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McCRADY BROS Engineers an SURVEYS, DESIGNS, ESTIN Special Attention ( Laurens, S. C. lilnn l of E'murens' Iteingiit Wmsoasammyass - - - u Get one, too. forty-five thous Ford owners ar mum service--at No matter for w want a car, you , you buy a Ford Five hundred <dollars is tI runabout; the touring} ear i: seven fifty --all f. o . I)et ment.. Geit catalog and pa: SUMMERS NEWBER UNDER TheII dentlui j in thris +l"par+:: t his wee k. l li . l'ii n Iu .'; tx ii hiir i 'h i i l'n i .n suh lt t " lso ii I !i.1 X111h . .1r 1 h 1 ~ I ~ ~ 11) .\ ~ ON!4 I'd +111 ('hIib ir ' ,111 a r a 1+ +t. +; .3 ('hiirng 's huuiwoo .l 11 A~i junph- lini of IIoie W oo l n i h 4v \ bw I - :I W.G.WI] * Saved G "I want to tell you what e eivedl from the use of Thedford's Black-Draught," writes Mrs. Sylvania WVoods, of Cliftoni Mills, Ky.S * "It certainly has 1no equal for la grippe, bad colds, liver and stomiach troubles. I firmly believe Black-Draught * saved my little girl 's life. \Vheni she had the measles, they went inl on her, lbut one good dlose of Thedlford's1 * Black--Drau~ght muade them break out, and she has had no more trouble. 1 shall never be without* i~n my home." FIor constipation, indigestion, headache, dlizzi * ness, malaria, chills and fever, biliousness, and all similarS * ailments, Thedford's Black-Draught has p~roved itself a safe,* * reliable, gentle and valuable remedy.5 * If you suffer from any of these complaints, try Black * Draught. It Is a medicine of known merit. Seventy-fiveS yestrs of spendidsuaccess proves its value. Good for * * young and old. For sale everywhere. Price 25 cents. ...................S CHRISTMAS IN GERMANY. A Day of Cheeriness and Happiness Thoroughout the Fatherland. The Gerntian Christmats has loeni dif fereunes in various provinces. The Chrititius tree is universal. for this is its hunie. At inztniy plices ihe whole ftuiiily go to early service, at 5 or I o'lotk, is the custoit nuty be, 111( in sole inaris of the ot,intry every onte es t'ia t 2 lighted il (11e11 . Tht1ese 0nn iles. il>teeti oil the backs of th llt.'ews, Seinlellines nunke the only ilght ini the ehuirl. At soale places whenii (lie elock strikes 12 onl Christnans eve the hells riig tu1(1 every house a ti hurci is <lule'kly lightedl tll. (hrstlints is a (l:y of cee'riness and unppginess throighout Gertany. The ttl tii' 5 iltlx Mll In aingels aiil ntny k i' iIs of ieentures are fashionetl in gin erb~rentl. It is twistedl into mtany groltesqute shane.. til sonietiutnes It is 'guilkioel. 11lans Christi n Aintersen's story of the "lloneybread soliero" will be better unitlerslootl by :(ny one? who has spent ia Christunas InGrnoy In lillover. .iust wheon the cnndles oil the bThristims tret are ilying out, Ihere will bt a iyslerious rapi on lie floor ;1l11 ) n httial will heI t ito it Inlto tilt' r i . It contatins :1 litile present for11 ev~ery luinber( of1 theo fanilily Itll( conice verses for sometof II. hiu. lln Oei nnill ergn' f t I ri' is it Iorle listinctly rigious hli givet to ith whole holiny. Thet Christ Chil is the u rilinn o nxgIl of t iine . i t. istIs he, (hey say, who brings ite ('hr1istinis lie. tle coines n from ho ent Maven oin ('brtists eve, holing it in his huO tils. Two atngels hearing ptresents (ly before hirn 1111( two b)ehin1(1. lie putls the tree otih(le table, rings a bell mti lles w"y. lfe brings aI blessin to tle