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Sibscription Il'e is $1.00 'er Year Payable in A uillce. 1l'uhlIShed,1 by ADVlERTISE l'1IllNTNG CO3MPANY Laurens, S. C. Advertisint Itates on Apliention. ObliuaIIs ('ai Card of Thanis: One Cent a Word. 'Entcrvd at the postollice at allren13, S. C., as *ecold cla's mail I matter. .L'R INS, S. C., SETlT. *26, 19.17. I's a very dull1 diy now' wNhel Sce. Ln oig des2n't 1)u the O l ant 1ce into soln' of 4 thHit ohd 44ri 4 itigu2e. ': erythlilg ha, gone 44) except rail 1.4 1 fat res atnod Ad ve rt iser sruIbsclrip f ion'. Ity the way, have you paid sou4. TilelilIOllCO.\''E-.\TIO.' I *idea hing 14hainionld b. tw leaders of the s4ealled ''leorll" par Iy 14 have at convent ionI to slate a fickt to -,)11h int oh . Tale d 'inlocratic 1rilary I I c., ti oua I- z l (prova!--for. lhe "I 4l rIll" pa-t. .\ot bein,4 ill syrl 22:12!:, with l4 : I r h Ip of ha par : :; I its promotelcrs4 l2iay%* dlo 2 plefe' its or2. ni ation do1 s. i ('424 rn4 42 4. 4\44'pt. in2-'far2 as 2)he eT'1 et' ''2''' ti'.i4, 244 i e u o the 4ri v.q4 li't -1 C I, 41 Tr o 1 I Iha a lit -1 vt i v~ I44' I v '224r ri . a I. 2 h n't doUkn :l an 2r)u .li2 en inG4vl S a in a o 222'l fo h t sh 'eo ~o wher22 , but i so ha pe 22ha th o -. 1ortni2 has ot4is24h112t in 2rease prien4 it ha I in ths in4 44 I-anrens. It'' is , 42 2it po ibl 2 hat4 are.2 i ndeed, 42 42ne of5'4 th e s tu lin iihuo', lo rel sm1410 1hing 11 that. r 2o1n 14r1had0.21 n 4410 on.it'S124 Th4e publi mintes canne town 12:do~2 as we do dlecry thec extort ionafte prices, but the( llidviduals go r'ighlt ahead1( gettIng as mu44ch as thelly can for4 what. they have Sgo.t It's a1ll wr'ong, of c'ourIse, es2 pecelally wh'1en 0our soldhiers are the su1f forer's, but how many of -us would1( re fuse4 a nice profIt if we could get It. No change for' the better' Is liable to take place unless some very radical measulres are taken to curlb prICes and the Ceurh1ersf ar'e doubtless in a minor-I ty. flhITiSli D)ESTRtOY1R SUNK. Torpe'doed by U-BPoat in ChIanniel Ap. proamchtes. stroyer has12 been torped(oed and1( sun1k hyV a GIerman sambar21ine~ 14n the ap1 l 1neh1es of the channel142, accord'(1ing 1o aIn admnirlalty annh( 'un ICemen~lt. There1' -wore fityv ntriiVvor'i. It I \ 1) N 1 ,JALl BONI)S SOLD. I) 1:41th Irint: Premiuim Over the Prin ip.il. Sale Sub i to the Approval of Altiotrt ns. .\I;-. N. 1.. Di:., purch1ased (t 1 50, 011 i ssue of ro1ld lold oif leed for ale Friday. paying a premillttm of $" ik5 Ior thein. Tll bolnds c(arry a rate of s :per cent interest with theml. Thtey It are sold silliject to tihe approval of a 'p lond law, ,Yer in New York. i The jaIl bon(ds, amounting to $5,- it loil were bid og by Mr. .1. 1). Bell, of ti C'linton. he paying a prenittim of' $75 N on them n. They Carry tihe sam1e rate () of interest as thle road bonds. 11 With the confirmation of the sales, 1K v(hich ought not to t ak more 11ta 1 - ' t ral weoik.-, road and jail vomlmis.sioil- a 4:-; will i n to lay thelir plan 1fo df ac:-1al ( onstrul-tionl work. f1 Wanit AdWll It. .\1r. T. .