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ebbertmser Babeeriptlon Price' is $1.00 Per Year Payable In Advane. Published by 'ADVERTISER PRINTING COMPANiY Laurens, S. C. 4vertising Bates on Application. Ubltuarles and Card of Thanks: One dent a word. metered at the postoie at Laurene, S. C , as second class mall matter. LL WIfGN, S. '., ,l .ul' AIlY 3. 197 1l1 l C:ll ENC \' IN 'll-2 NAVY. .l.t'ic ieny" is the imipresslon which one receives frml the annual report of tne luread of Supplies .,id Ac counts. presided over by "our" Sam .\Mowan. A striking example of this is found in the statement that in spite of the advanced prices of supplies and the 111iplrove:ment in the fare of "Un dle Saml's" sailors, the cost of feed ing the men of the navy during the past fiscal year was reduced slightly a ('s om1pared to the year before. Efli clency is the word and Admiral Me Gowan is applying it to the nation's p'reparedness riogram as well. "Tere 'houd 1(1be no real differe(nci e he tweien peace footing and war foot ing." he says, with respect to ship supply. The regtair navy should be 5o supplied and So oratinizedu that at the outbreak of hostilities "there need take place mierely an expansion inci dent to the orderly absorption of new ly acquired units into an already exist e'nt and satisfactorily working system." ''o accom plish this exact plans are be ing prepared for supplying the fleet at a moment's notice and Without Col fusion at the outbreak of war. The report of Admiral McGowan, of pe culiar interest here among his home people, is interesting to the public as a concise statemlient of the navy's busi neCss affairs. BONI) I SI31'E i"On 1(0:1)4. It is generally understood that the newly elected delegation to the Legis lature is favorably inclined Iowat d legislation looking loWa rd the perilan ent imaprovemeIl1 of the malin high ways of the county. 'This inclination on their part. i ll doubtless receiv' the endorsement. of the best cilti/ens of the county. What formn the legisha ticn will take has not yet been ib licly declared by any of the delie a tion, though it is believed that the pro Vision for lt bondy issue is beini fav orably considered. Numn1erous; imiiuirie. mlade of peo )le from all parts of the coun ty co111vice thtI theylls are ready to Spend 11on1'"y to secure bet ter roads. T' he old antagonis i agailnst the bond for roadl improvement is d!y 3in: 0o11 ui 1r i ly adlii it is 5afe to pr diet that thLie iajuliy of prnperty owlner o. lie cou nty wi.,ng right (n(ol 1 to p(I ttred tn ibs :ndnatr that a sumi only Lir:. ~enoigh to build1( three or four i maini toads wloulld in cease tatxes' withou)1t piroividing eom ilensurafe conlvC'inies lto a large ntimber of Ileople' w.ho, on account of localtIon. wouldIt noltnbenefit b y the ex - penditutre. For alt sectionis of the inig, thle ox pen 'IitiirI' mnust he la rge' enough 11tlorvidlo a systemn of roads1 servinig all t;ec(tions. Alil the miainl arti'erios (of tile 'oun lty m'uIlst bie i mi pirovedl roadls would (i liut less serve the coiunty ar('ordIingi to the pre's(ent accepted idea as5 1o the1 lroortlin of roadto 10 1impr11oved(. At .$t .5001 lier mile0 we woi~ld have $30)0,0I00 to raise. WoulId it be wiserI to raise tis grad - uial ly .b. di reel ax an~d ex pendl tie mIoneCy as it Is ranised or' by a bondu Issue? Shol d we at templt t he job by piece-miealI or (clean IIt up1 In a coupie of years? To at temta ltloou1 id perm a nent roads gr'adual ly by direct taxatilon we would hazve a hilgheir Cost dtie to a smialler scale of operatlin, endless wrangles as to whileh road shotuld ho Improved fIrst., piossibly a change ini supervision, j)robably the people would get weary of the job and quit, not to mentIon the tconiomiy In inter' est charges b~y the blond issuie method. A $300,000 -bond Issue ought to give us not loss than 200 mIles of good and servIceable roads suhl as are being buIlt in GIreenvlle countiy. A bond lsstue bearIng 4 1-2 1)er cent. Interest would lie taken care or en tirely, Interest andI :inkig ftind, by a 3 mIll tax for' thie hirst row years. If deslra'ble, a part1 of the present roadl fuind could be applIed, reducIng the levy. 