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HIGH SCHOOL APPROPRIATIONS. I.an tens County Interested in Problem Confronting Education Hoard. Columbia. Dec. 5.?Tbe State board of education has been called to meet In the ways and means committee room at the state house, Friday, Dec. 16. At this meeting high school ap propriations will be made for the scholastic year 1910 11 All high school principals and superintendents should communicate at once with the state high school Inspector if in any state aided high school all the require ments of the law and the regulations have not already been complied with. The hoard will have to face a diffi cult problem in handling the high schools of Anderson. Laurens and Or angeburg counties The law limits the appropriation which any county may be granted to "> per cent of the $?',0.in0 allowed by the general assembly, In these counties several comn unities, which have enrolled the require.', num ber of high school pupils, have em ployed the necessary teachers and have provided adequate buildings can not be accepted as state high schools be cause the fund at the disposal of the board for their county is already ex hausted. The present text-book contract ex pires Aug. 31, 1911, hence the board will probably take some steps looking toward the next adoption. The law requires text-books to be prescribed everv live years and the establishment of more than 125 high schools since 1907 will probably make it necessary that high school texts be included in the next text-book contract. At 'ho last eieetine of ihe board .t : solution was passed direct inc. an Inquiry into the num'er of Bohools already using books of their own selection and not Included on the state list. About 100 v;>e ial "istnets s'att-Mcd thiourhoul ?be state now exorcise loga'lv 'ho priv ilege oi selecting their own oooks, and of changing them at will. TltO hoard will a* so bC.VO to till a vacancy in the office of county super intendent of education of Lee county. The successor to the present superin tended will be Mr .1. T. Munnorlyn, who received the nomination in the Democratic piimnry. Tin? membeig of the board wMI also be ;:'"ov an oppor tunlty t> observe the excellent use made of its appropriation of $3,000 for prizes to be awarded by the Rural So! oo lo nrov ment irociatIon. There j will probably be a full attendance, as Supt. Swearlngen says the members are always prompt in coming to the inert lues. FORM CORN CLUB. I Cross Hill Citizens Organise to Fur ther the Production of Corn. Cross Hill, Dec. 5.?The citizens of Cross Mill township met Saturday, Dec. Srd and organized the Cross Hill Corn club with the following olllcers. W It. Fuller, president; O. )). With, erspoon, first vice president; (!. M. Mann;i. second vice president; Roland Hill treasurer; W. T. Austin, cor' secretary; h. L. McSwaln, rec'. secre tary. Vpproprlate reuiarlts were tna-'o by Dr J. 11 Miller. W B. Fuller and other* The name of the club will suggest its object and all good citizens are requested to become members. The Club adjourned to meet again Sattr lay Dec. 10 at I o'clock. I il. . . Mr-Swab . Secretsry. I.I. oin laicals. Wo are having some rain. Rev. W. D. Hammen was with us Saturday and Sunday and preached two fine sermons. It was bis last ser mon, he having resigned some time ago. Mrs. Lou CulbertSOn and Mrs. Allle Culbertson spent a few days in Au gusta with their brother, Mr. I. R. Cooper recently. Mrs. \V. P. Culbertson and Miss Myrtle Culbertson ot Mountvillo spent Snmrnny and Satun'a;. nl?hl with rel atives here. Fragrance of Hay. The agreeable odor of freshly cut hay Is imparted to It by certain plants of the family of the labiates, such as the salad