivery here Latirens is now entitled to free del , cry of mull and Postmastei McCrav. is anxious to get the system estab lished as speedily as practicable. Iii addition to filing the numefOUfttj signed petitions he sect!red a personal Interview with the heads of the it*. part men I and mhde. a strong appeal in behalf of the city's Claims. At ;? result, a special nositofiSee Inspectri.' 'will visit Laurens a' early dii with the view <it InvestIgiMing con :' *i"tis find laciiitJes and u|ioh these v.i'.l make ? |. r(-c-or/:mond;ition to . ? eepartroeut. Meantime the citj svi ef)y [iosted und the hpUs*?s number1!':! wori ? i ?? i und? '"stood. I not ? I a 1 .a rens postal affairs was the salarl ? ? o! the men i:. charge of the two rur: stations here. Latirehs and Wii mills. I'pon his recommehdatiori.i department agreed to taise the gala" at the Laurens mill station from 5'? to >:;'? per month r.h ! t! ..t ol the \vnii lit r.i\ . ig'-' I \ I Week!;. Ballot I 10 VOTES GREAT POPULARITY CONTEST I Vote for SC flN?l Good After September Mil .) Tetter. Salt Rhc.iim and Tmm /kit ""Crt P) < ?IAI.it? f.;,?,, , lion nSH< vrs ii., m,.y ?,?, i,.,,,,,,m M ?M,L.?.