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EARLY FALL WEDDINGS For The New Couple The Autumn Wedding Gifts that we're showing are in deed distinctly out of the common and are ofthe most refined, beautiful and exclu sive of Fall 1911 Designs No handsomer pieces of su perb, master workmanship in precious metals are to be seen anywhere?to appreci ate fully the exquisite beauty and value of our stocks, a personal inspection is neces sary. A visit will prGve a mutual pleasure. WM. SOLONAN Reliable Jeweler Laurens, South Carolina If You are ou the lookout for something "useful" for Wedding Commencement OR Birthday Gifts we wnnt you to know that a Jewelry store is the best place in the world to find it. We have made special pre. paratlon for this happy season, and whether you wish to spend 60 cents or $50 you will have no difficulty in finding something here to exactly suit your taste and pocket-book. We shall be glad to Bhow you our magnificent assortment and to help you find exactly whut you are look' g for. Fleming Bros. JEWELERS SCHOOL 1BOOKS I am pleased to in form the public that t I can supply them j with the I New School Books Also Tablets, Pen- \\ cils, Ink and all ;; School Supplies at ? The New Drug Store 112 East Side Public Square I Dr. Posey's Drug | Store "Purity at Posey's" Laurens, S. C. fr??,,?,???,,., WILLIAMS' KIDNEY PILLS Have you overworked your nervous sy&. tern and caused iroubls with your kid neys and bladder? Hove you pulns In Inn. nlde, back nnd bladder? Have you dubby nppoarnnce of the tn.ee, and un ^fcthe ey?s? A frequent desire to pnss fife? If ho, William*' Kldnoy Pills will 'on?Druggist, 1'rtco Wc. S MFC. CO., Prop... Cleveland.Ohio im:\s drug co. Laurens, 8. C. THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY. ? The Fiftieth Anniversary of Wom an's Organized Work ?or Foreign Mis sions will be celebrated In Charles ton, South Carolina, October 17 and 18, 1911. Fifty years ago in the parlor of Mrs. T. C. Doremus in New York, wh?re was organized the first worn mi's missionary society to receive a charter, the great missionary move ment was heguu. Since then the work lias grown Bteadily year by year. In 1910, under the influence of the won derful hook, "Western Women In East ern Lauds," Mrs. Henry W. Peabody, chulrman of the Central Committee on Unit?d Study, co icolved the idea of a celebration which should stretch from "shore to shore and recount God's goodness" throughout these fif ty years of woman's work. Accord ingly Jubilee Meetings were begun at Oakland, California, on October 12, 1910, and spreading across the conti nent, have already been held in thirty of the largest cities of the country, and in many smaller cities 1 well. This great Missionary Jubilee should prove a wonderful factor In In spiring women to work together for the interest of the church; and the earnest co-operotion of every woman is desired. Inter denominational Mass Meetings will be held Tuesday and Wednesday eveningB. Missionaries and promi nent speakers from Mission Hoards of the different churches will be heaid. and the finest voices in the city will lead iu a specially arranged, pro gramme. A luncheon, during which there will be a number of informal ad dresses, will be served on Tuesday morning. One of the lending speakers of the Jubilee will be Mrs. Helen Barrett Montgomery, author of "Western Women In Eastern Lands," former president of the Federation of Clubs In New York state, a trustee of Wel lesley College, and a brilliant lecturer and stroi.g spiritual leader. The women of our city and state are earnestly asked to join in the movement and to assist In making ours the greatest missionary meeting the South has ever known. All persons desiring information with regard to hoarding accommoda tions while in Charleston should ad dress Chairman of Hospitality Committee. 174 Ashley Ave., Charleston, South Carolina. If You Have Eczema or Any Skin or Scalp Trouble Here Is Oood News. You have probably tried one or more remedies with small success. This costs money and it is uncertain. We want you to try ZEMO, the clean liquid remedy, but we do not want you to pay for It unless you are satisfied with results. We have so much faith In Zemo that we want you to try It by sending to 'he E. W. Rose Medicine Co.. 3032 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo., 10c In stamps to pay postage for a generous sample of ZEMO and ZEMO (antiseptic) SOAP and our 32 page booklet on skin diseases OR get a bot tle today at Laurens Drug Store and If you are not pleased with results they will refund your money. ZEMO Is a clean scientific prepara tion that washes nway and destroys the