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VOLUiVIE. XXXI. LAUNS, SOU."" CAROLINA. WEDNESO-iD.A'Y SEPT[MBER 2 19t5. '29 ANOTR BIG BLOW GINN KING COTTN Impetus Given to Diversi. fled Farming Saturday. THREE SPEAKERS ADDRESSED MEETINGS Growing of Alfalfa and Breeding of Cattle and IHogs Divided the Interest of the Assembled Farmers and Busi ness MIen at the Meeting Saturday. . Instructive and constructive are the words that best characterize the ad Iresses made at the fariners nectings ield in the court house Saturday. Prof. FE. A. Spencer, of the Presby4 ierian college at Clinton, and Prof. R. [.. DeSlilelds, of Clemson college, spoke In the morning and Dr. W'. W. Long, of Clemson college, spoke in the ifternoon. Dr. Long was to have spok an at the morning mecting, but was detained out. of town and did not ar rve until too late to speak. One of the concrete results of the 1pectinag .was the decisioIn to havq one of the Clemason experts visit this county pe riodically to supervise the feeding of several carloads of cattle. Since it would be diflicult to secure a sufficient luliber of young cattle in this county ror feeding Purposes, it was decided to have 'Mr. 1 og huy soie at other points and slipha here. lie said that ihey could be bought for five cents at pound. Those who would like .to co rqperate with others in buying a car load were notified to advise Mar. -John 1). V. Watts, county demonstrator, Ather Il person or by letter within teal lays of Saturday's meeting. Quite a anuber have already entered their names for flive head and mnore. The In lications are that several hundred lead of cattle will be fed in the coun ty under Clemson supervision. Prof. A. E. Spencer's address was levoted to impressions of his visit with other Clintoni men to Rock Hill o view the Cherry alfalfa farns and to the Information which lie secured while there. After praising the hos pitality of the Rock Hill citizens very ighly he went into the details of his trip there. At the outset he said lie was impressed with tle fact that the idvantages of soil and climate In the icinity of Rock 11111 were no better 'haan iaa this county and that applica ion of intelligent methods had made 'he difference In the prosperity of tihe wo sections. Alfalfa, he noticed there iwas groWing In small plots every xhere, even in the front yards of the 3Ity. The Cherry farm consists of 217 1cres of alfalfa, Inl addition to other .ro)s,.aiid 50 aer'es will be seeded to tlfalfa this year. lie said that Mr! herry averaged flve cuttings of alfal a per year, with an average of fa lon ,)or acre at each cutting. Tile cured ay sold for $18 to $20 per ton, but hat hec expected to get even maore, pos 4ibly $-10 pea' toan by erectinug a cornoIa nillI and umarkeiniag thle pr'oduc't to bet - ter' advanatage. Th'le cualtivationa of alf'alfa reqauires ?'onst anat at tnlt ion. TO secuare a goodl 4tand, land Is broken in the fatll andl planted ini a cover' crop, uasiung t wo) toans :>' lime, in thle spaing tis is turnedeu .1nder1 and t11Iwo mor) ae tons of ,11lmae arie a sed. Then(1 50w Ieas aindl ('ut beforec il low\ ig to go to seed. Ina the f'allI of lie *y'aar, break agaian and allow to set tie andu the d11 iso both w ays wIth a disc blarrow. Allow it to stand a few days 'id thlen put ha the 'alfal1fa seed, using From 1 8 to 20 poundl~s of secid per' acrae. To securae results the seed must be I nocealated, InoculatIon fliiaId beting so S'eure fr'oma the Wash ingtoaa goveran mentI. This shaould lbe ordiered'u eiarly, [as t he (demfand generally exceeds thue suphply. The fir'st year's cr'op will anot be as lar'ge as succeedinug ycassi and ideal conditions reqiuire r'e-seedling about. every teal yeaars. Th'le phlat shouald anot be allowedi to go~ to seed uandera