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A THANKSGIVING SURPRISE By JOANNA SINGLE. THANKSGIVING dny was al most upon Miss Abby Cullom. poor, but thrifty. In her cot tage at the eud of the town, and her only near neighbors, the Beans. Miss Abby. being a Now Eng lander, was always prepared. Tho Beans, being southern "Crackers," were eternally unprepared in their shiftless little hut- Miss Abby had a good vegetable garden and a big chicken yard. This is whero tho turkey conies In? an Immense gobbler, tho monarch of the place and the pride of Miss Abby. who had doomed him to Thanksgiving dinner. He grew fatter and fatter, and tho assorted collection of Uean "AN* TnEaK III! SAT AT.I, BUMMER ON THAT UKNCU." children watched him hopelessly while they sat astrido tho division fence. Hunger shone from their eyes. "They'll be stenlln' him next thing." Miss Abby muttered as she threw out the dishwater and wrung the dishing fiercely. "Maw," bawled one of the twins to his gaunt, bedraggled mother In tho door, "ain't we goln' to have no tur key? Wo ain't never Had no turkey like other folks." "Yore paw's had mighty pore luck, honey. He enin't/tunke out to buy turkey, honey." "Why eain't ho. maw?" wailed the oldest girl. "Yoro paw's had bad luck,"' tho dull mother voice reiterated. "He'll git 11-; soinepin' extrny, but 1 don't reckon it'll be turkey. Turkey meat's awful dear, honey." Miss Abby slammed Into her house! with a righteous rattle of stiff blue calico and tin Indecorous display of flat ankles. She snorted wrnthfully: "Luck! if he'd bad any luck he'd never have been born. Hut he's luck ier than tils wife and children. He's the Inzlest image of a man that ever wore pants?too lazy to come when he's called to meals. I'd see that ho never was called If I was her." Miss Abby went to make her bed. nnd from the open window next tbo 8TOOD WATCHINO THK TO II K KY ANP THR IIOUHK NEXT noon. (Bean house sho could hardly help hearing the rest of tho conversation. "Maw, he's awful big! Will she eat him all herself? Will It mako her sick, maw?' "Why, maybe sho'll have company, honey." "Can't we be company, maw? Why ain't wo never company?" ??We ain't got any relations up along here, honey." "Would Miss Abby let ns bo com pany If sho knowed wo ain't goln' to have no Thanksgiving?" Miss Abby ?hut the window with a bang. M 'Taln't ns if ho couldn't work." she muttered. "Flo won't work. Ills gar den's all dried up for lack of a little water, and thure ho set all summei that bench! Nothlu' short of a tiro WHERE THEY GET IT IN THE NECK THE TURKEYS: "Here's where we get the ax!" THE AXES: "No; here's where the ax gets you!" bullt under him would start him to golu*. I sluSnid think he'd want to see tliem young ones with elenu races and tuil stummicks at least once tu the year!" The days flew, and the turkey grew still fatter and more complacent. flu? Bean children looked more mihi mom wistful. They sat often on the fence in the chilly November air. their 11:11?* elotbed bodies shivering, their bare feet blue with cold, Itnt with the eternal faith of childhood they watch ed the turkey In the hope that soni" thing would yet give them ? taste of him. Miss Abby's old maid heart grew soft sometimes, but burdened at thought or ibe lazy tu Iber and sloven ly mother. Miss Abby had had bad luck about Thanksgiving company. Kverybody was elsewhere engaged?the minister and bis family, the lirowns and the Treshams. She bad no relatives near. Have some one she must, for she had refused Matilda Jenkins' Invitation on the plea of having company Herself. The day before Thanksgiving she mid toiind no one and was worried. In the eokl gray morning she eume out to feed the chickens irum a yellow crock held In the angle of tier arm. When she bad