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** 8 Loeal and Personal Mention, 8 813888888888R8888 Mr. J. C. Burns, of Greenwood, was a visitor in the city Monday. Mr. Yancey Gilkerson spent the - week-end in Spartanburg. Mr. J. A. Bailey, of Cliukon, was a visitor in the city yesterday. Miss 1stello Taylor, of Princeton, is visiting relatives in the lety. Mr. J. Thos. Peden, of Gray Court, was a visitor in the city yesterday. Mr. A. M. Sherbert, of Lanford Sta tion, was a visitor in the city Satur day. Mr. James Wharton of Greenwood spent the day here yesterday with friends. Miss Kathleen Wilkes is spending awhile in Abbevilel as the guest of her sister, Mrs. Moore Mars., Mr. W. L. Walker, of the Ware Shoals section, was a visitor in the city Friday. Mrs. T. Lane Monroe left Saturday for Columbia to visit her sister for some time. Messrs J. T. and J. B. Pitts, of the Ware Shoals section, were visitors in the city Saturday. Tr. Thomas Curry of the Shiloh section spent yesterday in the city on business. 'Messrs Hugh S. Wallace and R. G. Wilson, of the Shiloh community, were in the city on business yesterday. Mr. Frank Hienderson spent the week-end in the eily with his parents Mlr. and Mrs. .1. W. iienderson. Miss Helen Sullivan was among those who attended 'the Paderewsky recital in Spartanburg last week. Miss Olgle Lever, of Chapin, Is visiting her.brother, Mir. S. G. Lever, and Mrs. Lever on Sullivan street. Mrs: Ernest Machen will return home Friday after spending several weeks with relatives in De Land, Fla. Mrs. J. T). Pitts, who with Mr. Pitts is now residing in Greenwood, is visiting relai Ives and friends in the city. Dr. S. R. Ilickson and wife, of Barn well county, have moved to Ora, where Dr. Hickson will practice his profes sion. 'The many friends of Mr. R. W. Wil lis will regret to learn that he Is con fined to his home on account of sick ness. Messrs Eugene Power and Tom Owings of Furman t'niversity, have been visiting homefolks here for a day or two. Mirs. E. W. Copeland, who recently underwent an operation at the hos pitaI, is improving under the care of her physician and nurses. Mrs. .1 lui 'si Filedenwald. of Balti more, and Mrs. llaminerslaugh of New York. vi:ited their brother. Mr. T. C. Rohr, at the Laurens IHotel last week, retuning to their homes Monday. -M r. Mu rcus Nash, formerly a resi d'nt of l.aurens, where he has many friends, is spending a few days in the city. Mr. Nash is now making his home in Tandlrum. Alr. C. P. llarksdale, of Sumter, who ename up for the burial of huIs br'other' in-luw, Mr i. iI. S. Kennedly, spent the week-end wvith his dlaughiter,. Mir. andi Mrs. 'W. 1i. ICaldiwell of Tumiblin Shcalis. -Mr. l'a'rkine Todd r'eturned sever'al dasago from Baltimoi'e, where lhe has been undergoing treatment for seveal weeks, Mr'. Todd states that he feels very much improved in health. S Among the recent accestions to the popitlation of the city are Mr. C. M. Wolff and family, formerly of the Shi loh community. Mr. Wolff has rented the house on church street recently va cated by Sheriff Reid and has already moved into it. Mr. Gus Simmons, who is now lo cated in Kansas City, -Mo., is visiting his parents, Mr'. and~ Mr's. 0. B. Sim mons. Mr. Simmions is meeting with much success In introducing the sale 'of Coca Cola in Kansas City and the surrounding territory. - The D~elue MEinstr'e1. 'Iho (DeRue Bros. Ideal 'Minstre'ls presented a vei'y pleasing perform ance at the Opera H-ouse last night. This was the first visit to Laurens of the DeRue organlzatiin. Being more or less an unknown quantity only a medium sized audience was present to witness the per'forimance. Those that wei'e fortunate enough to be pres ent indicated their hearty appr1ovali of the program by repeated ap~plauise. The performance was well balanced with music, dialogue and an afte,irpar't of specialty acts. The music, both vocal and instrumental, was particu larly well rendered and the specialty acts in the second part kept the au -9 dienco constantly in good humor. The -wdialect was the only wpak feature of the performane, which camne to a rather abrupt end after a very eftec !tive gymnastic act. In the absence of .programs, special mention cannot be made of individual acts. Should the Deflue Minstrels return, they would doubtless receive a cordial welcome. + SOCIETY. + For Mrs. E. 31. 