amy conditloa. If weather' eon dlitlons r'etar'd thae gr'owtlh of thplan dat, dat just before seeding whether It haas attainied to amuch growth or not, beIng earoful not to cut low enough to reach the sprouts of the next ca'op uandor neath. Mr. Spencer said that it is not advisable to go Into the cultivation of alfalfa on a large scale without prlevl ous experIence. One or two acres Is as m'ucha ad a small faryner should plant at first and .this mighlt be in c'realsed roam titme to tfid ~to atidast 15 aeres, which In the ident erdwa* LAUJIENS FLOODEi) WITHl BOOSTERi SPIITS Town l Boosters from CotumIbia and1 Greenwood 3et Here TIu irsday Noonl. 'i'he quiet serenity of our. "little town" was delightI fully brokell into shortly after noon Thursday by the ar xival in rapid iceession of two "booster" erowds, the one from Green Wood and lthe other from Columbia, about one liunIred enthusiastic and enterprising citizens being in each party. The Greenwood boosters caie by automobiic, arriving first and tak ing dinner at the Central restaitrant where they ha(l made alvance arrange ments. After refreshing themselves herc they gathered on the court house plaza where their band gave a concert. In the midst of the festivities, the sound of "brias and cymbals" on East Main street heralded the approach of the Columbia boosters, who had just arrived by special train. They came from the depot marching four abreast 'diked up" in long linen duster coats and caps a la minstrel, making a rath er striking appearance. They marched around the public square and gatliered in front of the court house. In the meantime, the hour had ar rived for the. Greenwood boosters to depart and, order from the "steering committee" rounding them in line, they moved out of the siuare land down our beatifully 1)aved( S outhl Ilarler street in impressive style. The Greenwood boosters lav'i ng gonje, attention was agan directed to th1 genial ColubanIns, who first enl tertained Witli vocal selection by a lively and accomplished qiuartet. Dr. 11. K. Aiken Iien took a position on the courtli house steps and welcoimied tle boosters to Laur11ens, expressing Ihe hope tha1.1t the visit. would result in mu1ti tuni benefit to the two sister cities. Th'e meeting was then turned, over to the Columbians and several addresses were made, one by Mr. A. W. Langlcy, another by John W. Lillard and anoth er by D. 1R. Eflrd, secretary of the state faix'. The first two dwelt at length up on the slogan of the booster party, "Carolina First", telling of .the great era of prosperity which is dawning up on the state and urging a better under standing and a community of effort be tween the different cities of the state in order that the fullest benefit might be derived from Its wonderful resourc es. They invited the Laurens people to trade In Columbia when the local stores are unable to supply their needs. .\lr. 2-lrd addressed himself to lie subject of the state fair and har vest jubilee, urging everyone to attend and help in making both a success. It seems that. tile Columbia boosters Were,0\ exp(ct1ing to have dixinner here also. but 1s iole of the local eaterdrs were definitely a'dvised in advance whether or1 not to expect them or how many to preiae for, no pI'ePlaFatiols had been made for them. Ilowever, by scattering about. among the different restaurants and the hotel most of theimi secured meals, though they hardly fared as well as the Greenwood hoosir er's wh'o had.t made~l advance arr'iange mlents. 'The capital city ('(litingen t left lauirens about 3 o'(lock via thef .C., N. & L,., imainig sev'eral stops on the rec turni tip. .ludiging frox the newspapieir irepor ts thel folio willg dlay, t hey ('(ln ier('d thieir trip to1 the iedmonirlt a bes planting Iilme, thle-igh it mayl3 be the (co-ope;'ative npi'it existing arongi1, the I ock 1i1l1 farminers. A\s one in - stac l 1COf thle benllts deriv ed from co oilerationi, lhe toldl of the ipurchlase of' limex at $2.25 a t oxn whichl hadu prievl (Ilsly cost $3.25. .