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If 1 PHOTOGRAPHS I The McCord Studio will copy any Photo, en large any picture and make High Grade Pho tographs for you at the very lowest prices. No photographer can do more nor offer any more special inducement than the TlcCord Studio \ has always done. The ricCord Studio's motto is "Best Pictures, Lowest Prices" Come to see us. 8 Too Late, Too Late, to think about taking out a policy on your house if it is already burning. We take a risk but not a certainty. If you have taken time by the forelock, and insured your property against fire, you have the Absolute Certainty that the company Will pay all your losses. The race is to the swift, and you owe it to your family to protect them from all troubles. Do not be a laggard. E.H.WILKES&SON Stocks - Conds - Insurance Enterprise Hank Building Laurens, S. C. Now is the I itime to prepare t your land for | : sowing Turnip Cane and Millet Seed FresH Seed of the best varieties at Dr. Posey's Drug $ Store Excursion Laurcns to Columbia. On Friday, July 8, Columbia, New berry &. Laurcns railroad will run ex cursion from Laurens to Columbia, round trip faro only $1.26, train No. 15 leaving at 7:20 A. M. Tickets good to return on all trains tip to and in cluding train No. 14, leaving Colum bia at 5 P. M. July a. Fare from Clin ton, $1.20; Goldvllle to Newberry $1 for round trip. Base ball, Columbia vs. Augusta. TU F. FORK SHOALS LIBRARY By W. 1). S. We find iliis sentence in the will of Thornberry Holling, in the yeur imjl*: "I give to my nephew, Thornhorry nil my stock and Interest in 11?? - Kork Shoal Library association.'' Whleh was significant of a grunt educational work of that day. Hooks were few and quite costly. Charleston being tin; market, 250 inlOS off, precious few men wore able to purchase books. / o- of lower (ireehvlllo and upper I,aureus counties formed a joint stock Company, with a yearly entrance lee of one dollar. flood books were bought with tliis money. Ami tie- library was opened at Major Micnjah B?rrys' at Cedar Falls. The association bad staled meetings every month to let out ami receive back the books, and to vote in new members. Every member was allowed to take out so many books each months and to return them in good condition at stated times. The mod this association slid 1" thl?< coun ty is beyond computation. The amount of intelligence ami learning that these books disemiiuited in the families of Iteedy river, were plainly shown in the lives of her citi/ens. There WOI'C hut few good schools, the county was thinly settled. The children had hut a limited education and this library tilled a want that could not he easily supplied in any Other way. It was a good educator, and did a splendid work. Like many other things after its usefulness was over, it opped off the stage of action. I HOMfi COMINCI WEEK | Anderson, July ? <? Anderson's Home Coming and Gala Week which will be August Ist-tith, promises to be a great event. The people (,f Anderson are inviting all their friends and rela tives ?o coine back and spend that week wiih (hem. Ample nun scmcntn ami attractions will be provi led and the Week promises to be one of en joyment lor the visitors and home folks alike. The festivities will open on Tuesday. August Und. when the Anderson lire department will have its annual parade and inspections. A tournament will follow and a number of teams from other cities are going to compete?. Prizes of sufficient size an- being offered to make the tourna ment a success. Wednesday. August 3rd. will ho Farmers Hay. Some of the (ending agricultural workers of (he country will be invited to be present and de. liver addresses, Thoro will nlso be a meeting of the Anderson County Boys' Corn club. Thursday. August Ith. will be Wood men of the World Day. All the camps in Anderson county will take part in a monster parade. Several of the national ofllcers are expected to be present and the day w ill bo one of in terest and profit to the members of this grand and popular secret order. Friday. August 5th, will be Confed erate Veterans Day. It i- planned to make i: a reunion for the Confederate Veterans exclusively, A barbecue will be served to the old soldiers at BUena Vista Hark and they w ill have a day , entirely to themselves in which they may enjoy themselves in their own fashion. The speakers for the occa sion will be announced later. Saturday. August 6th, wll be Red Men Day. This is a very popular order especially among the cotton mill op erative?., und all