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+r1 Fmor Women Only 4+ Dr. Simmons Squaw Vine Compound Is prepared expressly for the ailments of women. It contains ingredients which act directly on the delicate femal.e + + ll tough the sstand pleasantly-yet It exercises a most beneficial effect DR. SIMMONS Squaw Vine CompoundI. Overcomes weakness, nervousness and irritability. Gives j emp .rief from 4 the depressing bearing-down pains, backaches, nausean regularities which cause so much suffering and despondency. It has 4jtst happy effect. Restores strength. renewed hope, cheerfulness and the en y and will to per- i form the duties of the household which formerly were so trying and distasteful. . Sold by Druggists und Dealers. Price $1.00 Per Bottlp 4 + C. r. SIMMONS MEDICINE CO., ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 4 * wA liiGIVE 0 * Jo JEWELRY FOR WE RESPEC TFULL Y REQUES T OUR PA TRONS TO SE ETTHEIR CS TXAS PRESENTS NOW, TIAT WE * HtVE AMPLE TIME TO ENGRAVE THEM PROPERLY AND WDELIVER THEN ON TIME. 0 - OUR LINE OF ,CHRISTMAS GIFTS EMBRACES SELECTIONS * FOR EVERY AIEAuBER OF A HOUSEHOLD -- FROM GRAND MA AND GRANDPA RIG(T DOWN TO THE BABY' * "JEWELRY" IS THE THING TO GIVE FOR CHRISTMAS; IT HAS MORE "L-V-E'" IN IT. * FLEMING BROTHERS 0 Laurens, S. C. . 6 *e.........0~ ........ * Saved Girl's, Life "I want to tell you what wonderful benefit I have re ceived from the use of Thedford's Black-Draught," writes Mrs. Sylvania Woods, of Clifton Mills, Ky. * "It certainly has no equal for la grippe, bad colds, tiver and stoinach troubles. I firmly believe Black-Draught saved my little girl's life. When she had the measles, they went in on her, but one good dose of Thedford's S Black-Draught made them break out, and she has had no . more trouble. I shall never be without5 'BLACKE-DRAGI *in my home." For constipation, indigestion, headache, dizzi ness, malaria, chills and -fever, biliousness, ang all similar g ailments, Thedford's Black.-Draught has ,provi Itself a safe, * * reliable, gentle and valuable reniedy. 1 * If you suffer from any of these coni aints, try Black. * Draught. It Is a medicine of known merit. Seventy-five *years of splendid success proves Its value. Good for 'S * young and old. For sale everywhere. Price 25 cents. r34 *OSeeOeeSOSSSOe.eee*ee * What "BeeDee" Means^ "Bee Dee" on the label means REAL VALUE FATINaftef te con 'nt h ave been used. ReAfteresen erally for Always ask for "Bee Dee"''when you buy a stock soni*tme, we take plea or poultry remedy. "Bee Dee" remedIes are .. SU~~I saylng that the( are pared from pure, medicinal ingredients In a S aC *s Je heeiy srecoin fi c way, and are genuine medicines tht you entem. depe OAMeMien stock Farm, Be D e 8 01.~ Wacoeas ** 1NIMEN'T-.)IP Ton can get them at Bee Dee Bealing Powdet-lee Dee Colic Remedy your destee.' * Coming at the IDLE .HOUR A NEW COMPANY TO HOLD COTTON Co-Oierative ( Cotton Corporation Is Formed to Aid in Financing the ('ot. ton Surplus. Columbia, Dec. .7.