\l Slaw, w'1ho raises a lot of 2 .jne pig" 11(1 other Stock and is also I a consistetit ser of The Advertiser's wlanlt ad colbiinu, issuted a ltirry call Satlurday to sto the wail adverlise mnt which he started in tle pap it 1:st week. "Sold out tile i i, e said. P "and every ianl askt : me about theii sahl he had seen moy nl I :dvertisetlelint in The Advertiser". ilr. Slaw sold over. (0 worth (pigs frot one adver t, ise 0141nt. TIE:DDY WA NTS TO h (WA.4 I an.ns lily. .\ ., I. ept . 2 . I f I I i. n1 44 1in it a Im mber of the o iii. .1 8 e 4 senat I would be -1 t4 ! in that Ill):y 1nt if I St, r i. I-' (.h! 1 of 1 is :4eat in that I 2. I 1.- 4)1 11 4441 T I II) .4u h -4 n w d .rw 1. *:41r ,lon.Th....4 * :3 * $ + . * 5 * $ * $ * II * *' Sl'IT\ N~r i2, S * 44 -. e w i. 1 4h Il * l4 , h . '.. i I 11 at : f. n "i. : . 2. 10 i V W :*ilv Olo .\Iaxwvll tmtria ca m .\ p : . 1.' i) iaI i Tow h:Ity o ult 1%.1ism a ;re S i tt of '' nitiv. ' tion.' wit4 nei --hool. \\rilt. lox :3 . . 11.1 . O w - It I n'ieII Ile in hA t he 4 1' n 44.444' e l -.- :.rs o! l n an ' '44 0. 14-14' ami 4 4 h-1 e 444s of 4L4-1- n. 4 12 0 '4.1 a : ... : . (' ' .\ -p 3:o n' chu n er aie w' ith ' 8 or For ient 1'4 sIoIr'-room opost th pst l -e Ab4o fo sale '(omple44 diion. 4. 4ly 1 '' Dr W. 1\. ia44. 9-5t on and~'il on-hl miles' from44. .\(4 unt vill14. Ihigh stale of cultivation. Also itnto .S, 4 and til h oise farms41. App1lly 10) Co., Isallrenis, S. C. 9-21 Fot Sitle-- -52 ace's, 2 1--2 mniles notlh of Is.alt tirena, (4n IWO )1 o bi'0road, Iwo Ifeia nt hiotses., good Hlermuiitda I 4as tre Apply41 to K. 1P. .\liter, 141n2rens, S. C. 9-51 lfor Satle'---112 anetes aboutq2 ' ('2te oif m1l~e fr'on talg 0on GreenileI I hiIghi way and rai1lroad ini oity limIts, good briekc clay 4)n prtopety. 1Hermudatli pas tuire'. lodeal fotr smal11 formn subdlivisionl. See Oakan 112011leighits iUealty Co., 1-: IP. .\Inter, !l-5t Fotr Sale--'r2imson l'lover seed4(. .\Ir. H. S. H odges, of I bilges, S. C., who is an aut(hortity ott crtimsotn clover, saiys seed In -the chaff are tutch more* Ire ferale 4 to) the clean sceed for' obl aIn lng at stanld, The burrni holds the mo1is tiurc and protects seed from cold, be sIdes It causes also a cettain amount of Inoculation; and again, home gro0wn seed arc always prefer'able t~o 50eed1 grow.n at a dIstance. CrImson clover seed are very scarce anid thie time Is neatr when they should he pllantedl. Y'ountgs Phtarmna(y, Cllinton, S. 'C., c.an suplply y'ot wIth a line <Iltality of seed at a very cheap late by or'dering at once. Prtice 17 1-2 (eants For Sale--4 (egis4 teld JTersey' bl feryear old 1(. WI. D). Hlyrd &: ion, ifIJDIST'iITC('iIN( and I(Oi'NG - We have ju't installed a I Ioemstithel igan tl icttig NMachiln and are in ptosi(,lon to do all work promp11tly. wood. RJ. C. O-si..mt on't Fall to See Two Good Stars lin "The False Frienld". FirtA a fatmous football star, second rising younlg attorney with Ithe orld iefore him, third a brokei irit, brokenl-liearted traip and 'Irth at inlan wvith z' niew hope flamling I his hear t --these are the various ops in tiie 1 rogresslon of young anistie;dll front hap~pinless to htappiness. hIe mory of this inal's rise and fall id final rise is graphically and en rtainingly told In "'The False Friend'" e new \\'orld-Pilcture -lUrady-Made hieh will be seen on Friday at the pera I louw;. Rtobert. Warwick por ays lie character of Rlaimsdell. Gall aine is sceun in the role of tile young orniani who imea ns all to Ramsdell id whose loss is one reason for his >wnifall. The story moves swiftl1 Oi' ter11 t'i aining incident ho enter ining incielent, to the ttartlitig and x prele ed elimax. All Ilie support g iiniebeis of tie comipany are ea ible and spenldidly cast. The whole 'Ohtillon Las blen staged on a lav I !caIe. "The False Friend" is a orotiglly entert a ining, thoroughly eresting production. See it. A LI ETTO LO)GE NO. 19, A. F. M. .