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Youngs, .lay 10.-We had a luch
ieeded rain last Friday. It had been
<ttit.e a while since we had ia seasol,
an.1 iunich of the land had become too
hard to plow.
.\l.;srs. \. 0. Sutton and .1. 11.
.\Lirromllbio wenit to 1.aurenvs Saturi
daly.
.\lr. 1'.roy Smith wenlt to Laurlenls
Tues day.
Miss 011s 1" 111 who hits heeri uti
'tetding school at \\ateloo, is re
i trne'd homlie.
'I'here wa;s a Iawn party at .\r. .\lor
ris .\oore's Th irsday night.
There was a singing at tle resi
dence of .\Mr. T. It. Owens Sat urday
night and also a singing at \It'. LI.au
rlens Riddle's Sunday night.
Nirs. Alexander Abercromtibic has
been qIutite sick several days.
.\Mr. and NIMrs. 1'. K. Abereromb hi e
wont to \\oodrifflt Suniday afternoon.
Our School closes today. Tomorrow
oi sehool .1n1d Friind ' il mice
t \\'allace L.odge. and ha'e a picnc.
.\ 00(d tim Is expected. by all
ar inten'ing to _o. \\howoingI_ LioutL.
i, in the Friindshii schoo: Ind :r.oh
crs wlose littll ones hiaven't had ir
v,.:1 he afraid to ca:-ry thenm to the
]'it'tl:t'.
tl'eir work w\!hile' tiete is a. season in
the irolntd. yet thtere will be pt~viiy
W, youing pcople to attend to m11ake it
a1 succ'(ess,
AN tihe Effectiveness, Not tite E ffect
of ('alitoel.
I.h-Ver-L.ax is one of the most in
poti at medical discoveries of recent
years:. For a long timate iledical ex
pert--. realizing tle harmfl effects of
ciloilel. have beent strliving to find a
liver cleanser that would be just as
elie ive as caloi, aId yet be abso
lt1eVly hariless inl its action. Recent
1y thlis remedy wias actiily ulilt forth
hy .. rigsb, in his 1.11-Ver-lax.
I'itl-Ver-Lax is a har nailess vegetable
coinpolld, desigeIt'd solely fot' the
treltiIn It of liver cottillaints. The
ilnll1diato favor it has met with Ill
tlhoIanilds- of hol's is proof posltive
of it- real Vllie.
It .ou feel worn out. ttongue coated.
and kin sallow,. don't delay utit l it
becoIIscdanIerous Ili;) the troulhie :11
the itl witt Iii-h4r-Lx. Insist on
ile _ Ilille. hewari hile sig !nI aure and
i!Iw f .. i. iwi ,! hy which is
-H; aIM tted to gi\ve satIi staIet1 in 0or
m11'1-,y r id.i For ':ile by. 10 1.0
rn r li:un 'o.
(GiA D'ATi'T NI'lNES
Plas;s lIesoluitions liln Topic of Health
arnd lig-ienle.
Greenvill'. .\lay 3.-Thegraduate
lurs-es of the state at their re'cent
annual meting" held inl GreenIville
adoptefd certatin resoluttions' pertalinling'
to the course of inllstction through
which youngq women must pass before,
attainling the position of graduate
nitrs. ~These resolutions have onl inl
potint heating upon01 the profes
nur 'M' in r'tgard( to t rauiing is as t'ol
"lt solvet:d. 'Thlat we endl~orse( andl
Str2:n2 I retuumendlit'i tile fttllowing:
"Ilifi t n~ I curielum 12 in thle schools
tihi l i tatw t nih'ers fot'r t' vital
':it'r a I rpisite to t he best ('durai
011:h illrse in tdiitettii's, mlasslate and(
" bor11'r workini2 hourtIs for! thle sth
denil ~t nurs'. wich'I woitld g ive lartg/r'
tioni impr'toved( homie condlitionis fior
the studen0 tts, brtoadler' scop or mii en
tall antd pIhys icalI dev'l opmnent.