3lnchen. The' dinner party given last night by Mrs. S. 13. Wilson for her daughter, Mrs. EW:. M. Machen, was one of the enjoyable series of threL affairs plan ned in her honor. The flowers, that added beauty and brightness to the table, were won as favors by the guests who included Mrs. E. M. Machen, Mrs. A. C. Wilson, Miss Kate Inman, Miss Dora Rehbehn, Misses Nell and Gretchen Kruse, Misses Clara and Ethel Douchelle; Mrs. W. A. Johnson, Miss Louise Neill, Mrs. A. W. Honeycutt and Mrs. S. B. Wilson. After the dinner, the company de lighted in a lively contest of rook-)e 'Land Daily News, Jan. 26th. 000 Shealy-Kinard. Miss Addle Shealy and A. K. Kinard of Clinton were married Thursday ev ening at the home of the bride's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Shealy, east Main street. The wedding was a home marriage, with only the members of the immediate family being present. The Rev. J. L. Mc'Lin performed the ceremony. The bride is a graduate of the city schools and for the past few years has. been engaged as stenog rapher and bookkeeper in the office of one of the leading business hous es of Laturens. She is a most estima ble young woman, possessing the charms and graces characteristic of well poised womanhood. 'Mr. Kinard is a native of Little Mountain, New berry county, pind several years was located in Laurens, holding a position as telegraph operator at the Laurens depot. Recently he was t'ansferred to Clinton, which place will be the home of the couple. Window Shades in a large variety of sizes and colors, in best quality and reasonably priced. S. M. & E. IT. WILKES & CO. To Form Commercial Body. A meeting will be held in the direc tors' room of the Peoples Loan and Exchange Bank tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock for the purpose of organ izing a commercial body of some kind. Those who are desirous of lending it their support are jordially invited to attend. 1:11O1 iitN01t WILL Ol1DEl1 ELECTION' To Fill lift I District Comerr'essi~auatl Seat. Vote 1aly'41y Needed. Columbia,.tJan. 29.--For the gmur pose of preventing the Republican: from having a majority of one over the Democrats, Gov. Manning will is sue an order for an election to fill the pllace In congress caulsedl by the deathl of D. E, Finley of the Fifth Dis trict. Tile eletioni will 1)0 11eld ini February inl time rot' thle congressmlan elected to take hlis scat by Mar'ch -1. H. 13. Th'iomlas, secr'etar'y of thec State Demlocratic executive commlifttee, has called a tmeoting of tile comi miittee for tornot'row at noon1 at tile Jeffct'son hlotel to consider tile situta tiotn. Tile commtlittee wvill prtobably sutggest a (late for the election to Goy. Manning. Tile indications at'e thlat there will be a ilg field of candidates in the race fot' congress in tile tf-fth district. Among those mentioned as possible canldidates are: Arthur L. Gaston and J1. L. Glenn, bothl of Chlester; WV. Ri. Biradford of Fort Mill, a member of the house5 fronm York cottnty; W., F. Stevenson of Chleraw; C. N. Sapp, assistant attorney general of Lan caster; W. D). Kit'by and T. H. Butler, both of Gaffney; J. K. Henry of Chlester;: .W. M. Dunlap of Rock Hill; J. E. Bleamguard, member of tile senate from York counlty; Mendel L. Smithl of Camtden, and J1. E. Mc 'Donald of Winnsboro.. Openig Books 'af L'uibscriptt fan Notice is hereby givenl thatt, iur'su ant to a decree givenl by tho Secre tary of State, boks of subscription to thte, capital stock of Thie ILurens Coutnty Co-operative ~Jersey Hull As sociation, will be opened at the t'esi. dence0 of Mr. A. Ji. Moore. Feb. 1, 1917, at 10 a. ml.* 'C. B. Owinlgs, A.' Hi. Moore, Cor'pot ators. EATiNO A P'LEASURIE. when you have a ,normali appetite. Loss of app~etite indicates thlat the stomach need(s to be cleaned, sweet enedi, and stimutlatedi to healthy ac tion. *!RAOE MARMi TiONIC DI(GEJTIVE is sold for tis purpose05 an guaran teed to give relief. Sold or ly by uts, $1.00. Eureka Drug Co., Lauirens and Watts Mill. D OLL WEEVIL PRECAUTIONS. * The following directions have been sent out by the Commissioner of Ag riculture of Alabama to the farmers of his state, telling them how to min imize the results of the boll weevil. The directions were takeni from a cir cular enclosed with a letter to Mr. T. Mac. Roper, of this city: 1. legin at once to destroy the old stalks and other litter by plowing them under or'burning them. Burn the hedge rows, ditch banks and burn around dead stumps, trees and logs. Ttilize every pretty day this winter, cleaning up and plowing when the soil will permit. Thorough preparation, a medium early start and determined efforts will make cotton. They succeed in all oth er states that have boll weevil. Why not in Alabama? 2. Reduce your crop to six or eight acres to the plow auid make the rows one foot wider than you expect the cotton to grow in height. 3. Prepare a good well pulverized seed bed and plant as early as sea son will permit. 4. Plant pure seed of early varieties like Triumph, Cleveland Dig Doll, Toole, King and Simpkin. 