--Farmers espee lal!y and tterchaits .i particular are Interested in the formation of the Co Operativo Cotton company to obtailn money onl cotton. There must be a mtintm of $1,000,000 subseribed be fore the company can organilz',. The subscriptions are to bo paid in cotton, basis middling, at ten cents per poundi. The idea Is then to get loans onl the cotton warehouse receipts and tim*, lI every reason to believe that the plan has a good chance to succeed. If It (oes it will Imeanl bIg things to the business interests and the people of the South. Senlator .Johnl 1'. Akalc-Iluri Flate Waleloiise coim ImI Issloner. is asskistil in getting tt co-ope frat I ve cot I onl Coiipany organizel inl Souhl 'k'arolin;a. lie believes it wIll he possibile to gyI wonley oi ile State warelhoulse cottont ree(ipts, whil this coripanty will .s0 ,anid hW Is qiietly workintg to this While niothing I deflit; e.'nin be stated .t thisi title it is itnile(rstool that ne gotititois ar pendin.ig to initante I considera ble bulk of cottont ott State wareloiuse recelptsi alld It Is fiut i her inlerstood that the itegotiationts have every proilse ol reaching a success fill contclusioln. From %whtfat, tlIs cor' respondent has beet able to gether It seetis to be the Idea to get loanis tilt to six ceits poli n 1)i(d oil cottont an:1 ait annouincement that i the negotia tiois to finiance this certain bulk of cottoni has been SUccessful will open the way for more transactions. If glx cents a pound can be secured on cot ton stored fin warehouses in South Cat' ollia and put in circulat!on business wll immtI!ediately look up. That South Carolina wAill he the first cotton State to benefit If this plan is successfuil is known for not only have leading cotton men of this State who have been In the northern financial centers but represdntaitves of the flinancial Interests ivho 'have been In te South studying the situation with a view to making loans on cotton have exriessed the favorailie oplition that the money centers have .of the steps taken by South- Carolina to make loans on cotton profitable and safe. The cotton.acreage reductioni act andl the State warehouse system have been closely studied In banking centers fin the north and have made a most fa vorablo Impression. It is believed that the cot tol. co olperative Company offers innlie(liato beinefts-lin other words, if cai'ried through, will enaile holders of coilton to get loans at once on their ware house certificates. And that all im portant problems of financing the warehouse certificates, is just now ab soriig tihe major share of Senator .le Laurin's attention. Anythinig which will turn t'ioe cot ton r'ecelipts into mtontey will bte muighty weilcome to thte Southl at this t ime'. Th'lat thtere Is somtethting in) till late.<t ptlan is evidenlced by te fact t hat Mir. H. A. Forbes of the~ I lanover Natiounal bannk of New York city wats Itresent at the conferentce here the other (lay whent It was outllined. Mtr. Forbes sav lng he was here to "listent". it would be itteresting to know~ whiat ihe will rep'ort to htis bank. He went Into thte sItuation it the South and( par't-clarly In South Carolina minutely and htas a good first hantd ideca of thte itatter. There Is about 50,000 bales of cotton storecd it State wartehtouses.. Card of Thanmtks. During thte