"'The bioartd of dlire('tors5 of hospiitals
and nursi'es' I' triig schols thr ough
(lit lihe state ('o-oper'a te eagerly withI
the Oraduate Nurses Association of
Solith Cariol ina and12( thle supe0'rinteni
denits of nurses associations wichel are
n part of the state organization, itn de
veloping and niaitaini ng a high stan
dard of nur'sing education; which will
compiare equally with a school for'
niurses in any other' state in the
Union.
"De It fur'the~r resolved, That every
newspaper' In the state be requested
to publish these resolutions and t hat
the minutes of this meeting make re
cord of themn."
White MIan' With Illack Liver
The liver' is a blood lpurifier. It was
thought at one time It was the seat of
the piassionis. The tr'ouble with most
people Is that fthiliver' 'becomes
black because of impiii'ties in the
blood (1ue to b~ad physical states, cats..
ing biliouisness, headache, dizziness
andI constipation. Dri. King's New Life
Pills w'll clean uip tihe Liver', anid give
you new life. 25c at yout' druggist.
Cagrd of 'llianiks.
1 wish to express many thanks to
those who assIsted by parents dur'ing
the death of their son, Albert Baldwin.
Mfay divine blessings test uipon each
of you.
C. E.' Blaldwin,
Ora. S. C.
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Another lienson.
"To him who in the love of niatur<
holds communion with her visibl<
forims she speaks a various language,
sings the I oet. "Go torti," lie con.
li tin-u "ide r tle openi sky" atid thos<
i h bey tli,; command cat not lool
c:ut on the world, this beaitiful -Mla.
day withlout, feelling that "Gods In hi:
liavei .\l11 right with the world"
To pzarapIIr:ts atnother poet. we miglh
say. "Ile that hath no love for naturr
ii his sonl is fit for. inurder, treason
and spoil."
Truly lie is happiest who loves na
tur. and si nec we can not love that
about which we know nothing, it ib
not strange that the number of peo
pie visiting the 1.aurens l'ublC L
brary is steadily increasing. That Is
tt' pl~ace to goto learn-1 of thle nlymphis
that dance at dawn, the dryads that
i-de n the gnarled oaks and timid
amxas th:11 joyfilly play to the music
of the rulnn.; -aters. Only with eyes
so opened can the stroller through
the forest feel -thle gentle halimi"
steal into his mind and take away its
care.
leave the world and its noise, for
sake the places where crowds battle
a nid gossip over that about which they
know nothing. Go to nature and let
her -oothtie yoi wit hi ler embrace--but
take wi:tl you a hWik that will make
plainl to yonur eyes the mysteries and
beauities about you.
The librarian will gladly assist you
from :1 until 5 on Tuesdays and Fri
days.
Publicite Commrittee.
COonel John W. Ferguson.
Ti' ate Colonel .1lhn W. Ferguson,
who died in Laurens last Tuesday
t'orn ing, was one of that o(der school
of lawyers who prized liberal scholar
ill not less thain professional skill.
A'i aeeutrate, painstaking and capable
'ractitioner. who lield iIgh rank at
Ite ha- inl South Carolina, he found
time to w rite at least onie novel of
na I it. I hoigh I his literary activities
wV ere- n0 More than tle indulgence of
a (112 ivated taste. ll his young man
hood he was a techer and was held
hood lie was a tIecher and was held
yars, in the early '70's, lie was the
tiitor of tIh- Laurensville liirald. As
1 1., senator from his county for two
t Itis in tle ,I's he reidered faithful
(evice and contribitled largely to
the constructive legislation enacted in
t1b1M period. V-or a number of years
lie was a trustees of the Soitth Caro
linla college and his devotion to sound
Iearning anad a tactfill aid discerning
.iuigment made hiin a valuable mem
bct of the board. In the l'resbiyteriatn
cihich coun sels his advice was fre
i:IIit ly Souight and carried weight.