'After' the sinkIng fund has ac cumulated to a respectable amou'nt and the interest from It begins to as *ulme pr1oportionsl, the levy could 1be ( ddueed fr'om this source. The in ' s' eas In thle value of nroperty would naturally increase the 'income fo bond purposes so that before thi bonds need be repaid the levy woul be reduced to a ver small item. Th burden on the generation of thirty years from now would indeed be .,mall. though the enhancement i property and the direct benefits pro vided by the bond issue will be boon to them. + SOCIETY. + in lionor of Young Couple. Mr. and Mrs. Charlica Houston Roper have issued invitations to a reception in honor of their son, Mr. Robert 1lud-. gens Roper and his bride, who was Miss Ruth Altman. of Tampa, Fla. Mr. and Mrs. Roper returned to Laurens yesterday after taking their honey moon in Florida. 0 0 0 Miss Marguerite Tolbert entertain ed a number of her friends and form er collegemates at a sumptuous course dinner Wednesday. Those enjoying her hospitality were Misses Edmonia Garrett, Emma Cooper, Roberta Dor roh, Pearl Clardy, Charlotte McGowan and Helen Sullivan and Mesdames J. W. l'od, Jr., Rice R. Nickels and J. Moore Mars, of Abbeville. 000 Mlrs. Watts Entertains. One of the most pleasant social wen s of the 'hl'ist mas social season was the evening party given last Mon day by \Mr. and Mrs. .1. ). Watts to about twenty of their young friends. During the evening the guests enjoyed several rounds of progressive Forty 'wo. after which the hostess, assisted by Mirs. C. If. Rohr and Mrs. Frank Spratt, served delicious cream and cake. 000 MIet. With MIrs. C. H. Hicks. On Wednesday, December 20th eight members of tle W'ednesday cilb met wit Mrs. C. 11. flicks. The subject for the day was "the short story". Mrs. If. C. Rohr read an in structive paper on ' l'he vital force of the short story." Mrs. W. 1L. Gray read some ittetesting tlings onl 0, lienry and one of the chlapters of ".Alias .limmie \'alentine." The meet ing, Ilou gh small. was an unusuall.V pleasant ote. 000 ltleceptionl. Mrs. .1. lunklin Watts was hostess at a leautifiul rece' ptionl at thy' s;'a c('us \Watts home Monday afternoon Ilereiving with Mrs. Watts were Mrs 0. 11. Mayer, of New herry, .\lrs. C. (' F'atlerstone, of (;recIwool and Mrs 1"'rank Sipratt of Greenville. Allssc' Patti Wilkes and Caroline tllnkini re e'ive cards at the door and Mrs. .I II. 'eague ushered tilie guests to th< ro iing line. .\fte' a few tomefnt of pileas ant convcrstionl. the :ltest: we;,' dir iel by . s. M I. C. lohir t< thr. iin troo wherez' .ts1. l. ila a'pnul d an11r. . I.A. ut t i . ial rotei .\lr hi>-i . a (o'eiy.:m sn andlly tlist lari etii- .Jimipion alssit iniaknteralinin here.i I n the i l ibraryn.\r.1. .Ake ani.'. l'it. A. imponourad. offe;ol andle au hrismsis bell, missngI a boeau hiead, were enl led to Darillingto01 Christman~s day to attend their lt tiephdew, I lerher't V'augh n, who w~a: ac'cide'ntalily shot lby his brotheir of si: yecaris. Greatter New York Mlttnsirels. On Satuirday, .Januar'y 13, loca heatrte patrton~s of thle Opeira Iouse will htave an opiportuinity to heat' th click-clack of the bonies, and the toin tim -of the tamblourtinhes, andl with lth usual ''Getitlemien be seated'" the cut tain will rise, on the famous Pr'ice Bonnelli's Greater New Yor'k Mli striels, one of the best organization: of its kind on the r'oadl. This famou: aggregation have been on the roa< for' seven seasons, and it is safe -t say that they wIll be so well liked tha thieit' annual rt'curin will be looke< forward to each season as one of the chief theatrien events. The compan: Is compiosed of the best butrnt corl comedians, sitiger's and (lancers In ti biusiess, tmen who have w.or ked liard to obtaIn the most enviable place Il minstr'elsy. The jokes, songs and vaudevilli acts are all ntew and full of peP, and vutlgar'ity Is never' i'esorted to, to gal; a laugh.--Adv. Lax-Foe, A MIld, Eftactive LaxatIve & Liver TonIa Does Not Gripe nor Disturb the Stomach. In addition to other properties, Lax-Fo: containe Cascara in acceptable form, stimulatitng Laxative and Tonic. Lax-Fo acts effectively and does not gripe no disturbastomiach. A t the same time, it aid: digestion,arouses the liver and secretion and restoe iteat hym fsnctans. S. HARD CHRONIC COUGH Made Well by Delicious Vinol Crestline, Ohio.