\ regeular comnnti onat lol of Iil'almetto laiige, No. .9, G A. P. M., will be held Fri - da nig ht, Sept. 28th, 1917, 7: 15 o'clock. There will be a regular Isines met ing. .\l emliers are urged iatfend ant visAting brethren wvel mle. I "V , itl v (I ) 0. .\lderson, T1io:;. [. Swygert, Se're t ary. W. I\T. ki-. ' ii - C o'ry i e renal inl bhi 10.0in 'Inede --a,(.. . . 1-:. !1. W1.K :.S & CM. t t* ab e Sud Carlinn a in oiit it\T'' -tT ho n h wrvic: ;mnI i oni ;1 1) an(:ver the( coin paint withinl ni l t this h n ' n < i' ii. The i ol v;. I i I I t ill . ait in th Is : Ln was fh ml in S.4 ('linty. S. ' on h 'Nt <hi y i f Sl al's)N. ((n e-im A 1;.\n t I'~ if ii .\ L "en 1s. ii t t r l l. -'7, 1I'1 7. 1 I-:i . What the Press Says of Our New Serial Prud ence - OlF THE= Parsonage The ContInent: Laigtr a nd I ears 110 close t ogiefter. Mointethiing goIng all it' tit' ini t hIs lperifeetl de-(I lielous. story. Review of Reviews: l.ii t' Womni blils faIr to hav ~e a ivali in Ethtel lines foun's niov'el, hrImmIng wi th the fun and frolle of heal thy, hearty girlhionil. A dellento wlld-r'ose lov'e story tempers the madutcap mierr'iment. Philadelphia Press: Full of humnnIty and humor. It br'eathies the sp~i'it of uint veorsal good will as does no other novel of recent days. ELife: WrItten with Ohlvoutsly genu ine enjoyment of the tumul tuouis ha ppy-gto-luicky, liund to-mouth famIly llfe--its ap peal is a wvIde one and dIrect ed to a wholesome, human, good-to-preserve simplicity. Boston Globe a Sparklig wIth brIght whlm sleal humor. One of the clean est and most dlllghtful books of the season. New York Times: As frivolous, gay, and amus lng a story as one mIght wish for-doubly welcome in a wofidt that has gone gray and sombre wIth tragedy. Brooklyn Citizen: One couldI r"ad of the doIngs or the lovable PRUDENCEi for a we('k andI never tire of the story. Be Sure to Read the first installment!I in This Paper Son.n Mrs. Garrett Buys Home. .irs. Guy S. Garrett has bought the li IRse belonlgiig foreirly to Mr. W. 1'. Gray and now occupied by Mrs. Foster Sb ipson and fanily, the deal being consimmated through the real estato oflice of 11. .l. Wolff. Mrs. Garrett will take up her residence there as soonl as .\lts. Simpson cal ind allother to caIloll. Staitement, 4f tile Coiloni of the LUTAS hANK, Located at Lauremis, S. C., at the clouse of busliness, Sept. illt. 1917. 1.<m ns aid Discoun ts . $ 23,121.18 Overdrfs.. 000.00 l-urilture and Fixtures . . 750.00 I01v from laliks and llank (Iurrency . 632.00 (Gold . 215.00 lilver and Oler 'Coin . . 151.72 Tiol ..I .$ 28,647.29 LIABIlhTINS: Capital Slock PaId In .$ 5.000.00 Surplus l4und .... 5,500.00 llivided Proflts, less Cur rent. Expenses and Taxes Paid . 150.82 Individlual Deposits SubIect to Check .. . . ..$8,442.62 Savings Deposits .. 