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ILLS 14 PIRATES MI ~adden, Oct.-)-Tl cotne IN FIGHT ON- SHIP r r thp few lays have not bee vt ery~ welcome as they have Intel teie w(i Ith the gathering or crops that Story of How Chinese Bandits wits going merrily on. For once at Then Burned Liner for Re- l " o Dt p gales venge Is Told. at all this year and Me truth of the _______matter is the gales caine twice! Delegates J1. It. Finley, 1'. S. Lang WAS BLOODY BATTLE ston and J. A. I. Noore attended and enjoy ed the aurens association held ait Itl hospitable 'Dhiestnut RLidge Is Fast as the Ship's Officers Could R- church. load Their Weapons They Fired into Mrs. M. T. Allison is spending a few the RucK of Squirming Figures la3's with her iece Mrs. Mary Madden. That Appeared. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Cunningham were - pleasant 'vIsitors at the liorne or 'Ur. Vancouver, 13. C.-Froim the West J. A. Woflooi' i'ti. 'river near Hong Kong, China, the Miss. (enie Aiken. who N now teach Canadian Pacific railway liner, EMin- Ing the iurrianp school, silent the 'press of Japan, brought a story of week-end it the hoe or r. 1. 11. piracy and a bloody battle by night POWei'. She also called in her friend aboard the British steamer Talon. On April 27, 1913, the Talon was n t t wil e o at h Mr. .1. D)ennis ('ulherto l go t seized and looted by pirates at the point on West river, where one year id Wednesday I sei al later to the day tho piratical attack tratInt al just reported hero was made. gieLIl oral 101. lle has ma iy fienda On A pril 27, 1914, the Taion cleared ".Ito Will 11 'l grieved to hear from lictug Kong for Kongncoon with O1 11lv alititionl ( has colle to 111111. general cargo, a crev of -10 ChIi nese We ill hope that it may iot he as se atnd 36:3 passengers. The vessel wasnow Iling hi to he. Mr. CIIf iconimandi.ed by Captain Weatherell, liiismi eince 'onliiii to Madde,1 .11a. hvith Chief Officer Evans and Engineer I 'T. D. McCartney, who was on the steamier at the time ot the first pirati- it a :; inial gent i -cal attack a year ago. At about teI o'clock at night, April 27. off IKai Au, while the captain was 1(tU :1 lto;. that asleep in his cabin, several score of l"1ll I00\ tllt l 1 liv ith' t .pirates that had colle aboaid as l'ais- lw I, and iol telly to althel -sengers, appeared on tht decks with i iit iuselr rifles in thwir hands. il 1 he '4t1 ()n. I we had Frighteictd cries froi the otihir Chinese aroused Captain Weatherell. 'cod ti olld llo'an litvad fo t selzing a shotgun , Ihe leaped for tile f bridge, reaching it a ionent in ad vance of the first pirate to seek the i s ' li a togs--wel Ito\\o Doint of vantage. The capttain shot 'otldn't w a otr galhIns by ti him through the stomach and the body thtnh and rear back and say it all Irolled back upon his climbing fellows itti, "Itold cotton? Sole. and till the 'behind. cows coiie hoe at that For the moment the dash of the Farners! awtke yoi'selves to the urmed Chinese was halted, and in that , (if the 'ase and make tis aionmient Captain Weatherell was joined vow il all solemnity "1l3 the help of 'by the mate and engineer and two tie Lord I'll raise enotgh to feed iitll -Portuguese guards. As fast as they could reload their weapons thay fired finto the ruck of squirming figures toi -t StiilIls." Ten and not till rthat appeared, fell back in the dark- Illen will tle Solt coile Into her ownt siess and appeared again at the bridge ;rail. Across the floor of the bridge dashed a figure, screaming with rage 1 1111I and pain, and the fingers of two talon like hands closed in a wounding clutch Ift% a llangerons ikease -Ilnl I on tho throat of the engineer. Cap- Ie fee'ie It'medy. tain Weatherell whirled and fired with I ('at t't'li "Ii iitIs i iati 'd hy sii 3hasty ain. Several shots from the l llije it tic t' lis l 0li.' 