the tribes in the pied mont section are invited to be pres- j cut. Prizes will be offered for the tribes making the best display in the parade. It is expected that one of the tribes will confer the adoption degrei *in a pale face in (ho open air at Buena Vista Park. This will he. open to the public and will be one of tie* most interesting events of the en tire week. The Anderson Chamber of Commerce has contracted for Longo's air ship to give daily exhibitions during the WOOk. This air ship is out of the same type as the one hi which Count Zepplln has been creating so much excitement In Germany, it will fly all over the city of Anderson every day during the , week, and no doubt many thousand of people will come simply to see this one Attraction. During four nights of t!;e week there will he Lyceum attractions in the casino at Buena Vista Hark. These are all high class attractions and will be much appre ciated. The Maryland Amusement company with fiffeen high class at* \ tractions will also give entertainments every afternoon and at night. The Chamber of Commerce is con sidering other attractions for the Home Coming We. k and these will he announced within a short time. All In all. Anderson's Home C<miing and Cain Week promises to be one of the biggest events of the year in South Carolina. A great deal of interest. Is being shown both at home and abroad and Anderson will bo thronged with crowds of people every day 'during the week. The people, of Anderson cordially invite all their friends to i vlKlt them at that time. THRILLING MIMIC WARFARE. Unities of CD II War to be Fought Over lit Chickainnuga. Chattanooga, Tonn., July "?? Throughoul the month of July tho "Cod of Battle" will hold sway at Chickainnuga Park, where twelve thousand militiamen from Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida, Clcorgln, ami North and South Carolina, with two thousand regulars, will engage in mimi<- warfare. The battles of tho <-i\il war which made this section his toric will he fought over, and, while the lighting will ho bloodless, it will lose none of its spectacular features. A new feature which is sure to at tract many to tho maneuvers will bo the use of the war aeroplane. The war department expects to net val uable Information as to the usefulness of air lighting craft during these man euvers. In order to enable their partons from all over the South to witness these most thrilling sights, tho rail roads of the Scut heasten Territory have granted very low rates which will make the trip so low in cost as to be in the reach of any one. Full informal ion as to rates may be obtain ed from any railroad agent in the Southeastern territory. VICTIM til FELL A (ill V. Mr. Willis IL Ahrrcronibic Succumbs to Oread Disease. Mr. Willis D. Abercromblo of tin* Laurens mill village died of Pellagra Friday afternoon at three o'clock. Mr. Abercromblo had been ill for several weeks, and after his ailment had been diagnosed as pellagra he was take:, to Columbia for treatment at the hos pital. Four weeks ago he was brought back home and lingered until Fri day, The deceased was about years old and is survived by his wife, who is a daughter of Mr. ,\t. A. Bass, and llvo small children, lb' was a member of Fairvlow camp. Woodmen of the World and with the honors of the Order. In was laid to rest Saturday afternoon at Dials church, the Rev. I). R. Roof of Laurens conducting the church ser vices in connection with the funeral. These IMes of lloj hood. How delicious were the pies of boy hood. No pies now ever taste so good, what's changed? the pies? No Its you. You've lost the strong, healthy stom ach, the vigorous liver, the active kid-' neys, the regular bowels of boyhood. Your digestion is poor and you blame the food. What's needed? A complete toning up by Electric Hitters of all or gans of digestion?Stomach, Liver, Kidneys. Bowels -Try them. They'll restore your boyhood appetite, mid ap preciation of food and fairly saturate your body with new health, strength and vigor. f?0c at Lnurens Drug Co. ami Palmetto Drug Co. Bailey.Wright Iteuiilon. One of the most enjoyable affairs In connection with Fourth of .Inly cele brations was the elegant picnic din ner given Monday by Mr. and Mrs. IV It. Bailey a: their line country home near Leesville. The guests, numbering about forty. Included Mr. .1. L. Hop kins ami family. Mr. and Mrs. 1 >. M. Norwood. Mr. .1. E. Philpot and family Of the city, members of the Wright, N'aslv and Henry families of Clinton, Mr. It. (). Halrston's family and