\\ latever work lie entred upon was
co:tpleted with ithe mark of thorough
tless and exactiess. ie Contributed to
1:1 of the worthy eniterpises uider
take:(-i by the people of his town and
thounghiI ha ud long lpassedl the age of
wih mo 11(st meni lay aside business
(<.r-s, hte wa aiusefitl anid active (it I
zen to l*laist, and his c-ommunittity
u' ill be senisile of the loss his (death
an-Iws. li e was miioi(st, lie didi not
1 ek nor receive pu li ci rwa rds com
iil nsurtate with his industr-y and tal
< is. biut Ih- walkd lprighitly antd
;inr( mor thanthe stiare otf the lbur
<us ha' f00 in Wavery-1 good miatn. Ilie
was lull of tenderneiiss tor his family
111 (itiosidrant ion tot e-veryonte, tie is
d -ply miouirnied ini Laurr-ns and1( will
li r~eembered with affection11 by
Manty friends c-lsew her-e.---Thle State,
p
I'tiers of A ikeni to Join Tiogeth1er.
Aiken, Mlay ->.-At the regular
ionithly meeting of the A ikeni Agr'i
culhtura-l club held today', li. C. Ilahni
anntountced t hat tie had mtet with n
commttiittee fromt the sever'al asso
ited agiclultural clubs of the Sa
vannah r'iver valley in Autgusta at
which plans were perfected for' the
establ ishmient of a fatrmiers' exchange,
the~ headiutartets of whlich will be in
Augusta. The exchanige willl begIn 0op
er-ation on Mlay 22, and theic will be
a branch located at Alkeni.
D~elegates from the Alken Agricutl
tur-al club wer'e named to attend a
meeting of farmetrs of this sectioni
and~ businless mien of Augusta to be
held on May 15, at which time plans
for helphlg the farmers thtough en
courtaging diversification of cr'ops and
creating umar'keting facllities for' farmn
pro'dutcta WIll be discussedl.
.It was decided at the meeting that
the next r'egular' meeting of the clubi
shaull be converted into the annual p)IC
ic, whleni the tmembers are authiorized
to itnvite their famIlies.
As usutal the club members en
joyed a splendid barbecue dinnoer.
Foir the ailments of women, DR.,
SillaON'Si SQUAWV VINE WVISNE is an
effective r'emedy. It corrects irregu
lar-ities, builds up a str'ong body, p~ro
motes cheerful spitrits and r-estores a
clear' healthy complexton. Pr'ice $1.00
Petr bottle. Sontd by n11 drnrtats
RED IRON RACKET
I ALWAYS THR'SA
BUSY REASON
SPECIAL SALE EN
WE BUY FOR LESS - WE HAVE A CHAIN TWO BIG STORES IN
WE SELL FOR LESS OF SIX STORES.__GREATER LAURENS
J. C. BURNS & COMPANY'S BIG DEPARTMENT STORES
No. 1 Old Stand 210 West Laurens Street
No. 2 South Side Public Snare, 0. B. Simmon's Old Stand
Known this Country Over as Red Irod Racket, the House That Sells Same Goods for Less Money
Where money makes the big wheel turn fast. Just as sure as two
We and two makes four. With our quick sales and small profits we We
Appreciate sell more, turn the cash dollars over four times at small profit and Want
Your help our customers along and then make :more in the end. The Your
Trade more you buy at Red Iron Racket the more you will save in the Business
difference of our lower prices and we will both make money just
as sure as two and two make four.