hi'tvri'n that ha ve' bien obeintil. To the chlikren of Obe~rntinniergnn1 . NIi olais s an angel ii' disguise. Ile goes about. fromn house to house ini irggid clothes d iihIi hag oli his hnrk. lie gives a lound knock at theI lloor andi tisks. ". \re tle hibiren good1't" if the answer is "Yets" he toenves fruits anoti entulies. If' the :in swer is "No" hia ve's a sick. A CHRISTMAS LETTER. .WiisIsT il' 11'1.1i. pnuiy rernemober wiet rn you're ni:king ip the list Of your presents for e'eeniber (unless I nnm to bse tissel) That I've slipSers. picture brackets. smok il g sll lits vriits Iypies. Ilalf ni<lozen smol ini g lf.kets. thirty-sov e'n tm ersch nm haies, t'wenty o alnt t "kill O liove mriit o ers," col lar boxe"s by the scoire,. Of emtbroilereal slitk nuspenlcrs, forty '0even1 11aIts o t iort;o That eacti yea r' sine I was of twoen I've rece ivl ",,I: par.1r ' i.:ht, lae 1 n 1ittp. in'sta ii f'llt'ls ltienty, laoir That I 'e I tniiir e i 1 1 i.i nfli! ellow by th:" huna1lre.1 e . erv kiwi Shak~ e are iak r i blu4 111. amd yellow; Al ill'r o n ltil Iittl' necrly iliml. o (here's lust one- preentri only that1 I'm) )f or bachlr 'shil's io lunch'--that's your sIf. my l'Nhx Ili..ar Attractive Bed Sets. e sots. 1'ensigling iif sptreml, 1)11 (mw cover~s :ane .l anice, are always :1 Ielolue11 atlditiont to thet napeItry c'lose(, 111d wthatl color to sele('t neeol not wero1 ryteLnr.a iysOV E t ingi tsentis is wi~t sEi rn wihGee m rANr r ile nsr ;in dgn tlmtf iakt a \euahml gf sn at hr-" t na tm, u ayhoiekeerwllh lad o hae on1 inthic, sot Autra "Just Watch Me!" t'e-e 'v lon knwkbotte :enn O G the cho iletoal e Sat When a maiden's found beneath it With her lips all puckered-so. I have found the dainty maiden Just as sweet as maid can be, And as I collect the tribute You may watch and envy me. ORIGIN OF CHRISTMAS CARDS. First One Was Designed Nearly Sev enty Years Ago. The ('hrist enas earil :as we know It has :1n oridaii easily tIraeeale.t andt it Is now not finite. seNvent y year's ago since the first was de4si:.ned. Thle artist wh~o chliime'd to be Its originator andi who NNas altrany rate thse first to seet its pos>sibillities was W. C. T. I obson. It .\.. :ih isnglishmnan who whe'n <Unite a }'oung: mntt tn 18.11 wats promplled at ('bristontts to onkek a little sketch sytuh~oli" of' thie season 's .loys and lestiviites atal to send It to a f'rie nd. I t soeemed. to give great pileasure. and4 the nextyear AIr. I)ob-. . . .eemieV ofolwu teie TopiOUGH tet-e r ti rendclc sant Aniv d wasm growin rhather. obs n w amno too olrdiv tho t kise a A'ond ouy hert neesre or hr. t Ofth hsre omletoey Ther ips aollr puceed-so.tll Io he found theyint maden h ~l Just was weabs maid cat lng , Ands ast collie t the t uc ofth eKin ntyo Yars iAgon. w~o Ask the Boy Who Won how he raised the Blue Ribbon ear. In Boys' Clubs all over the country the prizes are going to the boy who uses the right fertilizer. That means enough POTASH to make a solid, well filled, and perfectly shaped ear. Use 200 to 500 poutids Kainit per acre to balance either green or stable inanue antle sure that the fertilizer you use contains 3 to io per ceut Potash. Ask your dealer to carry goods of that grade. If lie doesi't we will sell you any anount of Potash, from one 200 lb. bag up, and you can add it yourself. Don't forget this, for Potash Pays GERMAN KALI WORKS, Inc. 42 Broadway. Now York C4icago. McCornick lock; New