tossed the comment to the hungry brood she closed the chick en yard gate, set down the crock and stood watching the turkey-and the houso next door. She folded her thin arms across her blue calico ehest for warmth and In what she saw forgot how cold it was. Four of the eight Beans had the j whooping cough, and their thin, sal low little faces, cleaner than usual, wero flattened against the grimy MilB WII.U'PKD DKnSEtiF UI' AND MANAGED TO 1.1..11 1 I'll I KITOURN FI HB, panes overlooking the chicken yard. Sbo could bear the wall of the baby and the coughs ot the older ones. "1 Just can't do It." she muttered and at last returned to the house, ill at ease and chilled to the bone. She piled wood into the stove till the kitebCll was stilling, but she could not j get warm. Her teeth chattered in a j chill, and in spite of hot lemonade and Jamaica ginger Miss Abby had to go j to bed in the middle of the afternoon with hot Hat irons at her feet and a mustard plaster on her chest. She fell into a doze, broken by visions of the hungry little faces next door. She wished she had at least taken them over some vegetables. "1 will? 'long about night." sbo muttered atid fell into a strange, wretched sleep. | When she awoke It was night and ] very cold. Pains stabbed her chest sharply, and her bead throbbed diz zily. Then she seemed delirious and heard the babbling of hungry children. Then she went completely out of her head. She came at last to herself, weak and feeble. The bedroom was very cold, out the fever was gono and tbo stab bing pains. She wrapped herself up and managed to light the kitchen lire, creeping back to bed till things warm ed Up. The door of the Ilean house slammed, and she heard n child cough. When the warmth from tbo kitchen filled her room she rose nnd went out to get some breakfast. Shu had nev er felt so weak In her life. She put on the coffeepot. Miss Abby sat eating her toast with her feet in tho oven. Mrs. Mean knock ed and entered. "I>and sakes! Air you sick?" "Slckl I ain't feelln' very spry.'* Raid Miss Abby sharply. "I went to bed ycstlddy afternoon, I felt so sick I" "Wo ain't seen yon out this mornin', an' as It's Thursday an' Thanksglvln' we s'posed yon had bad news that called yon nwny In tho night Tho children's been feedln* the hens an' the turkey?the ones that ain't whoopln*." "What you tnlkln' abont?" snapped Miss Abby. "This bs Thanksglvln'. ain't it? I'm too sick to recollect it." "I como to see if I could do somepln fer you all. You look mighty peaked." said Mrs. Itcan. Miss Abby shook her head, nnd the woman was almost to iho door when Miss Abby recalled her "Is your man at home?" she began abruptly, while Mrs. Bean stared, j "Well. then, would tie as lief kill that big turkey for meV" "Why. sure, he would'. You nil nlr weak, an' that turkey looks mighty hefty." "And can you come over and help me cook hi in 7" Miss Abby went on. "I shall need help with the rest of tho dinner, too, if 1 don't feel any sprier'n I do now. You can bring the baby and leave the others with him till dinner's ready. Then I want you should fetch them nil over and let them eat all the turkey they can bold. I don't feel's if I could get away with more than ten pounds myself," sho concluded grimly. The woman stood still staring, too as tonished to express her gratitude even had site known how. "Well." commanded Miss Abby. "If we don't git on the move dinner won't be ready before midnight." "Yes'm," agreed the woman, letting herself out of the door. Sho sped across the yard more <piickty than Miss Abby had ever yet seen tier move. "It'll take me a week to clean up nfter them, and It's encouraging that shiftless man." grumbled Miss Abby. Then she heard from the Mean house a yell of joy that utterly demolished her New England conscience for the time being and sent a warm glow to the uttermost depths of her human heart. Ami she set to work on a din ner that was a record breaker In the Bean experiences. No Suffragcttos In Plymouth. Governor Bradford of Massachu setts specified that, "besides water fowl, there was a great store of wild turkeys" for their first Thanksgiving feast. 