germ life and the poisons that cause the trouble. Stops the Itching at once and results can be seen after one application. ZEMO absolutely cures eczema in all Its forms as well as hives .rashes, acne, tetter, barbers Itch, prickly heat etc., on Infants the same as on grown persons. Indorsed and sold by druggists ev erywhere and In Laurens by the Lau rens Drug Co . What Sobered Him. "You loci; sober. Did father refuse Ms consent to our marriage?" "No, ho gave his consent all right, but told me not to come to him with any of my future troubles." AO Need to Stop Work. When your doctor orders you to stop work, It staggers you, "I can't" , you say. You know you are weak, run-down and failing in health, day by day, but you must work as long us you can Btandi What you need Is Electric Bitters to give tone, strength, and vigor to your system, to proven! breakdown and build you up. Don't bt weak, sickly or ailing when Elec tric Hitters will benefit you from the first dose. Thousands bless them for their glorious health and strength. Try them. Every bottle Is guaranteed 1 to satisfy. Only f>0c at Laurens Drug Co. and Palmetto Drug Co. iNotlrc of Teacher's Examination. Frldiy, October 6th has been fixed as the date for the regular fall teach er's examination. The examination will be held In the Armory beginning at 9 o'clock, a. in. The examination will be based on the newly adopted text books, nnd will embrace the us ual subjects?Algebra. Arithmetic, Grammar, Geography, History. Agri culture, Physiology, Civics and Peda gogy. OEO. L. PITTS, 7-11 Co. Supt. of Education. H. Hllzzard Lanterns, the best lHntern made, gives more light, won't blow out and Will burn for IS hours without refilling, a regular $1.00 lantern for 65 cents only. v S. M. & E. H. Wllkes & Co. ? - FOOLISH THE FARMER. The failure/of the market to respond to the government's August report on cotton, Indicating deterioration in the crop, has caused no little surprise among those not aware that by others than the planters these government reports are not trusted. By "the trade" they are usually discounted, for "the trade" has methods of its own for ascertaining the condition of the crop. It Ii.is come to pass that no one trusts the government reports and they are utilized only as an excuse not accent ed as a reason. But it may be still more surprising to our cotton planters to learn that in other sections of the country the fact that the reports gathered by the gov ernment are sent in by men who are themselves interested in the cotton crop is taken as the foundation for doubting the Impartiality of the re ports. This comment from the Spring field Republican ,tho well-posted New England paper ,is a case in point: "But It is worth noting that hard ly anybody Is taking either the private or the government reports at their face value. The cotton market responds feebly. It is a sensational develop ment, but the market refuses to act sensationally. And the reason is that the concerted movement among the cotton-growing interests to hold back the crop and force higher prices has destroyed confidence in these reports of condition. 'We hnve even had the Southern representatives in congress giving their Influence to this move ment?tho-A^ei; men who have been loudest in denouncing the trusts and demanding that all restraints of trade, however reasonable or Inconsequen tial, shall be branded as criminal un der the anti-trust act. The Dallas (Texas) News has something worth quoting on this whole business: " 'If anyone should question whether a nice sense of propriety is shown by those congressmen who join In urging farmers by concerted action to sell > none of their cotton for less than 13 cents a pound, we would say that the question is at least debatable. Espec ially would that be true If those giving the advice have, in other circum stances, proclaimed the conviction that no restraint of trade can be reason able or defensible.' "And both the government and these private crop-reporting agencies have to rely for their information as to cot ton conditions on men closely related to the planting industry. How much are their reports worth when made under the stimulus of this concerted movement, helped along by the politi cal leaders of the South, to obtain ! higher prices than the trade would otherwise pay? We can now see the mischief re sulting from such arbitrary Interfer ences with the natural laws of trade. In this case there Is the strong possi bility of a reactionary effect more damaging to the cotton growers than the trade laws they would set aside. The crop may hnve been damaged quite as badly as represented, but the trude has been made skeptical