'weapon raked througli McCartney's i ). but the mtass of the load struck illtiy sp ' 4) ilt- cllcate and shattered th i irate's s ill. i 1 tlti' ill , iiissa gi Abandoning the attack on the 'l'ct (i t' I Ill you iii lst hav, i 'ridge, which already had cost them :icig 1:1 %vill ettiih:' III(s 14 dead and many 'ounel'd, tilt, piirate isil I 55115 kill II grIlcs an e hordes withdrew to the lower deck. it 'li poison. They stopped the engines and put the 11Iyillti is j1 ii t slih It rv lledy. le tatn Iellixt ouo'f amt Tioils that hn thiirragthetig gaveua pllha paello rtf rcmt Ito l'i'e l I 'in attalio nl'hiras -theerhold, otrtnininc rhteecargo, tea pirates settilfiillsohtteIsheapier, anoi' whicht poured overoe the1( rails, swarmsn iepedles or o tisfying at tilhoeea OnnitS.1v hee ae brige wrehigta 'been foughtoney, atnonehtimevasse of distrwthssheT'heilas ilhrIe'st'eameri respondingo wtto Ith'ociigttalotctametiii'o -aveis the twog Portugueise sprang'5ovfrt oad Foalitl liongllerntle thteicothreebi o tBtit hersaclhokiid byultheismokt'.ald 5eig ri a d s e e 1nvc to the'llg tl' ,a' hs, h iliii' stugigpsegr. ~Iin seizied sitiltei t' ttt'sfrell .n ara dpu g d nt th se. Illo i sii ~ l':s'ltile i i dSdhot Himpa Throug the Stomaehr saedr as ere the i ortugussli. The I nfi4'hi'cli'i)li oItSia'i Tan w ti'ias burned Itoe te athoer ofn and sankog. -1idlbi k Shun Lee, the Wo-Kwaitandiihinown H roilg The11 il ots ofavedros Iof 'the ChaInes passenhicge, th ell a'so tthe ii l iilv ciil',Oc'tgl shets f lailo Ou oft~e Sok icii.\adn i'vOt. ai >.-Te conttlinued w whih i~ll 'tt oi' t e 'a I, wi rains ek o the. pastilw a ae rnot ota'h i of Itlitse ii in i's1itt prsoers htbe hacy wcome astl tey havt itt r leaped frito Ito sred.ithyo e' gatherg of ophs ethat lest I "th' ea oldsl Dut ' prophet filedi OttI le i'Ilg. wcie te iglt a he prdctedlyf', lno tS's witbersalts. 'stil sood sedingtirocet igiat asl tsar andtf t-iihe tut ofethe of ditress Then as IIt Hosteamrs er 'iis( thle est ~ came~'~l~i t icest ' rosoililg t tii'sigit s ii cteinto anil J.stit A.l'tt P. Alo o iiattend fond 'viw, htetwoPor tiilee sran o er- joe;d the enscssociatifont helit boad.I~r hit 'logert ieI i re iaet tth hositable4) 1'tiOstnu t tdge ~'rng ailan( sh ~cd il iceto hu Alr. 'and' lrs. C litf Cunn inha s werehIo and punge lutethe ea. pleasa'nii is itors a toe ' ihomeh YoMr J. A. WlfordtIfvii rec nutly. lse did nt reppeic. t'en te engnelriss. attie 11c in. who' isiiinows teach' andtit catai juped Ittitwer figt the llien. sholoentthe save as ei'ethePortgus. T ecaets-edats they tase oodMr.n1.v1r Taciwa brnd o te atr in owiler oh alsocaleeiihrtrin The hreeresce.stamer w.r.thDSeon StulsHet.ilot Shun ee, te WoKwa nd Shn lutNbver haedn ea fpoor I meia Jiol a.Thei boat savd mo tr atenand yossibly ta coens tor the hinse taseuges, s wll s t e lquly r tht itnuy ot hes the gour W~t~e en. builtn of aruinssfula buriesat al is MINTER COMPANY'S BARGAIN BASEMENT This is one season that calls