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5,000,000 Corns Lifted Right Off! Try 2 Drops of Mgle "(Jets-It". There's a wonderful difference be tweenl getting rid of a corn now and the way they utsed to try to get rid of it only four or five years ato. "Gets-It" hall.; revolutionized (or, hi tory. It's the only (orn i'iietdy todu y that acts on tihe new principle, llot eo? Just " Drp or 'ets-It.' Now Tomorrow I'll Just Pe htCr Right 011'- nmza J (It" (tme I" only of lrivelig .1 the corn, but of loosenii:i the 111 cornI offo--) loo0e that you can lift it right off with yow filgelrs. I't '2 drop., ' of "Gew1s-It'' oi that corn or enllul tonight. That's all. The (on11 1 doollid sure a:; nri. No l . in I'0t(oile. ()Ir SOI('tt0ss. Yom do wayV once ad for all with to(. I I i'! l''n ' es toe-estlo a ing sal ves and rr nilewhat-nis. Try it "(e 2! ' 4 od e eyw ee 's loie or ::(-W onl receipt of priceI by & Co.. Chi .cluo. 1l. Sold ill I'nauren, an.] revoumde ! th w l' ltarc a'; ' st corn lm d b a uCo.. Pow Iirug Co. and 1411ur1n. 1. rug Co. G..KNKY I urowsq 28 inchies Inmsw says~a Gilbert-who:e picture is show\n hiere --.- .very one c:m hIi.1\0 nice long futir by using EXELENTOOM" , which is a Hair Grower, not a kinky hair remover. It feeds the scailp tnd roots of hair, cleans dandruff and stops y falling hair at once, and iafter usi n sev cral times you cain see the results. Try a box. Price 20c by mail on receipt of stamps or coin. AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE Write For Particulars EXELENTO MEDICINE CO.. AT. ANTA. GA. Conyroihte.1 W1HE'VILLE. -GiEEN 1'H)D .iIl'TA L INS'iANC.E ASSOCIATION. Organized U1,112. PiROPElRTV INSUlRED1 $2,400,000. WRILITI-'I OR C.\b, on the 111dor sigled for anly information yol iny desite abut (-t 0ur plan f(i iistirance. C insure youir properlt against de striletion by lFirv, Wmsrmor ILhi11htnlag. And do so cheaper than any inu. t:: a coipan y ill exislt('('. Riltemember We are( lprepared to prove to you thIa ours Ow the sa i am; chiealwest P1!an1 (d insunne kmwn. Ouir a(ocition is ntow lictenIsed to) wr'tite insurhnee lin the ('oun ti es o1 AbI beivile, Grtee'nwoodi, .\leCormi'k, LIau rens and it-:dteti.ld. .1ENI. I,. k iX l LVON. gt. PeidenIt,()t A. 0. (Gras t .. .. .. ...\I1. Carmttel,* S. C. .Jno, II. ('il ds, .. .. ..lBradley, S. C. A. WV. Y'ountgblood .. .. l0odge, S. C. L. N. C'hamberlaotin i ...le(ormtiick , S. ('. R'. Ii. Nichlonr .. I'.4g'eeh, S. I'. WV. II. Whatrton. .. .. ..W~ater'loo, 5'. C. Cireen~wood, S. C. D)istrict C'ourtt of theI United( States, West er lit striet of Sout th ('arol Iina. In the my1 ttier or W. ii. Iluffmoan, Clin To the Ctreditor'r or the abhove lf iamed TPake not ic (on I he 20th day or Feb ruary 1 917. he( above natmed banktrup1 filed his ptit ioni) in said ('oui hpraying that he mnay he deereed by tihe ('outtP to have a full discharIge fromt all det'hs pt'ovale against his 'stat', and1( a hear-l' Ing was ther'eupon01 ordered an d wvII i'b had uplonl said pet it ion ont thte 241th day of .al'arlb, 1917. bef'ore said( COur t, at. Greenville, In said Fistrtict, at 11I o'clock in the foi'enoon, at wich 1time and place all known ereditot's and oth..i er' personsl it interest may appa andit1 114 show cause, If any they have, why the1 praycr of said( petitIon should( not he granted. .. 0. KNTIiT, ('lerk. Februtary 26, 19)17. 82-I what Is the best . ez/emta Remedy. Wec always r'ecoin'end 7TRAE AA xCZ4MA REJMEDY. as the surestI and most satisfactory. Bold onyby 6 0 augl $1.00. j;hayaka rug ., llrens and Watts ... .. .. .. The CAPITAL A R ECENT dispatches stating that the republie of Uruguay was pllining to 1dopt Commission rule, Indliete the rapidity of progress iII some of the South Amer lean1 coultriles, ia progress with which few dwellers in North Amerlca are ac quainted. Uruguny, the least of the independent South Americnn nations, Is in some respects the most advainced country on eIther of the western con tinents. The lowest percentage of poverty in either of the Amerlens belongs to Uru gumy's disti ncilons. 'rhe narest II) proacih to a universil eight-hour day In Its industries of tiny country on the IAmerictin continents ilso is to be found in Uruguay. The chiaritles of the coun try ire administered by a goverlimeilntll comimission, whil has a llethod of reaching each idividial case. The lIttle republic hASI a pubilc Insurance system, owns a large share of the elec tric and power plants in the prinlcipal towns an1(d phils i sweeping economic program that will bring every pubilic utility under government ownership. i'ruguay Is tired of polltieni partIes; that is why it yearns for commission rule. It nlow hIs at president ind ai twoi-house c4ngress. The representa tives are chosen by direct vote every four. years, the sellators by electorll vote. The two houses of tile congress elect the president, who serves four years. A per 'mnent. committee Col posed of two senlators 11111 live repre seintiatives tIke-s the plnee of congress during recess and assists an1(d advises tile president ol legiIlative 1122Iters. In this respect, it leaIst. the Urugutyan coligrets is 4)1 the .lob more thain that of the United States. Under Ur'u gimy's iriposed commnission phm both the advisory committee and the presi dent would he dropped and at commis si1)n of seven Ineil woul rule, 111 of tueml be(inlg conlstan'tly onl the Joh. Emach would have 1 six-yellr teiure of ollice 0ON A URuou andl( al1 would be selec'ted by3 "onigresA, whlose powers wou(ld~ lie gr'eatly cur tailed undier' thle proposed rle~t. Its Climate and People. Oifted withl the nea'lrest to an ide~al climal~te to be found InI the( westernl world, Uruguay 1121 done1 miuch to (de velop its naturali resources and1( to make lIfe congeni for its pele~. The average temlfperaturle for tile summer is only 72 degrees andi~ for wInter is 55 degrees. As a result of the highly favorable cliate tile phlysical char acteristics of tile Uruguayan people are remarkable. They are taller, finer set-up and have cleaurer complextons than any of tile oth~er Southl Ameriean peoples. There is less of the IndIan in thlem, too, thlan in ally of tile other dIwellers on the soulthlernl continent. Tile country has a faIrly complete sys temn of riliroaids, three of wich are guaranteed by the government-.-that is, a certaIn net income Is alssured to them each year. The counltry Is going in for good roads very ralpidIly and macadanmIzed roads extendl for alboult forty mnies outsidle of Montevideo, the capital and chief city. As Uruguay hasi 1mad(1 efforts to at tract a subhstaill type of immilgra tion, tile populaition Is of dliverse ori gin. At presenlt te Spaish and( Itai Ians prdlomllinate, SpanishI being tile language of the country. There are several Swilss and Ger'man colonies, however. The ImIahlgralnts are closely r~i nlned, for the com try, wanmts 1none thlat wIll sweli its low ralte of pauper 181m. At one timle tile Urugunyan gov ernment offered to immIIligran1ts not only free land, blut tile mleains to pur chlase tile n~eeded farm stock andl~ im plemen2ts. However, thle lucrease inl populatIon hats been so malrkedi of late years that no extra inlducemlents are now offered to new settlers. Women Are Beautiful. Thie Uruguayan womien are said to be more beautiful even than theo wom en of ChIle. They are more democrat IC, more inclined to thle new order of things than the women in mont Lain r mONTVIDEO countries. Not in any other Iamd are to be found such splendidlhorsewomen as those of Uruguay; they learn to ride when chbildren and they equal in feats of riding the daredevil guachos of the plains. The country is given over mostly to cattle raising and kIndred industries, although the soil is said to be admir ably adapted to agriculture. There is an absence, however, of the great ranchos that distinguish Argentina the Uruguayan lands are more broken up into small holdings. Frequently the guachos or cowboys are part own ers of the herds, serving only in sub ordinate capacities because the ranchero Is better fitted for handling business. The Swiss colonists, be sides taking with them the customs of their own land, have established the dairying aid cheesemaking industries with whieh they were familiar in Eu rope. They also took with them a knowledge of vineyards that has re sulted in the introduetion of a new source of wealth to Uruguay. Manuftieturing has made little prog ress outside Montevideo, where live nearly ai third of the country's 1.500. 000 people. lowever, Imanny of the factories in the busy seaport capital would do credit to any flourishing American or European city. It is in lie workshops nd manufacturing plats of montevideo that the govern Iment hauus imposed the eight-hour day, not alone because of the greater el1i liincy brouglt by the short day, but because of the feeling that the work ers must inive ample timo for reerea tion. Montevideo is one of the lead ing cities in South Amerlea, both In natural advantages and the beauty of its architecture. Keeps its Currecmy Value Up. Uruguay is financially one of the liost slbisttnitlil countries in the world. It has a pnper currency, but Its peso en htie exchiged for slight AYAN R~ANCH ly more than par value (of thei goldl ('OinI of any coun1t1 ry. Its exports have, for a number of years. kept well ahead of its implor'ts. In aL recent year they si .od : Ixports, $tg5,14l2,000 ; imports, The combuiinedl aereage of the coun try Is abiouit 50,000,000t, oif which ab~out '10,000,000 acres is dlevoted to grazing and pasture land. A serious effort is being mad~e by the state to reforest a part of the land and rewards are offered to private persons who plant and1( care for trees on their land. The government also appropiriates a large sum annually for agricultural shows In each of the 19 departments or states. The government has given $100,000 for buildings for the Rural association of Uruguay, which holds an annual gathering at Montevideo. Europeans enjoy equal rights with natives under the Uruguayan laws, b~ut these lawvs are strictly enforced. Owing to the low percentage of pov erty and the prev'alling temperance of the people, the percentage of serious crime Is said to be below that oIf vir' tually all other American countries. WV. H. Koebel, one of tjhe widest-known authorities on South Amerien, says: "In the matter of sobriety Uruguay can easily allow points to almost any other nation. Only a snmall plrop~ortion of crime is caused in Uruguay by either dilshionesty or drink." Uruguay an haws dlealing with corporations and inves~Iiftmet have bleen lenient in the past, but a nmovemnent has bee'tn under way for same time to give private capital fewer advantages, at the same time extending state ownership and control. Education 1s' compulsory and the schools are under state suplervision, even to the normals and universities. The voting age begins at twenty years, only men being permitted to vote. But the right of franchise is not so freely or rashly given as in this coun try. The would-be voter must pass a literacy test before he la permitted to register. MR. F ARMER! N.N STOP, LOOK AND LISTEN! JUST A MINUTE The problem of making our farms self-sustaining' of raising FOOD FOR MAN and FEED FOR STOCK at home is so important, so far-reaching that we frankly don't see much chance of making farms in Laurens County permanently profitable unless it is properly solved. Your cotton money is going out of the county in enormous quantities right now because we have not learned that profitable farming hinges on this one thing probably more than any other. The best test of your farming ability is: Do you make your farm Self-Sustaining? To stand the test requires forethought, well laid plans, business sense. It requires that we shall make Past Mistakes into Present Helps. There are two classes of farmers in Laurens County this spring, classified by reason of their think ing and planning for this year: THE FIRST ONE THINKS TO HIMSELF: "Cotton's going to be mighty high next fall, at least 18 cents per pound; Every Bale Possible This Year if ever in our lives. Let's put that field where the oats were killed in cotton. We can work a little harder and handle it all right, If It Doesn't Rain Too Much." THE OTHER ONE SAYS: "Boys, our stomachs first this year, then our pock et books. Guess this farm Can Make Its Own Liv ing This Year we can use our cotton money next fall to PAY DEBTS O STARTSAVINGS ACCOUNTS as the occasion demands."" Which class is the iAggest in this county and TO WHIC It 4O YOU BELONG? Let's measure the price of cotton not in cents per pound but in~ terms of what necessities it will pur chase. Look over these figures and see if its high measured that way. The purchasing power of a bale of cotton at $60.00 spring of 1914 is here compared with a bale at $90.00 now. 1914 1917 Hay 4 tons at $15.00 3 3-4 tons at $24.00 Corn 80 bushels at .75 75 bushels at 1.20 Oats 92 bushels at .65 90 bushels at 1.00 Flour 12 barrels at 5.00 9 barrels at 10.00 Lard 600 lbs. at .10 500 lbs. at .18 Salt Pork 500 lbs. at .12 500 lbs. at .18 Sweet Patatoes 92 bushels at .65 90 bushels at 1.00 Irish Potatoes 66 bushels at .90 40 bushels at 2.25 Depend On Us to Help Any Way We Can Peoples Loan & Exchange Bank Laurens National Bank Palmetto Bank Farmers National Bank Enterprise National Bank