recent Ill ness and)1 dea th in our family, the gr'eat manty acts and dleeds of kindntess shtown by our1 friendIs and11 neighbors lead uts to take this5 methed of mtost cor-dIally thtank lag themt. All their' symptlathy andto kIndnesses we-re aippreclated and w'llI lang J)e '~eeberd. Many the richtest blessintgs of out: .Ileavenly Fathter rest 01) eacht of y'ou. -r's. .1. R. Armrstlronlg. IT .MlUST 11,E TIIUE, Lauttrents Reatders Must Come to 'lItat C'onsion. It Is not the telling of A Ahgle case In Lautrens, but a ntuhtdir of citIzens testIfy. Indo'schIttht by people you know boar's Ithe stamttp of truthl. The followIng s 'ofie of the publIc state )Rients hia'No In this localIty about lUoans N(Idney PIlls: R . J1. Franks, prop. grocery,' 429 Flemilng st., Laturens, says: . "Trhe first symptltom of kidney tr'ouble tlmy case was backachte. Wh'en I sto Jedl to pick up anythilng,' a s tarp aln dlartedl troutogh the smiall of n .'back and I woul d htav1 to bra Cj mtt. elf it order to atraightten utp. 1 i do pass5 thle kid - ntey secret Ions to en and~ thte (low was scanty andilI I- nftu, I suffredl f'omt dizz.'/y spells and would almost topl)e over whlen1 I was walkIng.I htad sutffered'( off and tIott for sI~x mtontlths whien I read abouit Donnt's I1(iney PIlls atnd got. some1 at Posey's Drtuig store. After usling one box I felt bet tet, and two boxes cutredl me.' PrIce 50c, at till dealer's. Don's sIm ply ask fotr a kIdney remeily-get D~oan's Klodney iPllls--the same that \Mr. Franks htad. Fostet'-Iiliburn Co., Props., Bfhtfalo. 'N. V. *s* * * * * * * * * * ' * . * USE OF FERIll lI-ZE-S. * * *i * ,:: * * * * Clemson Coll ege, Dec. 21.-- -The pres eit low price of cottont has cd)15 many fatners. to seek advie- from Cleinson College as to the ecolollie ulse. of fert iliz ers tis Coming sea.sonl. To meet this demand, Prof. .1. N. Iar per., directori of tle Soti Caroli elx perilent station, has written a billie tinl on tiIs subject. Aitiong ot hvr things, lie states that p'actically all the soils of Solitth Carolina will re spold to goo( tr)'eattienI aind fertili zu tion. It (oes not pay 1o plaint and cilitIvate crops littless they ar'4 wvell titpplied with plant food. "The Muost iniportant plant food for the Soil" o)f this sa,"coiinneso-A IlIar'pe',.is nitrog'l uo . i o 01ur soils :Iro dollf-lom inl this lm.. This Is Ohio to tll, fact tha! th i s arr- soinhb' d in wa -r :i 'l t 0 ,1 I - 1y leachin (o)I W t>1; lind. T c miness erops1.- are grow ").in i~ tVst som11,. f"an W, n. tle 1 - I? IanId in fi t I I Iroglsen ht, avi:ablo. .\'ilr' o f: so a sniphat( of Min il lo g'n, h1 I11 ( io -i I, Ileda :1. a 9 s'C cra ailon 011an a11I teed nil n f till! 1 , healy Iil . the r t prie ii .s tn" !o thill chepes..Nifrate of ,mda s also : good] source of tiltrogenl and it will liblerate a ccertain1 amlolunt of potash i thle soil. Whewn appliedI ;arl 11( Spring it greatly. increasers the yield of grailn." "It also pays to use4 aeid phosphlte on all tYpes of soil foulnd ill this state. excepting wherv it has ane(nmlI1Itat ed from prevIous ferilizations. A*cId phosphate is not only a valable plant food but It is also valuable In that it hastens the matriity of plants, espee. InlIly Cotton, and prev%,ents cotton from ru iing to stalk or weed." 