burnct, woodruff, sweet trefoil, etc., but In particular by the so called spring grnss or vernal grass (Anthox j nutinn odoratum). This latter is a very precocious gramlna that nourishes as early as the end of April or the be ! ginning of May. It grows in low and thick luftfl and thrives chictly in fresh and shaded ground. Now. should you ask us whence this odor of the spring grass which to hay Imparts Its fragrance, It is due to the aromatic principle called con mar In by the chemists. This substauce is also extracted from the above mentioned plants in which it appears in appre ciable quantities and used In the man ufacture of perfumes as well as In medicines in the form of sedative and carminative pastes and sirups agalnet brouchitls, whooping cough, etc. The peculiar properties of Chamber lain's Cough Remedy have been thor oughly tested during epidemics of In fluenza, and when it was taken in time we have not heard of a single case of pneumonia. Sold by l.aurens Drag CO. AUTOMOBILES FOR POWER. Pleasure Cars May Bo Utilized For Farm Work. Automobiles nre coming Into nse on the farm as n means of plensura) for the farmer and bis family. There is noth ing more natural than a desire to util ize the splendid power plant contained In a car for other purposes than pro pelling It over the roads. An ingenious farmer has solved the problem In a manner apparently satisfactory to him self. The farmer devised an arrange ment win rcby the act of putting the car In its shod places It in position and so associates the wheels with the ma chinery of ihu datrj that the engine when started will do the heavy work of running the separator. The accompanying sketch shows this device so plainly that It Is not neces sary to describe it other than to call attention to the two rollers, one of which has Its shaft extended outside tho box to carry a pulley, from which the belt runs to an overhead shaft. It Is easily apparent that the revolution of the wheels of the car will cause a reverse motion of the rolls, which Is transmitted by means of the pulley and belt to the shaft and thence to the ma chinery. In this way the wear on the TUE MOTOIl AS A POWKIt PLANT. tires is rendered uniform. The grip on the rolls that these tires exercise is surprising. A peculiarity of this arrangement is that the car shows a tendency to skid from side to side. This, however, is easily overcome by moans of props ot Lumpers, which .are put In place so as to limit the sidewlsc motion of the car within the shed, the mere pressure of the hand serving to move the car easi ly when the wheels are revolving on the rolls. In very warm weather or on long, heavy pulls it is sometimes necessary to connect the circulating system with the water supply In order to prevent heating of the cylinders. For sawing wood, cutting feed or any work of an intermittent nature it Is necessary for some one to control the engine on account of there being no governor. As a matter of fact, oue farmer has a small boy at the throttle most of the time, as the sep arator Is sometimes thrown off with I out warning. STATEMENT. Of tho Condition of The 1'eopleH Loan and Exchnugo Hank, Located at Lau rens, S. t., at the Close of Business December L 1010. RESOURCES: Loans und Discounts.$293,607.82 Overdrafts. 17.s.v.?..v. Bonds and Stocks owned by tin- bank. 27,000.00 Banking House. 10,000.00 Furniture und Fixtures .. 2,500.00 Due from Banks and Bank ers. 90,003.71 Currency. 24,212.00 Gold. 1,005.00 Silver and other Coin. 1,675.47 Cheeks and Cash items. .. 155,10 Total.$473,978.05 LIABILITIES: Capital Stock Paid In. ..$100,000.00 Surplus. Fund. 25,000.00 Undivided Profits, less Cur rent Expenses and Taxes Paid. 84,306.27 Due to Hanks and Bankers, 4,192.35 Dividends Unpaid. 48.00 Individual Deposits subject to Cheek. 170,711.81 Time Certificates of Deposit, ss.od?*..!? I Cashier s Checks. 1,653 28 Total.$473,978.05 j State of South Carolina, I County of 1,aureus. ss. Before me came c. \V. Tum?. Cashier of the above named bank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement is a true condi tion of said bank, as shown by the books of said bank. C. W. TUNE. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 5th day of December, 1910 \V. U. McCucn, Notary Public, S. C. Correct Attest: \V. ?. Watts. J. W. Todd. J. IL Trnynham, Directors. Opening Reeks of Subscription. Books of Subscription to tho capi tal stock of the Laurcns Merchantilo company of I.aureus, s. C a corpora. I tlon to be organized to do a general merchnntlle business, will bo opened at the office of Watts mill store at Watts mill. Laurcns, S. C. on Satur day. Dec. 17. ? 010 at 10 a. in. pursuant to a commission from the secretary of stale. Vuthori/.ed capital $10.000 di vided Into 400 shares of the par value Of $25.00 each payable at once, II B. O'Shields, s. W. Hughes, L. E. Bishop, p.?-it Board of Corporators. T?WesTer sTiTLs i^^yr-^ TIIK 1UA.MOM? HR IX?. I.n?n<-a| Auk your UrummM foi A\ < 1; . 1,, ?.-!? vs IMnmomlTlmnd//V\ mils 1., Kol (>n.l Uold mciilll \V/ I . lealct with Ulna ail lion. V/ Tal.? iu> r. liny of your ? i>. ii,-ri-i. a- k I r< ni.< ni s.rr.n s IHAMIIMI IIKANI?. 1*1 l.l.s, f. , ltd sknown*] Best, Safest, Alwayi KcllaM? SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE Dr. T. L. Timmerman Dentist Dial-Gray Block Laurens, S. C. NOTICE Stale of South i nrollna, County of Lnurcns. Court of < Miiiimui Picas. J. D. W. Watts. Individually and as Executor of J. Washington Watts, deceased, Plaintiff. against J. H. Davis Administrator with will annexed of Susan C. Watts, el al. Defendants. Pursuant to the order of his Honor. John S. Wilson. Presiding Judge, pass ed In the above stated case, the cred itors of .1. Washington Watts are here by called in and required to establish their claims before me ai a Reference to he hold in my olllcc on the 20th day of December, A. I). 1910. Also cred itors or .Mrs. Susan C. Watts A. C. Todd. Special He force ST ITEM EXT. (if the Condition of The Lucas Hank. I.oealcd at 1.aureus, S. ('. at the ( lose of Business December -, 1010. RESOURCES: Loans and Discounts.$ 11,100.3(1 Furniture and Fixtures, . . 750.00 Due from Banks and Hank ers. 0.fi?4,7'l Currency. 390.00 Cold. 215.00 Silver and other Coin. . . 10.80 Total.$22.07S.9(? LIABILITIES: Capital Stock Paid. In .. . .$ 5,000.00 Surplus Funds. 150.00 Undivided Prollts, less ciur ronl Exponst ; and Taxes paid. :io:i.o ludividuul Deposits subject to Check. 12.210.34 Savings Deposits. 3.500.50 Time Certlllcutes of Deposit. 512.50 Total.$22,078.00 | Slate of South Carolina, County of Laurens. ss. Before me came Tims. I. Swygert. Cashier of th<' ahove named hank, who being duly sworn, rays that the ahove and goregoing statemcnl is a true con. dltion ol' said hank, as shown by the hooks of said hank 'PHOS. I. SWYUKHT. Sworn to ami subscribed before me this day of December, 1010. .lohn II. Peterson. Notary Public, S. C. Correct Attest: J. Adgor Smyth. Jr.. T. B, Wallace. Tims. I. Swygerl, Dli sctors. STATE >1 IM. v f the Condition of The Bank of I.au reus. Located al I,aureus. S. ('., al the close of Business* December I. I!) Hi. RESOURCES: Loans and Discounts.$181,700.11 Overdrafts. 2.877.01 Banking House. 2,800.00 Other Real Estate owned. 1,321.75 Furniture and Fixtures, .. 1,711.00 Due from Hanks and Hank ers. 0,484.71 Currency. 0,142.00 Cold. 2.Ttio.no Silver and other Coin. 774.13 Chocks and Cash Items. .. 1,309.34 other Resources, viz: Cotton Bills Purchased . ? 23.727.7? Total..$237,707.4 ? LI ABI L1T1K8: Capital Stock Paid In.$ 50,000.00 Surplus Fund. 30,000.00 Undivided Profits, less Cur rent Expenses and Taxes Paid. 11,512.94 Dividends Unpaid. 00 Duo in Ranks and Bangers, .$10,430.47 Individual Deposits suhject to Check.63,312.31 Savings Deposits 45,301.21 Time Certificates of Deposit .23,2-11.21 Certillcd Checks, 75.00 Cashier's Checks 3,242.30 Total Deposits.' 16,102 ">0 Total. . . . $237.707.14 State of South Carolina, County of Lnurens. ss. Before mo came II. K Alken, Cash ier of the ahove named haul., who. ! > ing duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement i; i true con dition of said hank, as shown hy the hooks of said hank. II, K. AI KEN Sworn to and subscribed before me this 5th day of December, 1910. Correct?-Attest: O. B, Simmons. .1. II. Sullivan. It. T .Dunlftp ! ?lr< CP STATEMENT. Oi the Condition of The hank of (.ray Court, Located at Cray Court. S. C. at the Close of Business, Dcecni her I, 1910. RESOURCES: Loans and Discounts. . . . 5 29.131.29 Overdrafts. 2,423.11 Banking I Ions?. 1.750.00 Furniture ami Fixtures, . 1,061.63 Due from Hanks ami Bank ers. 27,403.41 Currency. 2,421.00 Silver and other Coin, 135.35 Total.I 04,991.79 LIABILITIES: Capital Stock Paid In, ? 1 10.700.00 Surplus Fund. 1,500.00 Undivided Profits, less* Cm l cut Expcust h and To ? Paid. 1!,2<;:..!I7 Due to Danks ami Banken 0,4 11 20 Individual 1 leponlb i ubje to Chock. 1.025 30 Savings DcpiisilH. 16.03 I Time Certificates of Depot il <? 17 1.79 (!ashler's Checks. p;s ?<? Total.? 64,991.70 Stale of South Carolina. County of Lnurens. hs. Before me came L >' B ook: trashier of the ahove named bank who being duly sworn, says that tin : hove and foregoing statement is a (rut condi tion of said hank as shown by tlx* hooks of said bank L It BROOKS. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 5th day of Decembei 19 Id W. 11 Mct'ain. Notary Public, S. C. Correct Att< st: R. L Cray, .1 W Benson, s. I >. Martin, I llreo.toi s, xxxxxxx J/L Mail orders promptly filled. Goods sent on approval to responsible persons X ma All Goods Bought of us Engraved Free FLEMING BROTHERS Every year styles seem to improve and every time the Christmas season rolls around we can say, with all honesty, that our stock is more attractive than I he year before. This year with the return of prosperity manufacturers have made an extra effort to improve their lines and have certainly succeeded, not alone in more attractive patterns, but in the addition of many entirely new ideas of the practical kind and you won't have half as much trouble selecting a gift this year for the ones who seem to have everything. Our Christmas stock is now complete and the following list gives just a suggestion of a few of the many attractive gift; be selected at our store. Come and look around before the rush commences. We can suggest lots of suitable gifts and will assist you greatly in making o Christmas list. THE MOST I'OPULAit JEWELRY Lockets Solid Cold, Plain and Engraved .#2,50 to #18.00 Goid Filled, Plain und oluiiu Sol .I?I.00 1? $0-00 liar Pins Plain nnd Hand Engraved Styles In Solid Cold al $1.25 to fcll.OO and in lold Plate, 25c to $1.00 Dutch Collar Pins. Ode: Designs in Hold and Uolb-d Pinto ritnn.50c to #10.00 Links Plain Signet, Hand Engraved, Fancy and Stone Set Styles in Solid Gold, Sterling Silver and Gold Plate, Solid Cold Buttons.$1.80 to $12.00 Silver and Plate.'-'5c to $2.00 Searl' Pins Beautiful Fancy stone Effect In I'lnin and Elaborate Settings, All the most Popular Styles . .80c to #10.00 Combination Scis. Cuff Muttons and Scarf Pill to Mutch, the Most popular Gift for a Man this year.