BIG STOCK OP MlN'S AND BOY'S 84o mnd save 16c. Call and see. 3000 PAIRS MEN'S AN1) BOY'S PANTS
('1O'lI I Nt NO H A lY.All $1.00 lbottles, sale price.......84
CLOTINll 0 bottles, Sie pice..42 Boy's Pants .25, .39, .48 u to 1.48 a pair
Men's Suits, (rack-a-Jack Suits .. 6.39 A 25 bottles S pr. ...22 Men's hints going at .98, 1.25, 1.48, 1.98,
Special values in Alen's Suits 4.98 ip to $1.00 bottle Squaw Ville. . 84 2.25, 3.48 u) to 4.95 for the $6.30 kind
14.39. Soni ol the best, suit bargains ev- 1.00 bottle Mystie Wine of Life .84 W\rnlk II and we will pant you up.
er shown inl Latu-rens. -10 oteWleo adl
~. ii ~'iis $100 otte W~ o Cadui.....84 Gold filled Watchies guarantced 10-year
Red I ron Raeket is making fainous by seli- $1.00 bottle Beef, Wine and iroti .84 5.98
ing the same goods for less. $1.00 bottle 3-S. S. S. for the Blood. .84 Gold filled Wates, guaranteed 20
8.0o0 PAIRS SHOES AND SI1PPE1S $1.00 bottle 3-B. B. B. for the Blood. . .84 rL Cliralta .00
$1.00 bottle Wampoles Cod Liver Oil .84 - Pa iraeCutn........9
NOW READY. $1.00 bottle hood's Sarsaparilla......84 Other Lace Curtains..75
Lades whtectiivs ow ut98*1.00( bottle Ayers' H air Vigor ......84 .98, 1.25 Il to 1.98 at pair.
Ladies' we lipprs dow 148 $1.00 beC Table Covers, Scarfs, Pillow Siaps,
LaIdies' low Cut SlAippers, daindy ..1.481PilwCss-.0an.3
BaIbv Shoes .. ............... 1. bottle Siiin's Liver Regulator .84 P0 .
Ilig line Children's Slippers. white, Waik $1.00 botl Teod 'black .rg t So 1.48
tan and patent leather. 'We have Cue .84
ir thden leather. Wvey-ave Sioes $1.00 bottle Stuart's Bltictlit tin uJt11- -3,000 yards4 best Standard Calico, per
for the whole family: Every-Day Shoes, ie 8 !iefns 0
Sunday Shoes, Knock-About Shoes, $.08 a ve .... .0
Courting Shoes. Sweetheart Shoes. Buy 1,000 rds heavy Dr .10
M.ical D~iscovery..........84 100rls'alPpr......1
your spring bill here and save dollars. We have the biggest Stock of Men's and
Big stock Dress Goods, all the latest 10" bottle ChenetH 'n Sicow H A42
weaves and colors, in Ripplets, Rat ine, 0c bottle Lemn Elixir. oY anr flas ad tra hits. Al o
Crepes, Crinkles, IPoplins, Silks, Silk 00c hottle Sloan's iniment........42 Stlsa Sl ae l atst ept ions of
roeds iens, l'a.jama Cheks, SoKi' New iseovery
B110COc hot tilecs Il~.111 )odson, 'so vr) Tn......aging inl prices .39, .48, .75, .98 oni upl to
lhike Crepes aid Wool Skirting, and 2.98 for a John IL Stetson Hat worth $5.00
fancy Waistinigs anud staple Dry Goods,
at, speciaIl pries't. Cash business imnes 22 Stiaw Hilts, Sun Hats .05, .10 .15 and .25
it. pmssible uor us to under sell alli M.,t li(t 5 oIess fIts 25, .39, .48 .98 omid pe to 4.98
lit ion.
I I) i 'I aiii1)iidc B 'oegu i u cd 50c b 'ot tle Cal. Fig Syi l.........42 a$.0 au n u.Oni iit oe
010 c Re(I Z 25 - t the heads ol' the lweople of tle Piedmont
.1 s1lid gold iand Ring... 1.00 ect ion I ie the tiew co"e's J)ixie.
1 pair 50v Cuff Iuttons .........25 hit vales ill len's and Boy's Cps .10,
l5v bollar' lutton .. .. .. ......... .05
SWv (ax 11to I l ryui'coc .0 Rimd............2 .15, .25, to .48. Sonic en r ha rga.inis. D)on't
1Shmw ("ase o)I Jewelry, youri choice .10 .2 oi1ogti. Il
3~5c vh14 1 Iv letier 's Castori......2V 3o ogti.BI lug, youri hlea.d here;
each. Pll' ins, N-11. Pinis, Finger Rings, 25c hot I deli 0 s II ne Relief .22 we will cover it.