\ir. Spencer' runsi a sp loke highly3 of alfalfa as a cattle feed. llis addraess wvas giveni close at tent ion. Priof. D~eShields spoke on live stock. lie said that ihe (discussion of a t.'al Va and live stock went hand in haind, as each coiltrlIliuted to thme suiccess of tile othler and b11loth contibuited to thle so luition of the south's gr'eat prxobleml, inicreasinxg tile fer'tility of tihe soil. Al falta Is needed to feed the stock, andl stock is neede~d to enr'ich thlerlandl. lie saidl that the most progr'ess~ve agmid cultural sections wex'e those where the live stock indiustry is most developed. Prof. DeShields said that he had al r'eady seen the live stock industry ad vance far enough lin this state to prove to 'him couiclusively that this section Is adapted to It. The imperative yleed, though, is to'get rid of thie txtrub stock (Coxtiued en Page Right.) AEt YOU INTIElESTEID rns til is Wint er if Sutiient litter AniowuicemientI. was made Several weeks ago that a lyceum course would be 1it oil iI I aurells this win ter pro vid(ed e-ough tickets could be sold to guarantee tihie expenses. A partial 'anvass (f the clitv waw nad. 'oal days after this announcement, but the solicitors did not meet with enough ,success to warrant them iII continuing the canvass at that time. The co'urse which has been tenta tively selected for this city is one of the best that the lyceum company had to offer. In fact, several of the selec tions were the highest priced attrac tions that they had to offer, attrac tions that will appear in Greenville, Spartanburg and other larger cities. Two of them will be on the lyceum vourse at tihe Atlanta auditorium. There are three musical numbers and two lectures in addition to a lecture given under the auspices of the Carne gie Peace Foundation. A rescription of the different numbers here would require too much space, so It will not be attempted. Tie promoters of the lyceum course are Xvilling to mtake a fitrt hufr rffort to seenure Ile course provided Ihey meet wtih eneouragemient. Those who have not yet been a l)iproacled or who have not yet bought tlekets are reqlue.ed to telephone Mir. Allie Lee, at. The Adver tiser otlice, or Mr. L. G. Balle, at. the En terprise National Bank. UIpon re luest, litteraf ti re ' will be provide(d so that Iie course imlay I tidied. It is not desired to sell the t ickns w'r the tele' phone, In less he i1.r .e may wish, bit tle intetion is to fiIdl out how iich interest is felt inl lavinug Ile Cou)"se. Thie price of a single ticket for the six numbers is $2.50 and forit a double ticket is $1.00. Telephole to day. AlOt'NSING INTEliESi IN COUNAY FAIR Ofilehils iere at Fairview Stock Show and Put iII Good Work for the Lau rens Fair. With the increase in the price of cotton and the consequent optimistic spirit which is catching hold of the countrcy, increased interest Is being manifested in the annual Cointy fair. Fromt all corners of tihe coiuity come reports front those who will send ex hibits. Although the premimili list has not been qutite completed, the list will be as complete as last year aind doulih Iess m111an y11 nmbers will be added. WithI the al rge increase in forage Crops this year, the field crop depart fment is ex:ected to surpass that of aIny previous year. Pres. 11yrd, Gen. .