1021, by which it is plain that our ancestors Inaugurated tho custom of the turkey on Thanksgiving day. Hut chefs were not numerous In Plymouth. The first feast, at which there were fifty-five white men and ninety Indians, was prepared by "four women, one servant and a tew inaule kins." Poor women: How they must have sighed for their day ot emancipa tion I Hymn of Thanksgiving. We thans thee, o Father, tor ail that Is bright ? Tho gleam ot the day nnd the stars of tho night. Tho llowcrs ..f our youth and the fruits of our prime Ami nlessluKs o'er marching the pathway ot time. Wo thank thee. O Father, for all that is drear? Tho sou or tho tempest, tho How of ttio tear? For ri"vor In blindness and never in vnln Thy mercy permuted n, sorrow or pain. Wo thank theo. O Kather. for song and tor feast. Tho harvest that glowed and tho wealth that Increased. Kor never a blessing encompassed thy child Hut thou In ttiy mercy looked downward and smiled. Wo thank theo, O Father of all. for tho power O: i Idlng each other In llfe'9 darkest hour. The generous heart and the bountiful hand And all tho soul help that sad souls un derstand. We thank thee. O father, for days yet to he. Kor hopes that our future will call us to thee. That nil our eternity may form through thy love Ono Thanksgiving day In tho mansions above. -Will Carlelon. When the Hen Is Safe. "This." remarked Mrs. lien, "as she flew up on to Mr Turkey's back. "Is my happy day. It's Thanksgiving, you know. What have I In give thanks for? Ob. several things, thank you. On almost tiny other day In the year I am liable to get the ax, and when I do get it 1 won't worry whether my head's on straight. But my worry comes from not k. ,wlng Just when tbo ax may fall. There are 305 days in tho year. Thanksgiving Is the only day when I am Immune. My largo and ; lovely rival. Mr. Turkey, who scorns me In the barnyard, la underneath my feet today ns you can sco with the ] naked eye?. Ta-ta. Mr. Turkey; I see I the former coming with bis ax." J. N. LKAK The "Land Man" Two and fifty ninc-ono hundreths acres of land with a two story store room 48 x 20, bounded by lands of Uufus Gray and W. P. Adair. Tills is one of the llnest locations for a general mercantile misiness in the upper part of the county. Price fif teen hundred dollars. 6 lots of land ranging from 36 to 61 acres just outside of the incorporat ed limits of the town of Gray Court. This is known as the Hill place and is in one half mile of the Gray Court Owings Institute, ami will he sold at prices ranging from thirty to sixty dollars per acre. Here Is a chance to get close to the best high school. One half acre of land with 4-rooin cottage, Watts mill. Price $1030.00. 200 acres of land, with dwelling, three tenant houses and good out buildings, bounded by Jei Davis, Hub Martin and others. Prices and terms made reasonable. 33*1 acres of land within three miles of Princeton with dwellings and out buildings for the small sum of $16 per acre. 100 acres of land with six-room dwelling with good tenant houses, up to-date out buildings. This is a very desirable home and a beautiful farm, situated in three miles of Ware Shoals, on the main thoroughfare lead ing from Laurens to Ware Shoals. Price $1,000.00. Six acres of land, r>-room cottage, good barn and other outbuildings, 2 acres wired in, four nice building sites, at Watts Mills village, price $2,500. 