Orleans. Whitney - etCentral 1Link liidi.: Atlanta.Fminire 111td;.: Sani Franisci o. 25 California St.; Savannah, liank & Trust S Bldg. 9 %. A Disordered Stomach Is caused by food wifich has fermented. To avoid a spell of sickness this impure matter should be driven out. You need DR. M. A. SIMMONS Vegetable Liver Medicine If Purifies the Stomach and Bowels It is a pure, wholesome medicine, made only of a choice selection of the best of nature's herbal remedies for correcting disorders in the liver, stomach and bowels. It is a fine cleansing medicine that acts mildly, yet it rids the system of every particle of disease-breeding impurity. It relieves biliousness, indigestion and constipation. Buy only the genuine in a lithographed tin box. Look for the picture of Dr.'M. A. Simmons on the front panel. Ask for the Tin Box. Price 25 Cents. C. P. SIMIMONS MEDICINE CO., Proprietors, ST. LOUIS, MO. 1 0 O n y W / o C ffer T p: N ot--gr- .h Q u ay ~ ~ ' 3 c On01ly WeY 00,Z C-11 Wfer Top Notch Quality . 1 cre e at ri ht priCCS, is to control, r :na e dl O (adrec t evey process in the 1ufl lii actu:1rC of one's produllt, thius climli naing:.;( lost Imtion, time.,y depenidencce '-n othcrs anld CxpCSC. It is this kil( of an orgaization that hais gained for us the hig)h repuettionl we enijoy in the3 furnish of complete house bills; from raiuzh two by f iours' to the' ar'ttistic clumniilis, gr"iiI. ..na posts, m1ot1ilu(ngs, sli, etc., uled illn 'a-: "4-6 mianSions. Our p'icc, stock, assortmuent'andi service is right. "Buy of the Maker" AUGUSTA LUMBER CO. inds, i.tc AUGUSTA, GA. J. S. MACHEN Real Estate Laurens, S. C. ' City and Surburban Property and Farm Land. t1- ( )n- new seven room eot t age near1 Watts i1 ill. ()1e tfour rlool hollse with foI' lots ilelluded1, near watts q Alill Ilor t welve hlilldred andi fifty dollars for (iuick sale. IHouse maldud lot 1ost 1111re 111tha prie asked. Rellsoln for seilling, party Solinig moved to lower partl of the state. 1, 3 14.f acres on Fiarley Avenue. , 2 aeres on Parley Avenlie, a bargaill 111 in 11 of these lots. oo (doil building sights. (t' ne grist. and flourl mill 1run1 by electric power. ' O ne two story house, well conlstructedl of best maiteriall on i (n storl' rool Willi dwelling and six acres of la1nd( about S th 11ee miiiles f'romI (ity oil 'rinceton road for $1600.00. One sall store room tn1 good size lot, on corner Fl uming ,i .1ii lills st reets for $G0 0.0 enash. Ine ninie rolmI liiuse with three and one half acres 1am1(d in I anreni'is. On tw o stir brick biliing on I:,1st Alain streel with ine hole 1 !ii's. ll 'good nligt iihborhood. This place can he bought fmr $.,0()0).00. The buildings on this lot worth the mon(ey. 11lavi' a utmohlcr of holis(s amd lots for colored people in .Jersey and other parts of town. 1110 acres farii Iahd with necessary b uildings in two miles oh' 'rinvelon at $20.00 an were. 1 !!)0 aeres four .th of L.aurens near Ne rp 1 shool. This is a good foirm. 'riee $2500.00. a4 aeres ieari Clint1on. ''11s is a fine p roposit i on for matk ing111 somle mionley. 50 iicres fine farmiinig 11111(1 just, outside city limits at $65 .1 t -r, sere. I5 acres near lBarksdale Stat ion. ii' 55 ac res albouti four' iiles nor,lI of Laurens, belonging to M. =i K. Hetzler. S 110 acres in two miles of Ora for $2500.00. inds adjoining sell for forty and fifty dollars per aere. "immmmmmmmmmmmmmm(mmmmmmmmmmimm tm"ooncommmoC', if.Ai~