'On account of the Eli'uropean War our source of potash, which comes from Germany, has been cut off, catis ing the price to increase coilsiderably. At the present time it will not pay the farmers of the PIedmont section to use any potash In their fertilizers. rhe sandy soils of the coastal plain are very deficient In potash and what Is on hand should be used for the soils of that region." "Fertillzers are not- amendments or stimul'ants to ilant growth biht furnish the necessary elements of pllait foodt v.ithoutt wihiclh they will not grow. ()ur staple crops take out large amounts of plant food fron tile soil which must he replaced. The farmevrs of thev state have not' acted unwisely in that Ihey have been iusing fe'r-tilizers in large amoulnts for a number of year s. I low ever, under' the present coiditions with the low price of 'ottont, we avise the fa rimrs to reduce the amount of flr tilizer. th('y will ItsC this conling sea Son." "Th'Ilere( is a consid'ivrnbhl aimolll of plant food stormd In Our soils as a res idu~al fr'omi Iprevious fet4'iliIzations1 which ('al be' (ealed on In this t im. ot need. Pracl(tically3 all of the IlhOSph~or (Ils that has boein app14l In acid lphos lphate to the soils in this state, is still In the f1irst 12 inches. excepting thant whtichi has been t aken Out 1by Illants. AcId phosphate does not w'ash out. of the land as does nitrogen. Ini ouir pries cint financIal stress we mul~st mlake good use of tile pilant food stoired In our soils aind reduce our' fertillzer 1b1l1 as mullch as possible." "We r'econmmendl to theC farmer's of lie 'iedmlont rcgionl thatI lhey' apply13 to their corn, 200 lbs of fer'tilizer' com Ilosed of ectuail Iparts oft aICcIidhosphate and cotton seed mleal,-thlis to lbe all Illied at thle time of plantinug, and wh~en the' cor'n is waist. hIgh a toil-drelssing of troml 60 to 75 lbs of nitrate of soda. F'or cot 1on, we rCcommiienud 204) lbs of acId phlospha te and)4 200) lbs of' cottonl eedl ineal, applIed at thle timle of 14lantl Ing. For' oats and1( whtet, we' re4'emt mllend tin lbs of' acid phlosphllat C, 100 lls of cot ton seed meal and 75 1lbs of litriate of sodla. 'The sodll shold(i be )' Apliled eartly itn March,'' "'For' the Coastal lIdi) We 'recomn 4ld tor' Ceah 2410 lbs of acidl Iphosphlate and4 50(1 lbs of cotton seedl meal, this to be appIlied1 as5 recommlendedl by the WVII llamson Plan,-and 100 lbs of soda to be used when the cor'n is bunching to tassel. For' cotton, 200 lls of acid phosplhate, 200 lbs of cotton seed meal and 245 lbs of miuriate of potash and 75 lbs of nitrate of soda to be applIed ivhen the squar'es begIn to formn. For oats, we r'ecomlmend 150 11bs of acId phosphlate, 150 lls of cotton seed meal. In addItIon to thIs, 1010 lbs of nItrate of soda should( be ap1p1lied ini thle earily sprling."' "Where it Is conlslderecd advilsable to u1s4 morel' ori less fer't ilizer l'erI nere' bhan her'ie recommiltended,- we advise that the materIals be mixed in the aubovo prioplort Ions, due r'egard being mad'e to prlev'Ious fertIlIzations, r'ota tlons, etc." CdIreb bid adeb iflier 'Remediss Won't d. The wort cases,nomatterof howlong standin, are cured by. the wonderful, old relIable Dr. Porter's Antiseptic HealIng 01l. It relevesI Pain and Heals at the same tIme. 25c 0c0 $1.09 I t I Dial. Thii rad lil:11ch I inch, \\':lli;,mI LoInms. Sveond Gye lw:Cek First Grade: Neill \\-llm'w, .