5. Fertilize a little heavier and put part of the fertilizer in with the seed to start the crop quickly. If on ly two hundreds pounds of fertilizer are used per acre, apply all with the seed. 6. Keep cotton off of (lamp rich land that makes too much weed,. as moisture. shade and tender growth is the weevil's Ideal place. 7. Pick the weevils out of the buds of the plants a week before squares begin to form. 8. Pick up and burn the infested squares the same week that the first blooms occur, 9. Cu~Llvate shallow land once a week until August or later. 10. Successful 'cotton culture is now a matter of the man, his intelli gence, determination and ability to apply his efforts at the time which will accomplish the greatest results. 11. I)o not forget your food and feed crops, hogs and cattle. We are showing a good line of Blaby lah T!ubs. S. M. & E. i. WILKES & CO. * * * *' * *4 . 4 ' * * * 4 * * * InterestimL Statisties From (nray * ('Dourt-(wings. * * * * * * * * 4* 4 * * 4* Editor The Advertiser: The mm hers of the 10th grade of Gray ('ourt-Owings school have re cently compiled some facts concernin the district. These' facts consist of numbers of families in district; whirr populat ionl; Ile occupaiolln of heads cI families; num b elr of ciiildren out. o school, etc. Such a study familiarizes pupils with the boundary of district; with the people in tie (list rict, and gives them a broader outlook on the Community. Feelinlg that others mlay 1)0 interested in these facts andi that such may inlspire other teachlers to make such a suirvey, wye are enclosing thle following Facts. These facts were closely looked( into and can be very nearly vouched for. The nlame of every patron is kept in thle office and is found at once when we wish to sendl OUt invitations or nleedi thlem for any purpose wvhatsoever. This same work was done last year by tho 10th grade. We find( compar ing themi very interesting. Below are the facts. You may ipub lish them if you feel it worth while. R. T. .Wilson. Number of white families .......174 ,White population .. ...........716 Number' of families having chil dren in schlool ................64 Number of families engaged in farming ... . .. .. .120 Number of Families engaged as mnerphants.................18 Number of families engaged as R. F. D. carriers .. ........5 Number of families engaged in other occupations ...... .....31 Number of families moved since 1916.. .......... .......18 Number of' Families out of the dis trict patronlzinlg school ........15 Gain in familIes this year ........10 Gain in p~opulationl...............40 (Gain in school enrollment ........15 A few conclusions drawn from above: 1. That the scho'ol touches, dire'ct ly, only 30 per cent of the families hence the need of a movement to in terest and aid othlers, dlirectly. 2. That the greater per1 cent of famlllies are farnmers-hence thle trmend toward agriculture, manual training, etc. 3. That only a few-about 10 per' cent, ar'e transient families-therefore hope for a future average attendance better than ill past years. 4. That our cofhmmnity is progress ing in numnbers-heonce tihe schoo must pjrogress if it keeps stel) with the increased pninnlatian. TUAN FROM SAVAGE TO SAINT Wonderful Transformation of Fiji Islanders, Which Are Soon to Be Visited by Roosevelt. When Colonel Roosevelt pays his an nounced visit to the Fiji islands in February he will find the natives much different from nlint they were only a comparatively short time ago. Today the -FijI Islanders are model citizens; once they were the most abhorrent creatures known to civilization. In his work, "flow Christ Conquered Fiji," Rev. ). L. Leonard tells us something of the Fijians of a genera tion or two ago. He says: "Physically and intellectually they rank'among the foremost in the South seas, but before Christianity wrought its astounding miracles of transforma tion they had no equals for brutality, licentiousness and utter disregard for human life. The world over their name was a synonym for all that is atro cious, inhuman and demonincal. It was a part of their religion to be as cruel as possible toward their enemies and to slay them with nameless and horrible torture was a positive de light. "They had a habit of massacring all shipwrecked sailors or other strange visitors to their shores. Few Fijians died a natural death or lived to old age, for the feeble and the aged were esteemed worse than useless mem bers of society and by artificial means were hastened to their graves. In fanticlide was so common that two thirds of the children perished at the hands of their parents. "When a chief built d house