Cull' lIuuttons, Sea'C Pins, Tie Clasps, )
loien s 1ll colors..1cSipn es 0
12 olh- Buttons .. ..LL .. ..'.... .. .. ...0.
14 Sh'lirt linttons.. .....0.. .... ....03 5il , Ln I 'e L . t ic S p es.08
1We cird Pea'l Iuttons ........ .05 I e R t ood I iauidkeieluie's1
15e Sard Pe'l .uttons .... .. ... .10
15v ioA Ii'es 5e boes Wash a pre So.. ........210
$1.00ke btleysti Wasing ofife .2.8
Pli",~~$.0 bottl 3~o-dDesBtos - . B. 2. fo the Blod . .84
"$:.5 W I ight-Day Cloek 1.98 " - '"'" '""" ""'C - - - - -- - - '
$6.00 fine .\IaIIogaInI ok .. .e can Hang 'w h der. .04 ty on h - - .. .,.10
$2.50 large Family ible 98 1 e img Powder .........08 ''" i m in I'nceio, Cig
$1.u0 lloll -Grolnd Razol 98 8 boxes .t ebes...... .. ......... .25 rett. igars r nd Chewing Tobacco
I six foot thigry \Vlip 10 $1.00 A..lam Cock ...... .. .... .60 Jll going a red hot pe
"ine Whlips ........ 25, 39 to .69 ts tillie to wake up and come to Red c bottle I or Vanilla Extraet .08
:1 <-ams ime Toilet Soap 10 ood o Poish.. ............ .05
box Toohli ks .05 3 - kes line T''oilet Sop (A our's) . .10 t o I o h, lrge bot 1 les..... .10
S b - Tabet ................05 1 c ke G lv erine Soap . .. 05 1 bottle II ' (nti .. ...... .. .. .10
0 g e P i 05 spools 'lbread (best 6 od) Spool .ttle. C or Oil ............10
1 12ead Pen 'e good .01......n.5side prive ..25 Visit our Ca ndy Department. Best
N ~tI ele ' i l y ........h....... n01 balls T hread, sale price .. .. .. .05 t(othsome sweets, per 11).. .. ... .10
Need Iles, P'ins, K' v (hailis.........01 , Lie)1IV' ,' . 5tal2( rds l alylo o
15v (omb. onr prive 10 - spools Thread (good) sale price . .05 n20 grades of Cntdy now go
('om . ........n............05 1 iper ol' Needles, sale price ..O...01 ing at per b -............. .10
1a ie at a 'd fire ('io bs..05 1 pa pe r of ilns, sale price ...... .01 l\mdow hdes. CIIrtai 'oles, Pails,
1ISiao l'kt in 10 . in, sale pre......... ..01 -Shrts, Overal k Iloyp's KIlee 'ants. Job
I big l lt <l -t K niv . 10 2 pa-kages Envelopes, sale pric.. .. .05 lots of its, Domestic Plaids, Shirtings,
1 I box I'aper and nIivelopes, sale ...05 Cheviots, .en Island sheeting, Ticking,
.1ii c1 DeIilli s , Bleavil " Calico , 1'i leing,
big .\ ent ork.....................10 ~:3 stiks Bluing, Good I Luck, sale price .05 i inns,Rhachings, Calico, and Raket
ZI bie'k ~~(e n i811 akes Landy Soap, ,i]!price . .2
1 blig Cake Proxi le Itath Soalp .10 'ieksLudySop aepie. .25 V V"odsllsra u ntalsrayt
1 big enke Ideal Carnation Toilet So4p .10 a('lkages Celluloid Str eI, sale . . .15 serve yo needs. Come and look through
10e quality Tooth Brush 05 ( packages Gold Dust, sale price .... .23 "" hi " w dePlabarga mk house.