-"I contracted a hard, chronic cough, and was weak, nervous and run down. I have a small family of three, and it was hard for me to do my work. I took different medi cities without benefit. Finally I heard about Vinol, and it has restored me to health and strength, my cough is all gone and I feel fine."--Mrs. II. II. CAir.Isrs. Vinol is a constitutional remedy for chronic coughs and colds, and for all weak, nervous. l-un-down conditions. Try it on our guarantee. TI ll LAIt'ENS .I)RtG CO., LAURENE Also at the leading drug store in all South Carolina towns. Ioies Ills Oflice. Mr. 13. .\. Wolff, the real estate mari has moved his office from the Ilurns building to the second floor of the Laurens National Bank building, oc cupying the office formerly used by MeCrady Bros. & Cheves. Other Hank Dividends. Since the last issue of The Adver tiser, the directors of the Peoples Loan & Exchange Bank and the Lucas Bank have met and declared the divi dends. The Peoples Loan & Exchange Bank declared Its usual semi-annual dividend of S per cent on $100,000 and the Lucas flank a 1 per cent dividend on $5,000. P1IMl'TTO LODG(E NO. 19, .. F. 3l. A regular communieation of Palmetto Lodge No. 19, G ""? night. -an. 5th. 1 17, A. F. \I will be held Fri at 7:3o o'clock.. The mem bers are urged to be present. There will be work in the E. A. degree. Visit ing brethren welcome. E0. 0. Anderson, Thos. I. Swygert, Secretary. W. M. $ *$ *$"*$"*$"*$"*$"*$ $ SPECIAL NOTICES. $ For Kent---Two-horse farm, good land, with good dwelling and out buildings, pasture, close to good school and church. Apply to K. 11. Itrownlee, (ray Court. It. 2. 21-2t-pd For Sale---16 acres of fine farming land 1 1-2 miles of Waterloo, one-hall cash. balance on long terms. ''. C 'Turner, .Jr., Atty., Greenville, S. C. 21-11 Money to Loan--Long term loam: negotiated on improved farms at I petr cent annual interest and reason. 'lie expense. Borrowers will do well to apply early. C. I). Barksdale, Atty 21-S1 For Sale at a lHarirain--I pair mile and I pair horses, all young anI'd good workers. (hero ('ola Hottling Co. Lost : Heward ---Lost bet ween II 'erry's store and IIratletts shop a leather pocket-book closed with a string and containing live ten-dollai - bills and small change. Reward if re t'irnei to Thomas llonds, Lauren, its 2 or to The Advertiser ollice. 21-It-in 11antdt'--.\len who desire to eart -over $12.01 per month write its today for position as salesman; every op Portunity for advancement. Qentra Pe-trolettin ('o., Cleveland, Ohio. 21-I1-lt For Sale--You ng hote-raised u1111111 :}cyar; old, we'll broke n. Pr1ic"e $20tl I). !. Told, Laurcns, 8. C. Itt. 1. 21-It-im For Si':e -Iwo rilListied sows. p(r f. elly tuarloctd, bes-t blood linres. 11ric( - 1 (ts per) pondn. lPurchiaser ti< :'a tfor plwrsm. 1i. V. Tmnld. liiaurens I.(. lIt. I. 2 I-lu - 11n1led.- ltinimants of seedi 'otton ithe't markltet price lpaid. At la-Ie bdri 's (eales. I). V. Todd, Laure'mnn loame forl Ite-nt \\'ill renit ll 0 parl t ot my1 rest ience, fur inished, o: uniturntishied, to desireable party Nomiinal rent. (Good oppottrtunlity. .\n le-avinig (-ity. .\ls. IRosa I. ('aine, Lanu rens, 8. C'. 21-1 l-or Sa le--Getlte home ranised pon3~ and1( niice buggy. ('ani be itsed by an3 mem-itber oft the family. Phone 21)2 01 - see tie. C'larence .\lKinntey, at Lau - rens Oil l.1, 21-5 N mt lee ---All I piersons are he reh: wvarnied a gainst hirIng or hariboi i 8:am1 lla keley, (01lored, w ho is un tdel (-ontr act to mue ror thle year 19)17. .1 .l. Ihndy. 21-I I-I< .\ lles - I havye antothe le ot1) or tie tntoles which I will sell you fotr les: mlonley. See mec at 10. Wx. laritin's sta 22t Noile---We expect to be at Cios! 111ll by .Ia nuarty 6th lithi I another' In of nilce youitg muliles for sale. W. 1I - Whiartotn & Soti. 22-t 11Wantedl-10,000 'or' moreC cords1 C) -w~oodl. Pline, black-gum, sweet-gum wIllow, ash, and' sycamore. D~ellvered any13 shippinig poitnt on C. & WV. C. S. C .\1e lanuiel. 23-5t-pt For ilentt-Fouir horse farmi, part o Itever'ly I1oruksdale land. Apply to .1 I. Colemian. 