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LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION. Di-. ami Mrs. \Y. A. Shands and Mr. and Mrs. .1. T. Robertson of Clinton were in the city Sunday attending the Thacker meetings on Sunday morning. Mr. II. Douglns Cray returned Sat urday rrom a business trip to Whlto Rock, s. c. ] After a residence ot thlrty-flvc years In San Antonio and Pulton. Texas. Mrs. Sue Adams lias returned to l.au rons and is milking her home with her sister, Mrs. Martha E, Wilkos. Mrs. Helton Owens of (ho Eden sec tlon was in the oily Friday shopping. Miss Ni/a Sullivan who is (Gilching in Sullivan to.vnshp, was in the city Saturday. Mr. .1. \V. Humphries of Cross Keys visited in the city Suturdnj and Suit day. Mr. nnd Mrs. \v. H. Taylor spent Sat urday an?; Sunday with Princeton relatives. Miss Lohn Mae Humphries after Spelling several weeks with her sister, Mrs. A. I. Taylor. lido returned to her home in Union county. Mr. .i. c. \\ isson is preparing to build on South Harper street. Mr. and Mrs. I). M. Nprwoo'I spent Sunday nighl with Mr. and Mis. P. n. Bailey, near Lcosvlllc. Mr. Levl stone of the Mti Oethcl scc tloll will move to the city within the next few weeks and take charge of Mrs. W. \. Clarice's farm. Me will occupy the Sean cottage on Easl Me.in street. Mr. W. P. Thomason, Sr. has return ed front a visit to his son. Mr. Iloseu 'homaaon at Woodruff. Mr. IL II. Voting is spending a few days in dm city after an extended i-ut lo relatives at Ware Shoals and Hones Path. Mr. \. P. Moore who has been en ! (l !: business in Florida during the past \' ar, Is at home for the holidays. Mr. .lasper E. .lobnson of Cray Court was i: the city yesterday. Mr, Lander Willis was in the city Tin sday from Cray (!ourt. The walks have been laid off on tho f'ourt house yard, but there are a good many people who haven't learned yet that walkw;., were made to walk on. Mr. H. J. Armstrong has moved from his old home on Cray Court, route one, to Laurens. Miss Lea veil of Newbcrry is visit ing Miss Josie Sullivan. Master Oscar Habb has returned to his home in Greenville after a vis it to his grandmother, Mrs. Martha Babb. Mrs. Martin Teague lias returned to her home in Mountvllle after a vis it to her son. Dr. J. H. Tengue. Miss Ora Dell Hunter of Ora spent Sunday In the city with friends. Mrs. A. W. Anderson has returned to Augusta after a visit to Mrs. Foster , Simpson. Mrs. John I). Davis of Clinton spent Thursday in the city. Miss Lizzie Glenn is visiting Mrs. T. 1). Darlington. Misses Tnllulnh, Eliza and Julia Neville of Clinton spent last Sunday with Dr. and Mrs. IL K. Alken. Miss Fronde Kennedy of Clinton was in the city yesterday and attended the Thinker meeting last night. Mr. H. F. Arthur of Union was in the | city on Monday and 'Tuesday. CKKKUS SAM?: The stale of South Carolina, Coiilit3 of Laurens? IN ( Ol IM OF COMMON PLEAS. ENTERPRISE HANK, Puaintiff, vs O. P. GOODWIN, It. A. COOPER, as Assignee of O. P. GOODWIN and.P. P. McCowan as Agent of Creditors of O. P. GOODWIN, Defendant. Pursuant to a decree of Foreclos- ' ure a- sale in the above stated, case, I will sell at ?? iblic outcry to the high est bidder, at Haurens, C. 11.. S. C. on Salesdny in January next, being Mon day the 3rd day of the month, during the legal hours for such sales, the fol lowing described property to wit: All those lots, pieces or parcels of land situate, lying and being in said county ami state, described as follows, to wit: All that piece, parcel or tract of land Containing acres more or less, known as the llairstoti Tract, bounded by lands of W.'A. Shand, M. A. Sum mern! and others, also, all the right title and iiilercsl of said defendants (the same being a 'j :: undivided Inter est therein) in and to all that tract, piece or parcel of land containing Hit acres, more or less, known as the O. P. Goodwin place, bounded by lands of W. A. Shand, M. A. Suinnieral and others. Terms of Sale: One-half cash, bal nnce to he paid twelve mouths from date of sale, the credit portion to be paid twelve months from date of sale, the credit portion to be secured by bond and mortgage of the purchaser over the snld premises, benring legal interest from date, with leave to pur chaser to pay bis entire bid in cash. Purchaser lr> pay for papers. If the terms of sale are not complied with, the land to be resold on same or some subsequent Salesdny on same terms, at risk of former purchaser. JOHN F. HO IT. 0. C. C. P. &? (}. s., Laurens, S. C. Dated, this Dec. Hlth. 1909. 