13 1-2 acres of land, half mile from Rnoreo, with corn and wheat mills, the latter being in running condition. Price $2,750. 125 acres of land, with seven room dwelling, barn and outbuildings, bounded by lands of Rebecca Simp son, John Childress and others. Price 130 per acre. j 85 acres of land more or less, eight room dwelling, 3 tenant houses, good barn and outbuildings, in the town of Lanford. Price $6,500. 1-3 ncro of land with six-room dwell ing in town of Clinton situated on Adair Street. Price $2,200. ?1 acres of land, more or less, and ten-room dwelling, electric lights and water works on West Main street. City of l.aurens, 159 foot front. This is the finest location in the city of Laurens and the building is up-to date, where you will have the ad vantages of a country home and still be on the main street In the city of l.aurens. Terms and price made right. I67V6 acres of land with seven-room cottage, well supplied with tenant bouses and out buildings. In three miles of Gray Court, S C, conven ient to schools and churches. This is a nice location 1:: u thickly settled community, surrounded by the best white people. Prico $1175. Terms made e:isy SO acres of l ind in the town of I.an ford, with beautiful cottage nicely lo cated. Price $6,f?00. 2 beautiful six-room cottages In town of Gray Court, nicely local' > close to business part of the town. Prices right and terms made easy. Al so 3 lots suitable for residence lots in town of Gray Court. One lot of land 50 ft. fronting on North Harper street, 210 feet deep with store-room 20x50 near the Watts mill. Oik b t fronting North Ha?'por St., 100x210 feet deep, price $800.00. business lots near the Watts mill fronting North Harper street. 25x150 feet deep. One lot with 5-room cottage front ing Mock street. 110x300 feet deep. 2 acres of land, more or lens and S-room dwelling, store-house and out building at Owlngs Station. This prop erty is well located to establish the trade and is worth mere than the mon ey we ask, $2,650.00. I acres of land with two dwellings in town of Fountain Inn. nicely 'lo cated. Prices and terms made right 1 acre of land fronting Oil North Harper street with live-room dwelling, bounded by Dr. Walker and Lee Sonn. All under wire. This home was built in the month of May, 1910, prices and terms made right. l acre of land, 7-room dwelling with 1 fire places, all under wi.e. in town of Fountain Inn. Price $2,000.00. If you do not find what you want let me know your wants and I will find it for you. J. N. LEAK The Real F.slate Man That Divides the Earth to Suit Your Purse r WJtNTED-A ln...v IH ?ACH TOWW ami Ranker" i. ri ;/ ? ? . 0 '? ?\ \\ her ,ule?l Mi ;. re inn del lint fv'O MO KEY UQlMfc I bicycle. We *.to, I I . I f.v In advance,; . u. ?vbii'h ihau,von mity ri ?? i u< i If you urn lh< n in>? perfci actual factory cri>1. Y"a liar direct of us und ha vo 1I <? i . OO r<OT BUY (i until you receive our Cain I / i irjttt and r,,,a>i.,bu ttttiai ?/tn to rlt YOU WILL BE AST?NISIO II; In . i mum y llmtii dicycle rcAir.ns, >??,, Inlom lllli.l tin-ilny r, i. I veil HAND OICYCLES wo rim umkn Ja i li. thy no.it factory. x\ l ull nil r l?.i .. i . Wo ilo not rcynlr.l ? our (.'In ? i und ni nrovo of your : f 11 ? '' ?-' without a ttnt At toil! '? J.v:-}* r .Xi.E TRIALdtirllist ?? ?I put it toi iiv t< -t you wish. i i| i r <l . not v..- '?> to keen Uio d tu 1.1 lr-' he rut one tent, ? ?? i. t Krude bicycles It Is nl nini smull prollt alniva ? - .. iiiidul 'iiien's proiits by buy hi r's ;? i ranti u behind j oar .1 i ir < f IrCS frOin an tone At an? ? M I |l'l : ii Olli' Ulllll ttl'tl Of fat I* ff :: A^CIltS. ? ? i) ii rci-elvAO'irUmitlfut rafaloiae !nl i t-oiirfiiiii-riMiiiHtiilHAllliUi.tiff V.nr I tie I i'i, -! itrailo liloyclcn for ?i M/A>i>rniitnliovofarturycoxt. . mi.in |iiuiuHitiouoio our pricix. ' ?