23--i Velvet Ieanis-h00 day Velvet Bean: f ot' sale, 5 and 10 bushel lots, $1.51 Iin'e bushel. L. R. Br'ooks, Gr'ay Coutri IS. C. 22-5 For Sale--Eight good muites, 1 broo< mare, wagons, farm impliemenits of al kinds. T.' 0. Traynhamn. 2i-t < lotuse for ,,ale-Seven-room house a barn water and lights, one-half acr< g land, on Irby Avenue, known a Yeargin house. Apply to WV. H. flid Sgns. 20-t For Saile-One seven-room housc recently r'epainted and in good repair now bar'n, fine water, on one-acr' l In town of Gray Corut, close in. Ap 1ply to F. D). Bolt. 20-f ~Something new under ~the sun + Yam Nuts jEverybody's e a tin g t hem now. Funeral of W., L. Boyd. Mr. W. I. Bo$yd, who died at an ad vanced age at his home in this city last Wednesday morning, was buried in the Laurens cemetery Thursday af ternoon. The services were conducted at the house by Rev. Robert Adams, in the absence of the deceased's pastor, Rev. C. F. Rankin. The following gen tlemen acted as pall bearers: J, C. Owings, Pr. W. D. Ferguson, J. F. Burton, S. R. Dorroh, G. Dudley Young, J. J. Adams, Dr. H. K. Aiken, C. W. Tune, Col. Ii. Y. Simpson, P. A. Simpson, W. R. McCuen, E. It. Wilkes, L. B. Blackwell, R. F. Fleming, A. C. Todd and J. W. Todd. Although the weather was very disagreeable, a large number attended the services and many beautiful ilowetrs were placed upon the grave. Deafness Cannot Be Cured by local applications. as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mu. .cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is infla ed you have a rumbling sound or imperfec hearing., nd when it is entirely closed. D afness (1 the result, and unless the inflam ation an be taken out and this tube res ored its normal condi tion, hearing will be d troyed forever; nine cases out of to ar caused by Catarrh, which Is nothin bu an Inflamed condition of the mucous ur ces. We will give n Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafnes (caused by catarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars. free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. Ohio. Sold by Druggists. 75c. Take Hall's Family PIlls for constipation. F. Lee Sheppy, Sth Floor, 243 W. 17t Street, New York City, General Sales .\Manager of the largest concern of Its kind in the world, wants three or four men in Laurens county and several men in adjoining counties, to work for hil spare time or all the time. ie can use only those who have a rig o auto. -Work is very pleasant and no previous selling- experience is necessary. Work consists of leaving a wonderful new household necessity in the homes on free trial. Tests at more than thirty of the leading uni versities and the government bureau of standards show this new article to be four times as efficient as articles now in general use in this section. Article is needed in every rural home and benefits every member pf the house hold, bringing cheer, comfort and hap piness into the home. Not necessary to be away from - homse nights. Pay from $;.00 to $15.1) per day according to ability and number of homes visit ed. In writing Ml'. Sheppy, mention what township,; will be most conve nient for you to work in: what your regular occupation is; your age, mar ried or single: how long you have lived in tie community: what kind of a rig or auto you have; whether you wish to work spare tume or steady; how much time you will have to devote to the work; when you can start, and about how many homes are within six miles of you in each direction. This is a splendid opportunity for several men In 1riiens county and counties adjoining to make good money, work ing steady or spare time. .Sone of I the field men larn $:00.011 per month; one fItl'er arned $100,0t).0 working spare time only. No investment or bond necessary. 22--it REAL HAIR GROWER Founid at Lit. ai'siai n Save Show1 S Ili-eults in 'T'hree Dla%. If you are rapidly losin your hair and'i fear i bal~dess the tllduln Drug t' Stlo. ulants yt tryii Parkisin !"age iit lt-i r..i k. W It nt' ilg uely stoy the xSOlISiave1 lie ofair ancl d mke our1sa - he hailtan ill, el scalp lok nlfe ft er' ilent abeter 1)r3 ylu 1oney ro f nded.