other neighbors. The worlds most successful medi cine for bowel complaints is Chamber lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It has relieved nunc pain and Buffering, and saved more lives than any other medicine in use. In valuable for Children and adults. Sold by Laurens Drug Co. The Convict's Complaint. Cornelius V. Collins, the crimlnolog ist and superintendent of New York's state prison, narrated at a dinner in Troy some reminiscences of Lis in teresting work. "A clever criminal of gluttonous proclivities," he said, "once couched a complaint in rather neat terms. "My Inspector, entering this man's cell one day, found it very hot and stuffy. ""Why have you pot your ventilator' Closed?" he asked. "The burly and gluttonous prison er answered plaintively: "'Well, Inspector, yer honor, the, last time I had the ventilator open a wasp Hew in. you see, and carried off my dinner while my back was turned." Jersey Cow Sales and Transfers. I have recently gold the following registered Jersey cows, and shall have no more for sale this year: To W. F. Stewart. Fountain Inn, s. c., "Uchlda" No. 80608. To. I). F.. Todd, Laurens, S. C, "Jack Relsley" No. 90807. To W. F. Gresham. Simpsonville, S. c . "Bufflngton" No. 00*0?. To w. c. Wharton, Waterloo, s. C "Polly Bess" No. ULKIG!; "My Daisy Dlohhom" No. 214061; "Popalu" No. 21 1002. W. P. Harris, Cray Court, S. C. Solid oak Porch Rockers, large size, tall back, woven cane seat, very com fortable, only $1.2.">. can Jjo furnished In either red of gr en. S. M. & E. II. Wilkes & Co. HMMMM1. 81 COPELAND'S tier Clearance Sale WILL CLOSE Saturday Night July 9th Big Reductions throughout our entire line of High and Low Cut Shoes, Hats, Underwear, Neck= wear, Collars, Cuffs, Etc. Do not fail to take advantage of these greatly reduced prices in laying in a supply of Seasonable Merchandise. 44 The One Price Store Customers Shoes Shined Free $ 4iHmii.ll>i*??t?'?'t*?""'A*A"""" THE CITADEL. The Military College Of South Caro lina -lie no Hein ry Scholar ship Examination. 1 vacancy In benellcinry scholarship iit The Citadel from Laurens county will he tilled by competitive examina tion to be hold at Laurens on Friday August 12th, H>10. Candidates must he not less than lfi nor more than 20 years of age on October 1, 1910. They must be at least 6 feet in height, phy sically qualified to do military duty, and must glvo a certificate of Inability to pay tho required college dues as a pay cadet. Blank application forms I can be had upon request by addressing tho Superintendent, Charleston, S. C. These applications must be filled out in every particular and sent to the superintendent by August 1, 1910. Clemson Agricultural College Exnml nations. Tim examination for the award of scholarships In Clemson Agricultural collcgo will bo hold in tho County court house on Friday, July 8th, at '.' a, in. Applicants must till out proper forms, to 1h? secured from the county superintendent of education, before they will be allowed to stand the ex aminations. For detailed information, apply to the suporintend\nt of educa tion, or to the president of Clemson col lege. Applicants for admission to the col lege, but not seeking for the scholar ships, will also stand entrance exami nations at the court house July 8th. The scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session of the college opens j Sept. 14th, IMG. Cost ami Courses of Study. (11 Agriculture. (2) Agrlculturo and Chemistry. (3) Agrlculturo and Animal indus try. iii Chemistry and Geology. i.'ii Civil Engineering. (C) Mechanical and Electrical En gineering. 17? Textile Industry. Cost per session, including hoard Laundry, heat, light, uniform ami all foes. $1 IS.7n. Hooks and ail other mis cellaneous supplies, about $20.00 For students who pay tuition, $40.00 addi tional. For catalogue and information, ap ply to \v. m. RIGGS, Acting President ?i:j-7t See the "Trophy Cup" in our Window won by the Model "T" Ford in Hill Climbing Contest at Union, July 23, 1910. We won over cars of twice the price and horse power of the Ford, because the Ford has the Real Automobile Ability. Now, Mr. Prospective Buyer, before you buy a car inspect the Ford. It will pay. We will be glad to give you a demonstration at any time. We have one o.f these cars that has been driven in public service over 2,250 miles without a puncture and with a repair bill of less than 50 cents. Cars for Rent at Any Time. i Phofie 3i4 4 8 PARKS AUT? COMPANY, f Laurens, - South jjarolina mmnsmsssssssssssssssssssnssts