\Manager Watts and Mr. W. R. McCuien attended the Fair view stock show last Friday and pit in some good work for the Laurens fair, They receivel assurances from a number of Fairview exhibitors that they would send entrie.s to the Lau rents fair. Amiong these were several whIo had n11 ever sentI cxhibitIs to thle Isa:urenis fair' before. A\rraiigemiets are beinig mtade to ride bt ;tails Oin the giouinds for that class (of stocrk wih needsc~5 'totectiotn fiomt thli e row~ds itnd fromn oilier ant timl:,. The lack ot' stalls has kept unu exhibidtors a way ill ast year s. It is welli to keep the (late in minid, F'ridlay. Orioher I 5th. Everyv indilention ioi'its tovward the mtoMsttuetessfutl fair ini the hiL~Iory (of the (outy~. .liuys. crewus P'ropert y. biouight. the (old Crews place on We'st Mint streel near th le First Prsy trian iihurchet the sale being made th rough Mr. 11. M. WVolfif. The houtse is inow occup lied by Mir. J1. 1. Colemani aund family who wvili conitinute to live thiere for some time. The plropert'y was bought from MIrs. Lotie Crews Gooch, of Atlanta. 1tock Bridge Fair. The Rock Bridge school will hold its community fair Saturday, October 9th. Pronminent speaikers incluiding Mur. Swearingon, state superintendent of education; MrGunter, state supervis or of rural schools, and Hion. Rt. A. Cooper have been invited. Everybody is invited to come, look, listen and eat. A first class barbecue dinner will be served on the grounds by the rural school improvement association, i.'TI i'iOF .io01 N IF. ilkLJ. Pied ill M.fmndersonville Yesterda11. Moin nd niM be llried Ifere This Al.lrovon. Mr. Jli ll . I.11, 'ton of (he late 1. C. lall. 1r.. (t tis ctly, (ied in ]ien de rsoi :l e, N. C., yes'rd:ty morning a'r a li'eiring illness. 'The new'; w.as conveYd in . telegram to .\Mr. I,. C-. .1..a: mo ni* "!nd he and Aiss liiulah I lall e left onl file afternoon trailn for I'lendersoiville. The reinains will be brouight to this (ity thIs afternoon on the train from Spartanburg which arrives here at 1:30 and will he interrud immediately afterwards in the family plot at the Lauirens cemietery. No services will be held at tlie house. The friends of the deceased and of tihe family are in vited to attend. The deceased was thirty six years of age and is survived by a wife and child, besides Itis mother ani several brothers and sisters. lie was a yountg muan of many fine traits of characet' and was tiniversally beloved wiherever known. Ile was a itmeiber of thte Methodist church and took much in. terest in church work. The news of his death cast a gloom in Ithose quar ters where he was known whient grow ing tp here. Thie surv iving brothers and "i sters are M1ess!rs. P. If. lialle, of Pl'iladel phia, am' L. (. Halle of this city: .\rs. S. .1. Fvans. of Roantoke, Va., 31 rs. A. P). Ilarris. of Alohermairle, N. C., and .liss PCilah Ialle, of this city. P21STRESNI.G .\CIDEN . CodO!ki Clitzen.1 s I,o% i;'e Ilider nerh heee:of .\uiomoh411:1e. ladle Wht;te, na oirative In the Banna .\lanuf'acturing, Colmany's 11lant1 at Goldville, was run over' by an aI tomobile at (eldville last Tuesday e' ening anild injured so seriouisly that he (ied a short timoe afterwards. The car was being driven 1 Mrs. L. W. C. ilalocik, who was trostrated wit it grief over tite unfortunate occurrence. According to file testitmtotty at the Int quest Mr. 'White was walking along the street and took an unexpected turn directly in front of the autoio bile. Although it was not going at. a fast rate, the pedestrian was so close to the car tlat it could not be'stopped in time to save him. The'car knocked liit (lo\vn and ptassed over him, break ing 0one leg and autsinig internal in juries. Medical aid was itmediately sumtimone(, It Ie died within ani hour's time. The (oron r hold nit jO inuest over the liody the following day aiid the jiury's verdict was that dcath Ias (i' to atn una1.'voidable accident. '!e d('(egieae( was between .5 and (it) years of age and had no relatives in this section. A brother from another state arranged for the fitn eral. Death o' Young Mani. Lanford, Sept. 27.