- tut hurnl lilcyp'c* !>?>t umiauy h?v? , ii v hu g.var out promptly at pricea ii?r,ore I ro toi ?nil pod.il*. pnrtf. rciiniri ami 80 4 ranfMnje fr.S3 L. in .ir?10. Inwerlpllvo iMrcaln lllttMimi COASTER-BRAKES, tXSStSi"' $ i ASfi Hedgethara IWwg-Proef $ III Self-healiagTiresfoS^S HI ^mtfmr The reinlar retail r'ieet/theie ^? ^"*^ tlO.ODfrr fait, put t? infodutt Ii/ xoilltellyouatamt-lt fair for SI KOUaih with ordrr t I.5S HO MORE TROUBLE FROM PUNCTURES NAILS, Tacks, or Class will not let thaalroul. \ hundred thousand pairs sold last year, DESCRIPTION: If/SSifS ? S riding, very durahln and lined inside with u Special iiiialily of rubber, which never be* comes porous nn<l which closes up Bma.. punctures without allowing tho sir tu escapo. Wo have hundreds of li tters from satisfied OUStOini n stating that their tires have only been i>iuni>cd ni> OllCO ortwlco In a wholo season. They welsh no moro than an ordinary tiro, the puncture rvsutlnc qualities being eiven by several layers of thin, ?pCCially prepared fabric on tho tread. Tho regular price Of Ihoo tlrei is 110.00 per pair, but for ad vert Khnr puriioseswe are makliur a special factory price to the rider of oulv <4.S0per pair. All fTders shipped samo day letterfsreceived. vVoshlpC O, i>. on approval ^<>u do not pay ?? cent umii you havo examined and found them strictly as represented, Wo will allow a oath discount off. p rent i u.enl.v makini tin ? pri.i- S4.SB pi r r.?lr ' If you trnr] FULL CASH WItM OROIR anil ?nclu?? OiIh advvrtlatment. You run |,o n,l m ^-n.iuif u> an order a? tdo Orr? may I? raturnefl ttOUR u ?? If forany i^annn tlu>y aro not *ah;.f?. :..ry on namlMllon. ?> in prrfn-tiy rrllabHi ami monry MQt to na la a* ^afuaa In a lisnk. If yon ..? l.-r ? pair of i i ? -?- I Irr?, you will UikI tlmt tliry will rut* eaalfrr. run faatrr. ?rar iM^tirr. last Ionr<*r anil Ionic llm-r than anr t irr. yon hare?r?r nwl or m-rn at any prlre. Wo know that you t.!II Iki tot wrll plva^il ?1 at \vin<n ymi wan t a Uioyclu you ?ia ?ivi> uk your onlrr. We wanl ?ou to wnd mi a trial onlfr at nn<*, hon in th > remarkable tiro nlfer. #JT YfitB ?MFFK% TiltJTQfliitit hnv any K iml n i n rn pr IiMil 11 > *n apn.l for a pal r of nedrethorn mr ? w ncEV f IMooture I'roof tlrf>gonappm.?ian<ftr,alal Ihoapeeiai mtrmini tory prloe iinntod atore: or write for our hlf 7ire ami Imndiy *'?taii..:uo ? iiu h Ur.criiava ami quote* all makra ami kliiOH of tlrtsi at alKiut half tho u? ial prlcea. DO NC1T M/AI .T1"" wnl" "">!"-? t?M..|?, OO NOT THINK OrriUVINOa l.lcyrle or a pair of 77 . " . . nr''" r?"", .? "nl11 >"" knowtb? i-? *u l ?r.n,,. rful ofTer? woaro making. ItonlyooataapnAtaltoloarnevrrythlnf. Writ., itNOW. J. L. MEAD CYCLE COMPANY, CHICAGO, ILL. Notlco t he <hick ruhb?rtr??<J "A"and punctur*atrip* B" and "O" also rim atriut "M'? to provent rim cutting. Thiw tiro will outlaat any othar m.ke-SOFT, ELASTIC an<J EASY RIDING. NOTICE - OF THE - County Treasurer. Tho Dooks of tho County Treasurer will bo opened for tho collection of Stute. County and Commutation Road Taxes for flscnl year, 1'Jil. at the Treasurer's Olllco from October lGth. to December 31st. 1911. After Decem ber 3l8t., one per cent, will bo added. After January 31st, two per-cent, will he added, and after February 28th., seven per cent, will be added till the 15th. day of March. 