and holes were dug for the posts a man was flung into each one to be buried alive. When a war canoe was launched living men were used for human roll ers, and their bruised and torn bodies were afterward roasted and eaten. lu man flesh was eaten by preference, as well as from hatred of their enemies slain in battle. In one district the en tire population was kept to be de voured by their more powerful neigh bors. A chief would send to a neigh bor or ally a roasted victim carefully wrapped and escorted by a procession. After one war the victory was cele brated by cooking 100 human bodies for a feast. One chief set up a stone to commemorate each time he had played the cannibal, and 872 of these tokens were counted by a missionary. But the Fijians have since passed under the mild yoke of Christianity and the savage in them has yielded to the subduing influences of the Gospel of mercy and peace. Hard Water Good for Rheumatics. That hard water-meaning a water that contains two hundred parts in the million or more of lime-is better than soft or distilled water for drinking purposes is asserted in the New York Medical .Tournal by Dr. Frank Leslie Rector of Now York. It never con tins enough lia to do harm, but the lit tle it does coniin is highly hone flein) to persons with a tendency to rheumatism, gout or hordening of the a rteries. To gl such a (lose of lime as it doe for would pr(-s('ribe one would have to drink six: gallons of hard water Ia 24 hours. A common glassful of such water contains about three-fourths of a grain of lime. It is an error to suppose, as many do. that hard water en uses rheuma Itism, gout. kidlney disenses mand mriteriosclerosis, for these are the v'ery troubles that are cured by the wvaters of such places as Kissingen, N'auheim andl Saratoga, the benefit of which is in their alkaline content, and this is principally lime. Make Brightness in Winter. If you will notice the shrubs that have attractive twigs throumgh the win ter, you will put on your list for plant ing some of the following: Red or river birch, which has flaky, reddish brown bark and grows naturally in cittlups or colonies; Siberian dogwood, the brightest of the red stemmed dog woods ; yellow dogwood, the stems bright yellow ; staghorn sumac, whtich has hairy twigs bearing stiff clusters of fuzzy red berries; small native roses, which should be planted in masses for the red stems and cut down every three or four years; the black raspberry, and the willows. American Foods in Russia. Russian workingmen who are build lng the railroad from Petrograd to Kola, the Arctic port on the White sea, are living largely on American dried vegetables, They are being ex ported to England andl to South America. Practicaliy the entire prod ucts of the three plants, which are in New Yorft, California and New Jersey, are at present being erTportedl for use under condhitlons which make the most of theie special virtues of being easily transported and of being able to re sist decay indefinitely. The New Dimes, The following description is given by the treasury department: The de sign of the dime, owing to the small ness of the coin, has been held quite simple.- The obverse shows a head of Liberty with a wingedi cap. The head is firm and simple In form, the profile forceful. The reverse shows a de sign of the bundle of rods, with a bat tle ax, known as "fasces," and sym belie of the nation's strengtfl. Suir. rounding the fasces is a full-foliaged branchi of olive, symbolic of peace, Well Worth While. A cut of half a cent a day in one item of naval expenses amounted to a saving of $800,000 in two years. This is a very creditable example of econ omy and it shows how the littles count.--Bnfrain TImes, What Kind of Mattress Are YOU Sleeping on? Re b ONE-7'71R ) OF YOUR L I F E IS einem ei- SPENT IN BED. YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF TO USE A !MATTRESS THA1.T IS NOT ONLY COMFORTABLE. BUT CLEAN AND SANITARY. We have just that kind, made of pure cot ton-felted to keep it soft and fluffy-and at the prices we offer, everyone can'have just the mattress that will insure a safe and comfortable night's sleep. CALL and SEE our DISPLAY S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. First Showing of Ne w Felt I(NOXT 1 ATS4 SFor Spring The Knox . . . $3.50 Frank Schoble . . $3.00 No Name . . - $3.00 Call In and Look Them Over Wilson HattersTE HAT VnveYTake Orove'sera Tot J. ROY CR AWFJ The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic is equally valuable as a SURtVEYVolt General Tonic because it contains the weliknown tonic properties of QUININR E~tTaigNePitEc and IRON. 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