$1.00 to $15.00 Watch Fobs, Black Ribbon, Gold Mounted and nil Gold stvles in Cold Filled and Solid Gold.$1.00 to $20.00 other Suggestions. Cuff Pins in Gold and Plate. .. pair.25c to $5.00 Collar Muttons, a Practical Gift, Bracelets, Hal Pins, Et< variety. Japanese Jugs, Smoker s Set Trays. Bon Bon Trays. Pi i< in Emile Ware . Cigar Jars. P Olive and pick *c tn $7.1 Other Novelties Files. ,25C In $1 00 Scissors.".*?(? tO $8.00 Hal .Marks.25c to 75c Mag Tags.50c to $1.50 Pencils.50C fO $1.50 Emorys.25c to $1.00 Jewel Muxes New Styles. Pretty and Practical. Vel vet Lined, a Number of Different Si/.os.#1.50 to #tl>.<>(? CUT GLASS Berry Bowls Beautiful Patterns. Well Cut at.$8.00, $4.00 and #5.00 Some Entirely New Effects, (tango ing from.#0.00 to #15.00 Comportes Large and Small stylos in a Great Variety of Designs at price, from . $8.00 to #10.00 lion Mini Dishes Our Leader al $1.25 Is a Beatify, Oth ers Larger and More Elaborately cm.$1.50 in $11.00 Souvenir Simons. Plain and Fancy Stylos. Our Stock in all Represents many Dill "rent Pat tor 118 at a Mange in Prlci from .25c (o $2.30 Sterling Slher Kane) Pieces Sugar Spoons. Bony Spoons, Meat Forks and Other Sorving Pieces Many Pattern.#1.00 In $10.00 Bread Trays. Sandwich Plates, Bon Bon Dishes and Other Articles ol Ilollowwaro.$2.50 to $50.00 Silver Plated Articles. Shaving Sets in Great Variety $2.50 to #10.00: Napkin Rings 50c to $l.00| Child's Cups 75c lo $8.50f Baking Dishes and Many Other L'softll Ar ticles. Umbrellas. Good Umbrellas Gunrantoed to Give Good Servile, a Great Variety of Plain and fancy Handles for Moth Lady and Gentleman $5.00 to $25.00 MM ASS. Desk Sets l sefui ami Attractive, A Pleaslnj ('.'''?? for I'.ilitei Man or Woman, . $1.00 to.$10.00 Other irlirlcs Candle Sticks, Trays, Jardinieres, Fei n Dishes, Smoking Sets. Book Rack E(c? in American and Imported lir-i-s Cnullnn from A 1.50 to #15. ./ Med Room ( locks Now Stylo Clocks In Brass and Ma hogany Willi Mellahlo Time nnd Ah.no Movements, a Most Pleasing and Practical Gift, ..$2.50 (o $80.00 Miauiond .lewelrj a good rptnllty diamond Is ;i con slant pleasure, a i por one n con stant disappointment, The quality of otti diamond easily recognized, espec ially when a comparison is made. Diamond Mings.$7.00 lo $800 Diamond Brooches .. . ,$H,00 lo $200 Diamond Lockets .. ..$8.00 to $50.00 Diamond Scarf Pins . .#7.50 lo #10.00 Diamond Links.$8.00 to $10.00 Watches A watch from Flemings is recogniz ed at once as a good watch. All our watches from the cheapest to the high est pri< i'd, are fully guaranteed. We have Men s Wi tches from ,.$2.00 to #125.00 Ladies' Watches from . .$5.00 lo $75 00 Boys' and Girls' watc hes from . .#1.00 to.#5.00 Shown lo $150 00 ?i |ger .? 50.00 Ln Vnlllcrcs Solid gold, i>< iidnnts iel I hysts, Jades. Turtpiolso, Diamonds, price from *7.oi) Bronchos, (always appreciai la(|li k i can be found hero prices and design . Tin I I dele line wo hnvo over Prices from.25< Minus. Cold Signets, for baby, sister, broti father, or mother, Cold vet rji with Muh;.. Amethyst. Turo.no Topaz, Pearl, Opal, Sardonyx, Mo Stone, Emern), Bloodstone;, Ej ? . mid < no <?. price $1.50 to >l\ KD MC, i LT I KS. Match Moms Plain Styles For Monogram and Fancy Effects in a Greal Variety Nickel, Silver and Sterling ..75c to $5.00 Hand-Painted China, The genuine article, in Cake Plates, Mowls, Vases, Chocolate Sets. Mou Mons, Tetl S Is. etc. Price.#1.50 to $80.00 Decorated China Plates, Vases, Pitchers, Trays, Choco late Sets. Merry Mowls. Ico Creftnif Son Whip ('natu s-'etv.- Mrond ni ' Mutter I'ialos, and lm of olh< /?. fnney pieces, price . ;2,><? u> i jl Reliable Jewelers Flemin -auren S. e