1912, when the liooks will be closed. All persons owning property In moro than one Township are requested to call for receipts in each of the several Townships in which the property la located. This is important, as addition al cost and penalty may he attached. All able-bodied male Citizens be tween the ne,es of L'I and GO years of ago are liable to pay a poll tax of $L.OO except old soldiers, who are exempt at f?0 years of ngo. Commutation Hoad Tax $1.50, in lieu of road duty, The Tax levy Is as follows: For State purposes.5% mills For Constitutional School Tux 2 mills For Ordinary County purposes mills ! For Interest on Railroad Bonds 1 mill For [loads and Uridgo Monds It mills For Court House Uouds .. ..2 mills Total.17% mills Special Schools 1.aureus Township. I .aureus No. II.7 mills Trinity Ridge No. I.4 mil's Maddens No. 2.'..2 mills Narnie No. 2.2 mills llaileys No. I.2 mills Mills No. D.2 mills Oak drove No. C>.2 mills Ol'U No. 12.2 mills Special Schools Youngs Township. Young:: No. :'..2 mills Youngs No. 2.2 mills Youngs No. I.2 mills Youngs No. 5.2 mills Fountain Inn No. 31).f> mills Lnnford No .10.\y, mills Oi a No. 12 Youngs No. 1.;i mills mills Special Schools Dials Qrecil Fond No. 1.2 Dials No. 2.3 Shlloh No. ::.2 Gray Court-Owings No. f? .. ,.4 llarksdale No. ti.2 Dial Church NO. 7 . . . . *. . . .2 Fountain Inn No. 211.r? Township. mills mills mills mills mills mills mills Special Schools Sullivan Township. Mt. Ilelhel No. 2.:', mills I'rlncoton No. l.2 mills Poplar Springs No. 2.2 mills Rahttn No. I.i mills llendersonville No. .'?.I mills Friendship No. .2V6 mills Hrowerton No. 7.2 mills Sullivan Township R R Fonds I mill Special Schools Waterloo Township. Waterloo No. II.2 mills Mt. (jallaghor No. I.2 mills licthlchcm No. 2.2 mills lOkom No. 2.I mills Ccnlorpolnl No. I.2 mills Oakvllle No. r?.2 mills Mt. Ploasanl No. C.2 mills Ml. Olive No. 7.2 mills Spec Crosi (Irosi Crosi Crosi (Tos: Crosi al Schools Cross Hill Township. I Dill No. 12. mills : Hill No. I.2 mills ; Hill No. 2.2 mills ; Hill No. I.2 mill ; Hill No. 5.2 mills ; Hill No. fi.2 mills Special School;; Haute;' '?' iWHQlllp. Mountville no. 10.IV6 milln Hunter No. 2.2 mills Hunter No. 2.2 mills Clinton No. 5.?! mills Hunter No. S.2 mill-. Special Schools Jacks Township. Hurricane No. 15.2. mills Shady GrOVO No. 2.2 mills Special Schools S< ullletown Township Lnngslon Church No. 2.2 mills Scuflletown No. I.2 mills Lnnford No. 10.I \'< mill t Ora No. 12.2 mills Prompt attention will be Riven those who wish to pay their Taxes through Life mail by check, money order, etc, Pi rsons sending In lists of names to ho Uiken off ti re refine* led to solid Iheiii early; mid give the Town hip of euch", as the Treasurer is very bti y darin;; (ho month of December, ROSS D YOI NO. County Treasurer, Sml? r 15. Fi I I. id. t in \ i, m: i 11 i mi vi . Take notice dial on the 2ml day of December, we will render a final ac count ol our acts and doings as Fx eetitors ol the estate of Gardner L. Davis, deceased, in the olllco of the Judge of Probate of Laurens eotinty, at II o'< iock. a. in., and on tho same dti> \v111 apply for a final discharge from our trust ns Exei iitors'. Any persons Indebted to said estate are notified and required to make pay ment on that dato; and all persons having claims against said estate will present them on or before said date, duly proven, W. A. Davis. J. F. Davis, November |, 1911 I mo. Executors. FIN VI, SETTLEMENT. Take notice that on the 1st day of December, I will render a final ac count of rny acts and doings as Fx - OCUtor of the estate of Emma J. Mose ley, deceased, in the office of the Judge of Probate of Laurens county, at 11 o' clock, a. in., and on the same day will ai ply for a final discharge from mr trust as Executor. Any persons indebted to said estate are notified and required to mako pay ment on that date; and all persons having claims against said estate will present them on or before said date, duly proven, or be forever bnrrcd. J. R. Moseley. Executor. Novemhed 1, 1911??1 mo. See our line of Heating Stoves, all sizes, all prices, for either coal, wood or oil. S. M. & E, 11, Wilkes & Co.