-- The coin i ity was saddiened a iew daiys ago whlen a telegiam inwas r'eceiv~ed by .\ur. and1( Mirs. A. .\ l. ulright stating tat thleiir soit, W\alter', who was In Idaho, was dleadl Thew news was heart-rending to his pairents atnd friendos. Yountg Fiiullight h-it I ranfordi o-;ur two ye*ar. a so ond Wenit west as mtany or our Iyoui n min id toi work in lie htaivest fields, liar ing f'allen ini the hinds oif good people, herema initd 'w!ith them while miny or 0 h 'u iemad y. return ed. lie was a Youngtt. otat of' lish ehaiacter, hatinx n~ in all of its; Ihases. lie jocined thle h0 honormed his lo?'d a iind mster ever' know. At the tilte of his deathi, ho wvas ai shephilrd. ittlharsdaleI School Opientimir. Tihue Hartk sdale u school will opein for lie niew~ -ets!en next Montday. October thle - it. The I tei'.s for tis vear ar Mrits. Earl Owings andt~ Miss(hii~ lui a Gt'ay of (Gray 'oiurtt. BothI of these are newv teachers bitt come htighly' r'e omm itended'. lThe tr'uistecs and ( patrions of this school si'e ox pec t ing n er large attendtance andl one of the imost siuccessftul y'ear's of the school. Meeting of inigs Daughters. There wvili be0 an imptortanit meeting of the Kings tDautghters with Mrs. Fleming Smith on Friday at 4 o'clock. After the business session there will be a social meeting at Holmes Ianring. -'irg. f Mletin. of the '(io ty Teachers' AsociaIt Mo bi le Held Saturdl'Aly. The4firs; m:t r of the yearl of the ('olity: 'I':1'her's A 4o( ia'tion l 1 o be held Sturday lmor-ninL In thecor hon:w. le ' lining at (!::") ('clock. Ad dlret .. wil lbe made by fih. W. s (ar ro!I. esde of t he l'I ,1 er: -1-ityv of1 South Caroluim. .\r. R. E. Bahh,. chair nain or the county boaird of sducation. siperintelident .1.1. . Sulliivan and Miss Wi l Loiu Gray, ri-al school Siuliervisor. After tile business rmeeting Miss (Iray will tender a reeeption to speakers and teachers to which a number of oth ers have been Invited. The meeting helig the first one of the year is a very important one and a large at, tendalce is expected. M.\r. R. L. Park ilnsol, president of he association, has writteni the followi:g to stress the im t)oltalnce of alliding: "Every teacher in Laiur1ns County slioulld be present oi Satui rday morn ing. Dr. Doulglas, pmresideii of S. C. Presbyterian College. and .\Mr. Biranch, vice president of the Thornwell Or pliage, have assured the president of tle county teachers' assOelation that lhe amssciaion would have their co 1operafion and slipport for the session of 113-ll. Nuibei's of teaclers who wre not acti v ielbeilArs of the asso (lation last yea. havi' promised to be c0me aclive Ime mrs for this year. Io bo an adlive mIenilber W" the asseenatioli. a teaher muI 1not only Il pre;)entt but ,h. 11must havo her nme111 #)n the r-oll and pay hrt r member-Fchip 1".( of .6 o' his mlflem l'rship fe' of $1..30. The111 asoito 4a ood and in-lpful histA year. 1 t'; mak 'it I etter this year. No teacet i will :'t me,- Iout of the assocviatioll than she puis into it. What is your at tilde toward t1h asso Miton? Is it 0ne if r .iloim? If it is an attitiude of critii, you need not expect ito get help. i it is ani at titude of helpfiul (o.-ope raion you m.iav expect help and inspiration. Lkt's all join In making tile a iiri-ens County Teachrs' associatIon for the session of 1915-16 a demoeratie organization, an organization that shall be of Tmu t1al benefit to each of Its members. "Coie, join, pay your mnembership fee, and take [an active part." 13. L. Parkinson, Pres. INSANE NE(.lIO WOMAN SL.AYS HER-HIUSHAND Jaie i'idler 1)eals )eath Hiio to her 1lushaild wilt a Hlammer. .1eff i'uiler, a iegro man liviig on i. Will Stewvart's pace In Yoqungs towl.