for the strictest econ omy among all classes. This is a great county and we are a great people. So we will meet the present crises like men, and in a few years we will be more prosperous than ever because we have learned the great lesson of making our living at home. Our Clothing Ladies' Long Coats loing was0 neve w '-ohi as chiap duing the days o-- ':otn, ladlie' I~anig (iats, ,lnst .]l iv Istw bi lts oft l(Ndies' lg We HT 1(ain to (lose ilt so- fmillhi n. th 1 larain (oats, whieh we hav( placed ill te IBargain Basellent I asiIiili. 'Ih.ese. ar. 1not the biltest styh-s. Ibu"lt tIhey will a1t spveeia l prie;. d., jist as well as any. Lot No. I special . . . . .... .... ..... .... .. .. 4.98 )ne lot len's Snit s, sizes 33 to 38. formerly sold at *10, $12.50 Lot No. 9 special .... . -. .... . ... . .... .... .... . 5.98 $ 5.0(0. To close inllargin Basement at .... .... .$4.98 20 olr-style long Coats and Ra1in Coats, good materials, wort-h 010 lot Men 's heavy Overa(l;t , wort$9.00 anld $10.00, to $7.50 to $15.00-, 0s long as they last . .... .... .... 2.98 vlise at .. ........ .... .... .... .... .... ... ... 699 nuie lot Mn'l's Hain Coats, foirmerly sold at $8.00, to close 4.49 TJIE' S PRICES MEAN COTTON 1S .OR'P1I 12 CEN' (Inc lot yoith' lnug l'ants Suits. sizvz 14 to IS. fo(ilerly 4,41hl at $(;.0 to $10.00. I el se at .... .... .... .... 2.98 ()nIe( lit Red i 11(1, as~ long a.,. it lasts ait ad.....08 hie lot ( oats and \'ests. sie 14 to 17. Iio elose at . ... 1.99 )h . iOt odhl \'ests sizes to 18. It1rg in laseii- it sp .i.al .25 A i es all-wo l T ist-Vlan el a r la r 25e value, at 111 lo l o. h 4 Vests. : t o 1' . l larn .ain Rsen -nit s pei al . 2. .49per yard .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... . 19 1)o :1 N r \l( nkt. B arain umnsp ial 1.49ie l i's I i r Shirts. Bargain .i lt s e l hp. .t. .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .39 Nne t15. eart ni hy k eot b t i n ~l iik t s 1iti'Ii 1.ne lot ht Army l( liad ( 'o ts, sizes -1 1 ( 389 (jut l i thing111 fril stea................... ................... .......98 hebs.a ugstl(yata.........4 Ileavy Ieans l'iats. Harain ll 1 asemoent special .... .... .98 2.000 yards Stird Apron ('ingha is 8 1-3e value Chiidren 's Hibbed oseI, Bargain Baseilent special ......10 gain Itisemeit specia .........................061.4 Il eavy Outings. Bargain iasemnilt special .... .... .. .09 Men's ald Ladies' Umbrellas, Bargain Basement sp(.-al .49 Men's and Boy 's Rihhed I nderwear, 25e value, Bary~ain Base- SOES 1N IHE BARGAIN BASEMENT lwint spelial .. ..................................19 Odds and Ends fro our stok if' Men's, Inalies' and Chil. 40-.inch heavy Sea Island, in short lengths, valu1i Shows. Beokeiz i you (argia be fitted it Bast nt spevpal ..y r .. .... .... .... .... .... ....07 means a .3eiendous savilig. _n______.___n'sIln__\\'_rk__irts.__argain ____mentspeial We want to help all we can to ke the Dollar go as far as possible and with this in vi we have fitted our Bargain Basement with the. greatest bargains we have ever shown. We have assembled here special things from all over the store and made the prices so low that everyone can't fail to realize the great saving by trading at Minter Company's Bargain Basement. The prices on many of these articles represent only a small part of the cost of these goods. IMINTER COMPANY LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA