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?'itUMtui'iiiii a,/ / //// // //>tn '//"/////// //// / W f m i Every year our farmers are robbed of thou sand: of dollars worth of fertilizer, which is leeched away in the drainage. Such heavy losses are ab solutely unnecessary. Thomas Phosphate positively cannot be washed away. The maxi mum per cent of plant food which it contains re sists the heaviest downpour, neither can its high degTee of Phosphoric Acid revert, or go back, to insoluble forms. Thomas Phosphate is recogni zed as The Best Source of Phosphoric Acid for agricultural purposes. Besides, the lime it contains is of special value in reclaiming exhaust ed acid soils. Thomas Phosphate contains no filler. Every pound in a ton has its value. Our free literature explains how magnificent crops of cotton, corn, truck, fruit and grain have been produced by it. Write for prices and litera ture to-day. The Coe-Mortimer Co. Special Importers NEW YORK, stints Charleston, S. C. m r7% NOTICE ABOUT HARNESS Don't throw away your old Harness, Collars, Bridles and Saddles, when they can be made to look like new. E. P. McKinney, the Harness maker that worked 5 years for Mosely & Roland, will now oper ate a shop in the tin building, first door above the Blakley Market. Remember, old harness made to look new. New harness made to order. All work guaran teed, neatly and promptly done. Give me a trial. E. P. McKINNEY My No. 122 Laurens St. Laurens, S. C. I FROST PROOF CABBAGE PLANTS g Don't buy imported cabbage plants that will have to ?V become used to this climate before they will begin to grow. ^* Buy those planted in Laurens county and be sure of a good ^ growth. I have a large stock ready for delivery. Prices: 20 cents per hundred ; lower prices for larger lots. J. H. PARKS Laurens Oil Mill. Laurens, S. C. -BUY PURE FERTILIZER MATERIAL! Each successive year has established the fact that the successful farmer is one who intelligently studies the needs of his soil, and the necessary plant food required for different crops. He prepares his own formula and mixes the Fertilizer Material accordingly. The results show a profit to him, both in the cost of his goods, and the in creased yield per acre. Wa can furnish your wants in the following high grade goods: Hog Tankage, Cattle Tankage, Nitrate of Soda, Muriate of Potash, Sulphate of Potash, Kainit, Acid Phosphate, Dry Ground Fish, Sulphate of Ammonia, Cotton Seed Meal. By the use of these goods every farmer will be ena bled to mix his own fertilizer and to know exactly what he is using on his land. We carry a full line of all Fer tilizer materials. Write to us for Prices and Formulas. Nolony & Carter Company 254 Meeting Street, Charleston, S. C. See personally R. L. WOLFF, Laurens, S. C. Agent for Laurens. ??????????MHBBnBnMMI THE MERCHANT OF VENICE To be Given by Students off the High School Depart ment off the City Graded School. Miss LIUle B. Bayly, of the Byron W. King School of Expression, Pittsburg, Penn., has bee in the city for the past week making preparations for a play to be given by the students of the high school. Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice will be played. The young boys and girls are taking a lively In terest In the play snd doubtless they will give a very creditable perform Perseas Represented Duke of Venice Antonio, the Merchant of Venice and friend to Bassanio Bassauio, Friend to Antonio G rattan o Venetian Gentlemen Friends to Antonio and Bassanio Lorenzo Sal a r In o Salanio SfJario Shylock, Tubal, a ance. Although no definite date has been decided upon for the play to be given, it will most probably be siren the lat ter part of next week, probably Friday night. An admission fee will be charged and the proceeds will be divided be tween Miss Bayly and the school, the money going for the use of the library Grier Blakeley Richard Dunlap Drayton Barksdale John Wofford I Claude Garrett Hayne Taylor I Edwin Mos-^ley I Julia Sitgreavee j Otis Huff I Roy Owings Hugh Aiken Henry Mitchell Hattie Gray Harriette Simpson Virginia Simpson Anna Prentiss a Jew Jew, Friend to Shylock Launcelot Gobbo. Servant to Shylock / Old Gobbo, Father to Launcelot Balthazar. Servant to Partla Portia, a Rich Heiress Nerissa, Her Friend and Companion Jessica, Daughter to Shylock Place and Time. Scene?Partly in Venice, and partly at Portia's villa, named Belmont. the adjacent main-land. Period?The Sixteenth Century. Time and Action?A little more than three months. Direction of Miss Lillie Bayly, Reader from Byron W. King's School of Oratory. iPUsburg. Pa. on BICHARD C. WATTS ASSOCIATE JUSTICE (Continued frcm Page One.) | Ginn, Hough, Johnstone, Montgom ? erv. Muchenfuss, Rainsford and , Stuckey?11. The names of the members of the house who voted for T. B. Fr?ser fol , low: Speaker Smith, Baskin. Belser, Bowman, B. H. Brown, Browning, Cary Chandler. Cc;?-tney, Connor, W. L. Daniel, Dick. Doar, Dubose. E. C. Ed wards. Isaac Edwards Fuller, Gilbert, Harrison. Hutto, James. Kellehan, ! Kibler, Kirkland, League. Lengnick. ; McKeown, McQueen. Mims, Moore, Nunnery. H. A. Odom, Paulling, ! Richardson. Riley, Sanders. C. T. Shuler. Vander Horst. Vincent Willis. Williams and Wingard?14. After the election, the joint assem bly adjourned. The following sketch of Richard C. Watts, chosen fourth associate justice of the supreme court last night, is copied from ' South Carolina Bench and Bar." by Gen. U. R. Brooks : * "The subject of this fcketch was born in Laurens on March 15, 1S53, and was the third son of Mr. and Mrs. i John Watts. He had the misfortune to lose his father when a few years old, but he had the good fortune to [ enjoy the care and attention of his mother until after he reached man hood. This illustrates the value of a mother's care and instruction. "He was admitted to the bar on November 28, 1873, under special act of the legislature. He began the practice of the law immediately upon his admission as an attorney. He was first associated in the practice of his profession with the late Chief Jus tice Y. J. Pope, and for six years the 1 firm of Pope & Wr.tts continued, en {joying a lucrative practice. In 1ES2, I he was associated with Col. B. W. Ball and this partnership continued until he was elected judge of the fourth circuit on December 1, 1893 : and was commissioned to hold for four year, from February 14, 1894. "He married Miss Alleen Cash on : November 3, 1881, and she died Janu : ary 13, 1S95. To this marriage, were born two sons and three daughter*. I After the death of his first wife, be ' married Miss Lottie Mclver, the youngest daughter of Chief Justice Mclver, Ai?iiS 16, 1896. "When elected jduge of the Fourth circuit, he at once removed to Che raw. Being already engaged in plant , ing in Chesterfield county, S. C, be was reelected judge of the fourth ! circuit, and by successive elections he j has been retained judge of the fourth circuit. "Judge Watts received his education in Laurens academy and the Univer sity of Virginia. He evidenced while at school a very quick mind, a gener ous nature, with great powers of con centration and with all a self asser tion which enabled him always to stand un for Uie right. He made fast friends and never lost them. "As a judge he has always been characterized by love of justice, a clear perception of legal principles, a ready analysis of cases submitted ; to him with great firmness in the ad , ministration of the duties of a judge. As one of the best evidences of his { firm stand as a first class judge, the : people of the State, through their [ representatives In the legislature since his flrHt election, reelected him unanimously for four successive , terms. Judpe Watts is warm headed ! and loyal to his friends. He was a I fine lawyer ahd is on excellent Judge." ri\f GROVE. * ? Pine Grove. Jan. 15.?People around in this neighborhood are making rab bits fly while the snow is on the ground. The mail rider has been around every day except two and they ! were too rough to travel in. I Misses Lila and Mae Bramlett have I returned from a very pleasant visit ; to Greenville. Miss Marie Fou.ger, from Bickens. j has accepted the Pine Grove school [ and is getting along very nicely. She is boarding with Mr. J. R. Trayn I ham. Mrs. A. L. Nash gave a birthday din ' ner last Thursday at her home, hut , very few were present on account of j the bad weather. Those that were ; present enjoyed it very much. Miss Laura Burns spnt part of last week with her sister, Mrs. Austin Bramlett. Mr. Rex Patson spent last week with his sister, Mrs. C. L. Gossett, in j Pacolet, and other relatives and j friends in Union. $100 Per Plate was paid at a banquet to Henry Clay, in New Orleans in 1812. Mighty cost ly for those with stomach trouble or indigestion. Today people everywhere use Dr. King's New Life Pills for the.?e troubles as well as liver, kidney and bowel disorders. Easy, safe. sure. Only 25 cents at Laurens Drug Co. and Palmetto Drug Co. EDEN NOTES. ? I Eden Jan. 15.?The weather still I continues tad. Another snow fell ; Saturday night. j Rev. E. V. Babb went Saturday to j Easley where he has been called to : preach. Miss Sue Gray is visiting firends and , relatives in Laurens this week. Mr. Glen Martin and sister, Ruth, spent the latter end of the week with their brother. Mr. B. W. Martin. Mr. F. W. Mahaffey was in Laurens Friday on business. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wham a son, January 10, 1912. Mrs. Lt. R. Brooks who has been i fight sick is better at this writing. Mr. W. B. Owens had the misfor tune of losing a mule last week His ? many friends sympathize with the , family very much as it was "faithful Mary". Mr. M. W. Gray and wife speut Wednesday with Mr. C V. Hipp and family. Mrs. Dr. Beason is still improving at this time. The quickest and most effective remedy for loosening the phlegm, re lieving Iritation and curing any cough or cold Is hioodine Cough Checker. Do you know that fully nine out ot \ every ten cases of rheumatism are | simply rheumatism of the muscles due to cold or damp, or chronic rheuma tism, and require no internal treat ment whatever. Apply Chamberlain's Liniment freely and see how quickly It gives relief. For eale by all dealers. Death of a Little Child. Little Alvin Mass, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Jay T. Bass, died at the< home of Its grandparents , Sunday morning. January 7th. The little child had almost reached the ago of eleven months, having endearpd Itself to its fond parents and all of those who had come In contact with it during its short ilfe. F'n- that awful cough lake Bloodine C?Ogh Checker. A 50 cent bottle will last longer than most any cough. A tBuE cotygfi" fef6rV MAKE iGo COTTON, Bf AT THE WEEVIL bypltnllni ih. ?UUll ?ir.ln" ol Ih* Klnt. Ml4 IfcfM ttmfU* olSOOrtpolll In K??..1 ? "Midi I9/.00 ?ilri dorn % Klij'i <o(ton<" >? Wi J?ir?tl, *!?? "M.*t $ft\VSO ?0?? "?"< 3 ?<r?i "CM. o'Hi.l.Ui^r.ii' ?Th? 3 Kir ?*? ? ??? 170.00 nlll," J K l.i?ir,l.i'ik,.n.(.? In ipll? ol watfll. J.S. ?'!???. Hop?, Alk. " w?tf II <Uo'i kmt roar <?? lon whlla It rylb?4 otkci*." D?onllU'BiWnl, Kotc?lik?,M!?? 2 BALES CXTRA FROM EVERY 0 ACRES PLANTED. The joyous feeling that body and mind are in sound condition--and that you can fight the world as a man should--these are the heaven given rights of all men, rich or poor. 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