9,208.51 Cashier's Checks 3-.15.32 17,996. 16 Total.................$ 28.647.29 tate of South Carolina, County of 14111rens. liCefore ile caein Chas. T. Simpson, Cashier of the ahovo named bank, who, laing dully sworn, says that thle above :1n1d fore'going staltIlement is a 1 itre cou ditiol of said banik, as shown bY the books ol *aid bank. CHAS. T. SIMPSON. Sworn to an1d sbibhled1vohl bhfore 1mRe hiis "'th day of Sete' mber, 1917. .1. .1. Adais. Nolary Pubhlic. U'orrect .\tlest: 0. 11. Silmm nils. i.N - Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days Vour druitRist will rE fun imonicy If PA'.O ORNTM .N'T inls, to cure oit caise of Itchiimg. 4 inmd. ime mling rormrottal n:yi.. in 6r i'th .v-. tie fist aRpltic:to.1i 5:v a nI.se at-i Rn. . . I THIS House ol quirements of eve: People always of the average Sh< We are respoi asserted that this s shoe satisfaction! - Regardless of ti still offer our trade THE AT Men's Shoes, pric< Women's Shoes, School Shoes, pri. SHOES FOR LIT1 kt is a noticeable fac here, they very seldorr C LA REI An Error Corrected. Nwspaper wvork'ers are often at sea as to how to secure acetilate iorma lion as to varioIis events without caus ing 11ndne vain or embarrassinent to thwose teneerned. This is particular ly iitle inl regard to eaSes of bereave ment. No reporter wants to intrude upon the sanctify of the death chlmnber to secure information that could ai well be got elsewhere and so Iore often than otherwise the doinls of death are got ten from friends or ae ( tiain tanevs. ;omIietimues slight errors a1re imade wieh are of negligible S1 RtI with V.,. jIi~\~jA mhti appt here valhi 0111 and 1:1 %. c htn A BetterShoes eet expct oreof hisV >e Store!u asbe frthsfcf tore ivesthe est le gra ice sei h. BESTSHO VA ANYSTATEDP tha, whn(n(oe o ryifever thnk omoies HOUST SOE~ VA 1inportancei though it does .occur at times when some little error in statement is liable to leave the wa.y open for a imisconstruc tion of meaning. Such an error occurred in Tie Advertiser last week in regard to the death of the late E. V. Ferguson, when it was stated that his wife was In an adjoining room wlee ,Ahe had gone while the deceased was resting. As a matter of fact, she was in the room when he died and was keeping a close watch upon his condi tion until the very last. FOP OF QUALITY e GIlo oe 'Talloring \la n wvill be Me on October 1st, with a full of the best Woolens on the mar sale being in full lengths. vould like to thank each and ev onle of iuy customers personally, heir liberal palronage in lie past, as that i:s impossible I take this od of thanking you. I certainly celate your business al(d T am to si:' and my motto is "Give recceiwd." vill be I lad to see all my old cus 's and a;; :many new ones as will on October Ist, nineteen hundred Seventeen, to be measurcil for a l-made su:t - r oveie:0t. I also some l-nhir-nde Huts and odd* i F' -!1 at redui 1ed prices. a in n a '1a r ::)I your past maht, I alm, Yom'ls to serve, W. Henderson, Jr. ti s on the Jlob. lIere to stay. IJ( the footwear re re for Shoes! store than they do rwe have always f shoe values and a cost of Shoes, we UES' ICE $3.00 to $10.00 $2.50 to $10.00 $1.50 to $5.00 )DERATE PRICES mences to buy Shoes swhere for their Shoes! ILSON