\lartha Lomias. ('ftatioun fir LftterN of Adiministration. State of Soulth, ('arolina,. .... .... .. Cotty o0 I.aurens. By7 0. (.. Thllomllpson, Prvobate .hunige \herEas, S. 0. iHab has i ladt ( stiit to m11, to grantl himlur of .\dmin istration of-thel listate an1.1 ffects of The:-.v avo 1;wrefor.-, 4o ci:,, adl tionisI all ginI sil II t ! - kind '0I and ( vreditors:- of saitd .\b.wr lI ah. d14 1s1d th 1 lti y b)P dil i -pwe 1- iwt (O Iuo. in Z1h4 ('ourt,, of .1rj bate. to be 1 held ait I anr <'ils ' 0 .tI lous , I ln -,I S. ('. onl th 1st 1.. Io - lt 1 ., nevxt. a ft er pIthf cIie j 01o ,rof Wo'cli inl tito 1o(): on. ;o ,,4 l ly :hey 'avi, wh::- tit ;aill \iii:.ition ,4howlij 1ow !. !, ;!.. IIV v u 1d . In::v lunal I:i, ;. ::I d r of Hli-. 1.\m , Dria i :pi PI! 2(l . (:. Tit 2N. Ffti I N(\'t it 's WH ft lt Ii Iit Th.. AIi.\Id )por-Is om i w 'Ottit tit.1 ll, Lot i I .tlo i~ l ii . ior. to I ph. i-tt. o tot.' 1, 1 't ! 1 in.i' to 'p. Wfa. V-ow I; 4o'-n um o a p~ rsi ti t .lfllf m .a - hi, < :ty w111 1t. (1 u os I ill own IIi It a. o. to re. i :w r s fo)r -ad yea 4o wit: T:o day, .Jan. :,, (raigs Storo, Seur Wteto owlishlp. 10 ft. ill. to :I p. in. \\'sdn d .Jstn. 1 . S. \\'. )(lean's, .lacks T'lo'ship, t 1. I. to . p. n. T et:sla y, .1lait . 7, 1I, I IIo, .Jacks aTown hi:> , 9 a. m. to . p. 3i. Friday, .ln . Clinltn, llun1ter Township, in . m. to 2 p. .i, .\donday, .n 1, linton Cotton ill, SllIanr TIow1sh , 9 a. mn. to* 2 1. . Tueosday. .Jan, 12, Laydia cotton mnill, Hunt. r Township, 9 a. m. to : p. Iin. Wednit sday, .Jan. 1 , ( oldv lle, Siiiln ter Town.shji. 1.0 a. In. to 1 11. . Thursday, .an. 2 1, .\lountville, Su 11 ter Townislip, 4 a. m. to .3 t. In. Fiday, an. 15. Cross 111 Towl, C'os; Il ill ''ownship, 9 a. mn. to 3 -). m. P.onday, .an. 18, Waterloo Towvn, Waterloo Township, 10 a. m. to 1 p. m. Tuesday, .Jan. 19, 1Vil. l adden, Waterloo Township, 10 a. m. to :3 1. In. Wednesday, m.at. 20, ,erry C. tartn, WaterloI Township, 9 a. in. to 12.30 Wednesday. .an. 20, .no. W. Beeks, Sullivan Township, 1.:30 1. t1. to 4.30 1). mn. Thursday, lan. 2, J. Y. Pit ts, 'uIlli - van TownshiI i p . i. to 12.:1 0 . mIl. Thursday, .lan. 21, Princeton, Sulli van Township. 1.ho0 . . to -I:0 p. b. friday, .Jan. 22, Tonbling Shoals, eduollfvan Township, 9.:30 a. m. to .: .\lo ay, .l. 2n7l, Aa hner 1t11e's, e ials Township, 9.:30 . m . to 12..6 da m. AMonday, .lan. 25, 1). 1). H a rris'. Dials. Townsli'p, 1.:0 p. i. to a.0 . t. Tuelisday, .Jan, 2G, (;rav ('ourt.,il Townsip, 1.:30 a . m. to '?.:(t t . m. Tuesdyn .an. 2te, \. At. \h e's, Di)ias i Townshll p, 1.:.0 p. in. to I.:1 t. m I. liedlesday, .Jan. 27, Stewart's Store. Youngs T own .IIs ft i), 1 l a. ill. to :. 1). ml. 'T' ll rsday, .N. 2. Cook's Store, fof15 s Townsli p., l Ili. to 2.:;1 p. mtt . Friday, lan. 2'.1, Young'., itorv, Younn-s Township, 4a IIli. to 2.:o p. I. Tits ay v eb W , - k leasant. - . .