20-St MERRY WIDOW is a rich man's lo bacco, hut you get it at a poor man's price from M. II. i'owler. See our beautiful line of Fancy Chi na, from which it will be easy to se lect Christmas Presents, at money sav ing prices. s. M. & DJ. IH Wilkes & Co. ! CATS ON THE FARM. More Apt to Kill Chickens and Bird* Than Rata. Many nn innocent linwk. skunk, owl and weasel has been shot fur tue deeds of that sleek highwayman, the house cat. It is safe (o say that this ma raudcr. which enjoys all the comforts and protectlou of a home, destroys in the aggregate more wild birds and young poultry than all the native nat ura) enemies combined. A cat has been known to kill a whole brood ol chit kens in a day, a feat uncquillcd bj (ipy predaeeous animal, with the pos slide exception of the mink, others it the course of a season have practically destroyed whole coveys ol quail <>i grouse or nests full of you tig song sters. A well known natural 1st est I males that in the New England states alone 1,500,000 birds are destroyed an iiuulty by cats. The offender Is not so often the welt fed household pet as it is the aban doned ami neglected outcast. In HI0C the Society Kor the Prevention ol Cm city to Animals in New Vork city killed monthly an average ol tl.tMiO sick, injured or homeless cuts a total for the year of over ro.OUO. A con siderable proportion oi these were pets abandoned by people who had gone to the country for the Summer, Moreover, summer visitors to the mountains or seashore sometimes lake with them'their cats, which, on ihelr return home, are too often left behind to swell the local ovorllow ai d make serious Inroads'on the birds id' the re gion, It is safe to assume that in the i cm of the state outside of New York city as many cats follow a nomadic life as In the city, and if we assume that each cat kills one bird a week wo have a grand total of over 3.r>00.000 birds destroyed annually. In the milder parts of our country, as in the chapar ral region of California, where bird life is abundant, cats often revert to a semiwild state and never revisit their old homes except for plunder. Sports men and bird lovers should be ever watchful and whenever possible re move marauding cats from (he coverts The principal reasons given for keep Ing cats are their attractiveness as house pets, their usefulness as com pnnlons for children and their alleged value as rat and mouse killers. It Is Impossible at present to obtain correct figures on the subject, hut It Is safe to say that few- persons during a nor mal lifetime run across more than half n dozen cats that habitually attack rats. Occasionally a hunter cat Is found which seems to delight In catch ing rats, gophers or ground squirrels. It fs a common experience to find prem ises that are well supplied with cats overrun with rats and mice. A't a cer tain ranch In the west a member of tho agricultural department In Wash ington trapped eight mice In his bed, although there were eight cats on the ranch. Facts About the Potato. An authority tells us that the potato has a large and unique relationship Tobacco, tomatoes, eggplant and pep pers belong to the family. Probably that Is why the potato bug Is so often destructive to these crops. It Is asked, "How can a potato grow other potato vines from the eyes since ii Is not a root, fruit or seed?*' That Is answered by way of Illustration: A stein of al most any plant will produce another plant from the place where the leaves come out on It. If one will break off a piece of rosebush and plant It in a favorable place it will produce another rosebush, just as a potato will produce another vine. In a wild state the potato vine Is very hardy and will grow to a consld 01 Iblc height. It is said that the In A WICM. SIIAl'Kl) SKia> I'OTATO. dlans did not cultivate the potato ex cept for Its leaves, which becnine known as their tobacco; hence the leaves and stalks of tobacco are large, but there are no signs of potatoes at the roots. So much for cultivation. On account of the starch they con tain, potatoes are valuable as food. The potato tuber consists mainly of a mass of cells filled with starch and encircled by a thin, corky rind. As stated, the chief value of the potato as an article of diet consists in the starch it contains and. to a less ex tent, in the potash and other salts. Tho quantity of nitrogen in its < .op position is small. Treatment of Sick Fowls. In the majority of cases the sick fowl should be killed, according to nn authority. (lenernlly It does not pay to doctor sick fowls, and often the sick fowl that recovers is not the one that nmounts to anything afterward. This Is particularly the case with fowls sick with the roup. This disease seems to permeate every fiber of the birds, and If they recover at all they are of little value for a long time. It Is doubtful If they ever fully recover their old vigor. If one owns a high priced bird is may prove to be profit able to cure It for the sake of the eggs that It may produce, which eggs may be used for hatching other high priced birds. Hut a fowl that has been sick and has been cured should not be sold to nn unsuspecting customer. 'The fowls that are to be doctored should be given good food and good surround lugs rather than anything else. Their native vigor will help them to recover when medicine would be a detriment. Sunshine Is nn Invigorator and may well be considered n greai help In the doctoring of fowN. Farm arid FORESTS FOR UNCLE SAM. Gifts to Enable tho Government to Save F'n Trees. Ono of the most public spirited u'ifts over inn do t<> the govern incut cnuio during (lie year froni William Kent ol Chicago, who bus deeded jlo the Unit ed states 20"? acres ol primeval red wood forest on the southern slope ol Mount Tnmalpais, about six miles from the city ol Sau Francisco. This grove is one of few remaining tracts of redwood forest to be found in Its natural state in California, At the request of Mr. Kent it will be called the M1111* woods, in honor of John Mulr. the noted naturalist. Tito destruction of redwood by lumbering has been very rapid during the last decade. The large timber In the Mulr woods has escaped the ax partly because ol Its location and partly because the former owners of the tract have protected It. Now that the ;:ift has been accepted FOUEST TO HE ACQL'lliKU IIY OOVCIINMElft by the government under authority oi the law which provides thai objects of scientific interest may be declared national monuments the woods will 1)0 perpetuated. No other redwood tract In the state of California Is so easily accessible to so many people. Its great educational value, togettier . with the fact that it Is a pleasure ground for all those who live in or visit this part of California, makes the woods an Ideal national monument, i By an act of congress passed Feb. ' 18, 1000. a way was found lo save for all time one of the most famous groves of trees in the world?the Calnveras l big tree grove of California. For moro than nine years the people of Califor nia, particularly the MK) women of the , California club, have been working to interest the government In protecting ; the big trees from destruction. The act finally passed by congress provides j for the acquisition of the grove by an exchange which will give Its former owner stumpnge or other forest lands owned by the government in place of the timber in the grove. No appropri ation is needed to carry out the net. The land to lie acquired under the act includes 4.000 acres, of which IK50 acres, known at (he north grove, are in Calnveras county, and 3.0-10, known as the south grove, are in Tuolutlllie coun ty. There are 1,380 big trees in the grove, not counting specimens less than six feet in diameter. Ilesides the big trees, whose scientific name is Sequoia wnslilugtoninnn, there are hundreds >>\ sugar and yellow pines ranging to lite height of 'J7.r> feet ami often having t? diameter of eight or ten feet, as well as many white tits and Incense cedars. In the north grove there are ten trees each of which Is over twenty-live feet in diameter and more than seventy from fifteen to twenty-five feet In dl a meter. Vinegar Season Is Near. Bulletin N*o. 258 of the New York experiment station recommends the following as one of the most satisfac tory methods of making vinegar: When the cider is pressed from the apples the barrels should be piled about two-thirds lull and the bung replaced by a loose plug of cotton, which will lessen evaporation and keep out bugs and dirt. Where the quantity of vine gar to be made is considerable the bar rels should be placed In a room whore the temperature can be kept from 7<) to 80 degrees during the tall and earlv Winter :::;::!!!::?. If the hatch is small the barrels may be left cut ol doors while the weather Is warm and then placed In the warmest room conven ient nnd later placed in a dry cellar. If the temperature of the storeroom does not fall below 46 degrees the on version of the sugar Into alcohol will require about six months, but the ; process of fermentation may be hasten ! ed by an addition of fresh commercial \ yeast. When the cider has quit work ing the cleur portion should bo drawn off, the bnrrel rinsed out and the liquid replaced, with the addition of from two to four quarts of good vinegar containing some mother. The next process, the change of the alcohol into acetic acid, may be effected in three months and may require two years. In any event. It will take place most rapidly in a temperature ranging from C.r> to 70 degrees. When the vinegar lias reached the proper strength, which should be f> per cent of acetic acid, the barrels should be filled full and tight ly corked. This will prevent other 1 changes and will cause the vinegar lo keep its strength. It one has consid erable vinegar to make it would be well for him to secure the bulletin re , ferrod to. Christmas Slippers r masters not how many other Christmas remembrances you may provide for I lim Ho must have a pair of Christmus slippers. Xo Man's Bhristmas is complete with out a 'pair of slippers. They are always right and are always rppreciated. L_OUR SUPPER SHOW! Wo have chosen all the best Slipper produc tions of tin- Best NIokerS. Kid Slippeis-^black or colors?-Tan Slippers, Sc ! Skin. AlH'ualor, Calf, etc. I'velelt and i Ipern Styles. Then, there are N til ii fiefs, Romeos, Kausls, Cav iiiers, Bed an 1 Bath Slippers, Kelt Slippers, vie., etc. 75c to $2.0o Our slipper display is well worth com ing to see, tor you'll not lind another such slipper display anywhere here ab >uts, R. E. Copeland The Shoe Man, Laurens, S. C. Customers .Shoes Shined Free The One Price .Shoe .Store. Red May and Blue Stem Seed Wheat Rice Heal and Wheat Bran for fattening Hogs Multiplying, Sil ver Skin and Yellow Danver Onion Sets Kennedy Bros. Laurens, S. C. ?_ - Chamberlain s Cough Remeoy Cures ? oliis. Croupnn?1 Whooping Coush. Buy Christmas Gifts Here! TOYS KANCY (JOODS onn rn ( i:s ItKM - \-i\u \< I'Ettl T.MKRY i \ \ < \ STATIONERY < I T ill,\ss SOAPS n:\\ v.x's iik.ii < ii mm; ( \ Mtiix Dr. B. F. Posey I.aiircii?. Soulli Cnrollnii SlSIESTi?RB QUICKEST LAID ROOF CORTRIGHT Oortrlghl Matal Shlnglos make the best and most durable roof. Four artistic designs?every shingle made to fit into another?no solder, no seams, fewer nails, least filling, little weight, less than half the work. Proof against water, fire, lightning, wind. Shipped painted inside and out, and will outlast r^ll other kinds of roofing. Let us show you the four styles of Cor t right Metal Shingles, and some houses in this territory covered with them. FOR SALE BY Brooks & Joi.t . . iiu'rens, S. C. SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY. (Schedule Effective June 20, 1909.) N. 15. These schedule figures show the lime that trains imy he expected pected to arrive and depart hut the times shown tire not guaranteed. Knst and West hoinul (rains from Spaitaiiharu', S. ('. 7:30 A. M. No. daily, for Char lotte, Washington, llichinond, .New York ami Intermediate points. Ar rivo Charlotte 10:6? A. M, llichmdnd 9:30 l'. M., Washington 10:55 P. M., Now York' ?'.::;") A. .M. 9:50 a. M. No, daily except Sunday, for Charlotte and intermedi ate, points. Arrive Charlotte 12:15 P. M. i :15 P. M No. 12, daily local, for 1 Richmond nod Intoriuedlnto points. Arrive Richmond T-.'? *? \. M. 5:20 p, m. No. 38, daily, ("Now : York-Atlanta-New Orleans Limited") ( for Washington, Now York and the I ISast. Arrive Washington 0:50 A. M., Now York. 1 ? 00 P. M. Pullman cars, dining cars. I s:lu P. M. No. -10, daily, for Char lotte ami Intermediate points. I 9:00 P. M. No. 30, dally, for Wash I ington and New York. Pullman cars, dining cars. Arrive Washington 10:40 A. M., New York 5:00 P. M. 10:30 A. M. No. :?. daily, for Ashe vlllo and intermedlalo points, Arrive Ashevllle ::: 10 P. M. I P. M, N.,. 13, daily, for Ashe , vlllo ami lutermedlnic points, Arrive Ashevllle !?: I.". I*. M. Parlor-cafe car. West bound trains from Greenvlllo, S. C. 0:50 A. M. No. 29, daily, for Atlan ta :.i d Hlrinlnglioin. Pullman em s, (lining Cars, Arrive Atlanta 10:30 A. M? arrive Rlrmingham 1:00 I'. M. ; 11:3-5 A. M. No.39, daily, for At lanta and intermedlalo points, <on nectlng at Atlanta for all polnt.i west. i Arrive Atlanta P. M. ?! 1:30 I'. M. No. ::7. daily ("New York-Atianta-Now Orleans Limited") for Atlanta and New Orleans, Ar rive Atlanta 5:00 N M., New Orleans 7:55 I*. m. Pullman sleeping car, Club car. observation car and dining car. 2:3." 1'. M. No. J.L. daily local, for Atlanta and way stations. Arrive Atlanta 8:30 I'. M. 1:10 A. M.?No. 35, daily, solid train to New Orleans with pullman cars and dining car. Arrive Atlanta 5:?i0 A. M.. New Orleans 8:30 P. M. Southbound from Columbia. 6:65 A. M. No. 2!?, daily, for Sa vannah and Jackconvllle. Pullman cars. 7:55 A. M. --No. 12, daily, for Char leston and Intermediate points. 3:60 r. m. No. it. daily, for Char leston and way stations. 2:15 A. M.?No. It',, daily, for Char leston. Pullman car. Summer excursion tickets now on sale. For further information, call on ticket agents Southern railway, or .1. I.. M0< k. A. o. v. I'. \.. Atlanta, Oa, C. IL Ackert. V. I'. & (i. M . Wat klagten, D. 0. V,'. K. McCe" T. 1'. A., Aug - tin, Oa.