and cotton may thus sell for some time at lower prices than the actual conditions warrant. The .lesson should not be lost on the cotton belt. These agita tions to hold cotton for this or that high price never In the long run can help the planters, and may, as In this case .hurt them." Those leaders who have perennially urged upon the cotton planters to hold cotton for a given price have never seemed to understand that If their ad vice should be generally acted upon the fnct would be known to the con sumers as quickly and r.s accurately as to the producers; .he number of hales held is easily ascertained, and It Is the available supply, not the supply In the market, which fixes 'he price of any commodity not cotton alone. Fol lowing the present agitation for t'te holding of cotton, therefore, we havo just such comments as the above, in dicating that the movement Is not only well understood but that Its effect Is being discounted just nb the effect of the government crop reports is dis counted. To hold for a given price Is at best merely a temporary relief from low prices; a solid organization, compactly knit together, might he able to secure the holding of so great a proportion of the crop as to effect the price for the time being, were the mills to run short hut there is no such organization, and (he mills are not likely to run short. The truth of the matter Is that our cotton farmers have for years been fed on economic syllnbub, which they have swallowed with avidity. It tastes sweet but is lacking in sustenance. Tho farmers need to study for them selves. They need to realize that the price of any commodity, not cotton alone, ennnot bo permanently In creased nor advantageously Increased temporarily, without Increasing the domnnd for that commodity. A more general use for cotton goods, better markets and more markets?that Is what Is needed to keep tho prlco of cotton at 15 cents or thereabouts. And that is why such Intelligent mill man - ^ I-J-^JLL-J-J-^?L!JJ? agers aa Lewis W. Parke.' are c ft ml id enough to say that high prices for the raw material cannot Injure the manu facturer of cotton goods, for there can be no high prices for the raw material unless there is a demand for the man ufactured goods. Consequently, the interests of the cotton grower and the manufacturer are mutual, and those interests are to be mutually served by extending the use of cotton goods the world over and securing a better price for the supply by increasing the de mand. To hold two million bales this year is to put on the market next year two million more bales than is raised next year, and what is the advantage In that? To ndvertise a short crop is to assert that the man who might have received for his labor the price of two bales will receive tht price of only one bale, and what is the advantage in thnt to the man who loses the worth of his labor? CLEAN UP YOUR STOMA? H. unl tins, Sourness, Dizziness, Read aches and Had Ortams Will tio. If you really want a clean, sweet, pure stomach .free from gas. sourness and distress, go to Laurens Drug Co. today and get a 50-cent box of MI-O NA Stomach Tablets. Take these little tablets according to directions .and if at the end of a week you are not brighter, stronger and more vigorous. Just say so and get your money back. For heaviness after eating, eructa tion, heartburn and that distressed feeling, MI-O-NA Stomach Tablets will give relief in five minutes. Large box of MI-O-NA STOMACH TABLETS. 50 cents at Laurens Drug Co. and druggists everywhere. Look for this Sign on Leading Uarages ^ You cannot know what a good fire# is until you try a Michelin properly Mated IN STOCK BY W. P. HUDQENS Red Iron Racket's Are now in the Northern Markets searching for good things for their Five (5) Big Cut Price Stores. 0U Q? KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN And Use Your Good Sense WATCH Red Iron Racket For Best Values this Fall Season 5?BUYERS?5 All Combined in one Bunch: L. E. Burns, Laurens, J. C. Burns, Greenwood, C D. Entrekin, Spartanburg, L. N. Entrekin, Anderson, W. A. Martin, Greenville. We buy in Large Quantities and get a Lower Price of 10 to 15 per cent Less than other Houses Pay for Same Goods. 00 SS We sell our Goods for a Small Profit for Cash and you don't have to pay High Prices and time prices and other People's Bad Debts. Come to Red Iron Racket, buy your Fall Goods and Save 15 to 25 percent, of your hard Earned Money. The Poor Needs Double Duty of Every Dollar and The Rich Have None to Throw Away RED IRON RACKETS Cut-Price Stores Se?ingSameGoodsfor Less money J. C. BURNS & COMPANY Laurens, Greenwood, Spartanburg, Greenville, Anderson, S. C.