20 (Iquality Tooth Brush 10 '1 boxes Search Light Matches, sale.. .10 1,500 yards Paama Cheeks an d Waist
1 nice Memoranda BOk .05 10e Tin Wash Pan .............. .05 G ing r th 12e to Ioe, our price .. .10
3 i plugs geod Tobacc 25 t10-o. large Tin Bucket .......... .10 Guaranteed Feather Ticking, former.
2 ll(,,, good g obaaco 05 .10 Dipper, sale price.......... .05 ly old at 18e to 20e, now .......15
'2 good Cigars 10 1 Jardincer and Pedestal, sale price .10 qualiti icking ...:-....... .10
Seissors . . .. Cutting-up.. Japanese Rug, large..............3 ea ting Cheviots, special .09
Ctmep 1 large Rug, reversible, worth $1.50.. 1.19 -)e and c quallity fancy' flowered
$1s.00 larm (lock.60 5c Lantern, sale price .......... .35 Dress Goods, e lace ad epe
75e Umbrella ..... . .60 Big lot Flower Pots and Churns. weaves, our less-money price .. .. ..10
$1.25 Umbrella .98 $1.00 set decorated China Plates, sale .60 Special value fancy flowered Lawns .05
$1.50 Umbrella 1:25 $1.00 set ne~corated China Cups and I ans to keep cool...........01 to .45
45e Umbrella, special .25 Saucers, sale price .......... .60 10 yards good Callico.... .... .. .39
See our Hosiery. We have a big line 81 Set Plates, good, sale price . .45 8 good L yard-wide Sea Island .. .06 1-2
from the mills which we are selling at .10 Ve have two stores, 1 basement floor, 8 cavy yard-wide Sheaeitng ...06A-2
a pair. Extra good values. and all these rooms are chuck full Good checked -wmespunt .... .05
Millinery in all of its glory blooming in from the basement u to the ceiling 8c best made ciekcd Homespun . . .06 1-2
full. Now come and see. an1d any way you turn the bargains F' ia eecked . .061-2
'I0c roll Toilet Paper...............08 are looking at you. Don't fail to ine quality Bleachmg .........071-2
1 roll Toilet Paper 05 visit our Bargain Basement. Tiu, 12 1-2c quality Ginghams and Madras .10
1 Art Square 9x12 feet, a dand for 2.94 Glass, Crockery, Enamelware, Rugs, lOc quality Ginghams .......... .08
$1.50 Jute Smyrna Rug ........ 1.19 Lamps, Wall Paper. Fruit of the Lot and Androscogga121-2
Epecial lot Brussels Rugs, our price .98 SHOES AND SLIPPERS Bleach (formerly sold at 12c) now .09
1 Sewing Machine, drop head, guaranteed 45C large Japaneso Rug .25
for 10 years ..............13.39 Low Cut Tennis .........49 and .59. 1 .good Broom....... . .
1-Swing .Maohiner drop- head, -ball bear. Children's Slippers, white, black and 45e Broom only- -. -.......35
img, a daily, aaranteed 10 years 16.50 tan .. .. .. .57, .69, .83, .98 up to 1.79 2 packages (5c) ChvewilIg Gum. . .05
6 lbs fine parched Coffee for .. .. .. .1.00 Ladies' low cut Shoes, white, black, tan, 3 cakes (be) Toilet Soap .10
7 lbs good parched Coffee, good .. .. 1.00 going, .98, 1.25, 1.48, 1.98 up to .. 2.97 1 pair good Overalls..48
Here is some of the best Standard Medi- Jr'ing your foots to 11s; we will cover 1 pair best made Overalls ......9
cines you can buy. $1.00 bottles here for them up fine and dandy. Boy's Overalls. .'.S........ .48, .75
J. C.* BURNS & COMPAN'S
ALWAYS BUSY. THERE'S A REASON
No. 1 Store 210 West Laurens St. Next to Bramletts Shop. No. 2'Store South Side of Public Square,
0. B. Simmon's Old Stand