\Iloomh - i ownship, 1 . m. 'rIoM4:0P. m. \\'ed esda, Feb :(,Otta, Auffltown l l~ bae sIes betee the1 abigs of' 2vtondl 60tuar on the Isat o ban tury. Wxep thoe whot' haresnsantbl ofearni accii tupor from bedliit needas. e ort from othaefullass ar deemed100 iAklso allt1( mae foiznstween the ou agrs ofr shoeandg on t'horss. Tdayo wlnay like I ar- libo ail oadta thi LeAnEof Sam S.'hCAudta SAVE THE HORSE If you could take outan in. suralnc policy that would guaran tee yourt horse or mule ag-ainst colic foi fifty cents you would hurry to do so, would'nt you? Dr.,Boyd's Sure Pop Colic Remedy is eolic insirane in drop form. U) drops ins.ly, r iv . .010, I.. tease. I'tice i0e :uid .il a W tM No drenchingr. lhWusgur; tee- '. r i~ic luolley je fu i [a ~h'by F"I .-%d by Ray's Phialrmacy, U N IE TAKNG KENNED)Y BR CS.. Unrdertakers _and Embalmecrs ral n ad y h ni r.., . y or night. 'lhone: lvi(e 6s; leside lve '2I.) In (lie SMutitmonis 1initliling. no. W. Ferguson C. C. -eat herstone W. B. Knight '"ROUSON, FIAI'1ERSTONE & KNRl(lW Attorneys lit Law Laurens, S. C. LPrompt and careful attention given to all business. Offlce over Palmetto Bank CHICHESTERS PILLS Ludicet Antk yoenr Drt Wit for 1'11 in R -d ani tlid metallie seiest with tilue Iibbon. Take nit) oth Ir. I- tr 'r iru it ti -tIc tI I Tige yer kno nn liest. Safestt. Always RIable SolD R 01116V'1 rvrI'MHERE idA'itMS DRU{' STORti-, 'h11 il herla In's ('on A10et ie d -tho Il ot her's |-'avor-ite. "I _ivo -'h1mbrll in's Coug-h IbI-me.. to i l tomy chibIi--n w11i4- the *yV havo It ab or Vh w - . .\' W S t:',Yaodegr:). C . c 7 I away h1.1s th-em and is far s Ipl erito r '() aln ollo'rl cough1 mif ito-l. I hIav., nt d. f :d\is Inyone it e of id rted i hadi-. )ile- to giv e it a trl:." For T A !) ll LI~S, ttlINSo, 01in UI A1O rlilee of thortuittre of the Cur ency, prettsne tolttt th underiined ith )for lan l'RoNS, in hlcutye or A-. alNA, has compU~IClie. with llthepo taniking; NOWV TIll0REIPOlut, 1, J01 fN SKEI, I'ON WILIA.\IS. Comnptroller of tho 5ibtetecy, do herelly cetify that TIE L AI'l'-ENS NATI ONALb llANK"i n th CIT 'Y of I-AI' It ENS, In the coun y ot LAlI CENS antd State of SOUTII 'All0LbNA, is :aiu toized to oe\.. none the~ii butsittess ot Iilankling as tt o-. 'hled inl eeion *iftt tty-otn huintdr-ed mda sixty-tinjie of the Itevisedl Statutes CONYI-isSION of FTe llank of Ljau-, (Mns, I.aitttts, S. C. N TEI-STI.\lONY W IIlII.:oi' witness tmy hanid and Seal 'or otlico (Steal) this 27th tday of OCTI'lIERt, (Signed) JINO. SKET1ON WILLIAMS, Comptroller of the Cu rrentcy, 15-St Peruna is not a new and uintried remedy-our grand.. fathers used it, Fifty years ago it wias on sale, nearly every, drug store in the co try im supply it. 'It is reco 'nd~ as a houtse hold remedy iut thousands of homes for coughs, colds, grip, catarrh and . those troubles arisinlg frorn srct disturbances. TODAY IT IS .1UST A. * EFFECTIVE, JOST A .3 RELIABLE AS EVER A ND NOTHING BETTER IIA:; BEEN DEVISED AS A READY-MADE MEDI CINE, 'Those wh1o (iliject in 1.iqnuJ M.edictIne wil~l findtiPerunanTub let a eialrmd o