~l~M Idid 11 ldre ll o I. n a t om ih v Noritt tel' ..li t 11f yoe wond 'ful re-O It~gsa pobtre y Pu sing Ps age. Ino gloryin tebat ifutg t l hair.y Othlers, whot ifavet I hadil ds druffltl forl yearlsiandSage head1 itched Ivr ke ma ayg I theyt ofad actandealthysap Ad-e julstatorew tpplicatate of Abnspei' -Ntb dmatted, illethe yoma bofthe withe falligohair, ofa air, ctrungy, dl, ite olca.in hair, dandrtff sam tclay Sill capl.y ar isnal dSca'ge frayom myi moneyt ack A ffer.Atl'arge ttl Anyxpersnietd storst estat iwherefaed anf yor har's tort avingay Plla n tate dsasuey wrtih persong. .iTaesentleeh on 1'he thsi datof Januy, roven or lil frener barnldac ) mntrtrothetate of tAbnr. I iato, forceter.s hel of itraton County o Pofbarens.auescony fhres Bt1 'lc . m. and. th aea stwilt aopply0 orantl0 discharge fo ,m'.uasAdministratioor.leTsae n f fects ofers.oranebe P. ~aid etat . nTfee ae threquore to cae ayad meon all adae sinlal eknreon andprentorse of therure Jsai d~oate, ifu apar be fev e bar. Flols, Ittl'es, S. ., 10thca t)o heefadm'cokinistratfore noonctomsho caus9i.-- anm teyhae wh tae saidttrs Administrationol iSaen of Sothm alna, ths- t a of DCembero lAn a.ii 96 , By O. G. . Thompson, oaeJde 23-Wees,2. od hasP madCe UGH! GA[OMt1 IS UORRiD[! IT SHOCKS YOUR [IY[R, If BILIOl8 Calomel sickens! Don't lose a day's work! Clean your Liver and Bowels with "Dodson's Liver Tone." Ugh! Calomel makes you sick. It's ful and if It doesn't straighten you horrible! Take a dose of the dangerous 'right up and make you :eel fine and drug tonight and tomorrow you may vigorous I want you to go back to the lose a day's work. store and get your money. Dodson's Calomel is mercury or quicksilver Liver Tone is destroying the sale of which causes necrosis of the bones. Calomel because it is real liver medi Calomel, when it comes into contact cne; entirely vegetable, therefore it with sour bile crashes into it, breaking can not salivate or make you sick. it up. This is when you feel that awful I guarantee that one spoonful of nausea and cramping. If you'are slug- Dodson's Liver Tone will put your gish and "all knocked odt," if (your sluggish liver to work and clean your liver is torpid and bowels constipated bowels of that sour bile and consti or you have headac e, dizziness, coated iated , waste which is clogging your tongue, if breath ts bad or stomach system and making you feel miserable. sour, just try a s nful of harmless 1 guarantee that a bottle of Dodson's Dodson's Liver T'he tonight. Liver Tone will keep your entire fam Here's my gud ntee-Go to any ily feeling fine for months. Give it to: drug store and get a 50 cent bottle of your children. It is harmless; doesn't Dodson's Liver Tone. Take a spoon- gripe and they like its pleasant taste. Now Paid for What He Knows No brighter, no more capable than you, but determined to i r rise. He took the easy step provided by Draughon's. 200,000 overworked, underpaid young men and women in 18 states have taken the Draughon Course of Business Training in Bookkeeping, Stenography, Banking, Accounting, Commercial Law, etc., and their small investujents have ' yielded enormous dividends in higher positions and BIGGER PAY. This Draughon Training is the helping hand that will take youout of the long-hour, short.pay class into the select, well paid circle. Write us TODAY for our book pf Bankers' Advice to Young Men, and ourCATALOG. n DRAiIGHON'S PRAOTICAL BUSINESS COLLEGE PARKII4S BLDG., GREENVILLE, S. C. Greetings to You To Our Patrons and Friends we Bring Greetings. For the generous measure of good will and patronage you have accorded us, we wish to tender our heartfelt thanks and appreciation. Your good will is dear to us and you will ever find us thriving more and more to merit the same. That our future relations may be equally satisfactory to both, is the wish of Fleming Brothers Opera House Stra 13 The MatrM'nd of Minstrelsy! PRINCFJBONNELLI Greater YORiv instrels 30 White ARTISTS w~4)k.30 America's Leading Organization of Burnt Cork Artists, Singers, Dancers, Acrolpats, Musicians, Novelty Entertainers. Complete Scenic Production .Big Street Parade... Prices: . . . 50c, 75, $1.00 Sats on aleat eoples1 Drug Str