-i1p, was slain by his demlented wlie. .anie Filler, TlIursday aifter 0noon. ''lhe bow that brought about hIs daitll was stirick with a halmer when the deeensed was ignorant of any pretended at tack. After fillinig her husband with the hammer. the erazed woinan seized a large firebra ld frolIn the fireplace an(] made a fero (1011s allttack 111 his in sensible form, defacing hil1) so that his featur(s were not1 re(ogiz 'ah! . Sh e ranI amu lck for s01m14 time after tile killng b'ut was1i later1 appr4(eended1 and1 blroui ht t the county jail. An exan'iinti on of411 her mll'nta 41 on41 diin w4:: mI)11le~ by Ithe (4nunt y hi~Yl senit to 1ihe inI::ni as 1 illm inI ('Ill bi - 41)* condition for' '4om1 time44 and1 11 is aId Itual tead! t .reat4 a 'in t :i-I he 1 4of 41u-.r ha lar4 , 1(41 t fhi r c ndition 1 wa'1 nt l~thgtsroseog oat 'Ii4 141lo iE'n 1-'or1 ('l 4e lI bd erve of r.ttW. I . Iia Iuhas ed 1411ly 11 al4 diaysu 1(1 abouliet. or-l i s l)re: 140f ' andr e.pect. torkgiae te.:atte on :5)1 e noiiirtwast borougf twnirom .\it. 1iI i.( 11 ,iads DarldMale \.. th Vacetor s lei ha plieael registleredsHonginled b \lr.111. .l wl tereahi stkaeodnlur. To he bades atly aon'thrve andis ell at e oheratuin Mrf cat. r. Dial vh has alea ado eratnv t uthie WttMil for rove eigh yxech's, a ld to move toectl asn Nlenry.s and j W.s A. amily heha leav toda. onn ho acee an p wIth the Mn11nhan Mulla. Great Gains in Two of Fighting. RUSSIANS ALSO SCORE VICTORY (Germansx1111H Will ae 1-4 Make Choriee of Esi.(-rn or WeteArn Fronts. Bel glans are Also Actie. Itumania A sks ihriigariai overnment to lIx wln 311lliary% Preparations, London, Sept. 27.--- The Hri ih an(] Frencih ha.ive ga inei grett reuill.- i two days than in the pricedting .viuvo llonthls since ti Itli h e of the .\mlre. Wili itpwards of 20,000 ;evian pris onveis in thevil hands , soiehig li l o ;Hke 1.0 gill,. withoutt inelluding eacihilm. uns and with a formiiahle bir(each in Ithe, Gernan v ine, I lie allies: .1 ppa: nly have Mhe long. expeted ottIsi, I A.ll lunder way. Thle advan<0c is v-;1ral. The effec'vt is- em1phasized i-y the actv tlt on ti. castern ron i b mial i a :ian ;:ain is re 'orded. rtogrd sate Geneeral lvanvf's. a-V won a -trikinhs victory (ve. to G1'rona ni. en-NI A ri --ans in lhe o t h w re alon . The Ie-lin a ak. i n a , m-. in !tO 11t411 ivnt 1 - i n1 I ll t Ie v I ? )iv ' -ir c:1 dt ro o' a Gornui all o t h bank o Ife Yr wii h thIle on) fl uainr of a diinn nI I I is ).(.' I 1 % . ( livi the 4 I v 1!- f trehe m t io n (.lv ern (ihe ay t,.n th: - west In bnl gs 1t he ( face t face with Ihe I nt 1, e a o makding a choi< v hetween I wo .,I . as; wa h; i the car .-vll of .\ it'ary ie rs point out til hl, i ea ausisans nilwv are holding te14 Ais trians and Germians onl a 700 mille front while the p) resenIcet of ml-arly 2.0000at (ito-lIgly elti liched r Il1is has faled to presei an lvanlce thn France Th~isthy y, .ut in I rnse tile perplexUt o01 itien of tie G rman general staff and rent immetiately onl any plan which may iave blieen Io for new attaks in the (uth1 or th east. lli activity I; repol-led froilu !)ar1 danelles. Thel( Turks ainnunce es of a .ounlterm11i nin1g operation .a1,; o - tinuation of artfillery exchanlges. Riell firt Ifriomit a Gerainv iu r san k thle lriish2w, lransplort, vouth of, C(rNtt he .\lediraneianl. The erew wa 1(.4 ! . Hatnania in a friendl'; not Oh Sofia govrnm111 ent. to exploit 10. taria's military pr ara11 1ions, m -l .. Ing to information reachilI t l ounding ontines, t.ondon. st. 27.- The Creat lh and Hitish offensive a1gainst b~oth . of the wiow .intei o a throw rein tionseintst the inha nfor struuggic The liriftih laementhi 1n10d(1b -wa hiiss anliocen teiddta (Cn.ne ut.e ~ih.