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A1IIIEVILLE.OREENWOOD MUTUAL tNSUi(ANCE ASSOCIATION. Organised 1892. P'ROPERTY INSURED $2,500,000. WRITI Ol CALL on the under sigred for any information you may desire about our 'plan of insurance. We insure your property against de sti:uction by Fire. Windstorm or Lightning. And do so cheaper than any insurance company In existence. Remember we are prepared to prove to you that ours is the safest and cheapest plan of insurance known. Our association is now licensed to 'write insurance in the counties of Ab beville, Greenwood, McCormick, Lau ren; and Edgefield. The oflicers are: . 1,. FICASElR LYON, P'resident, Columlbia. S. C. J. It. RIL-%EE, Gen. Agt., .ecy. & Trens. Greenwood, S. C. DIIUECTORS: A. 0. Grast. .. ... ..Mt. Carmel, S. C. .1. M. Gaimbrell .. -..Abhbeville. S. C. .hno. I1. Childs .. B....lradley, S. C. A. W. Youngblood .. ..Ilodges, S. C. .1. N. -Chamberln.. lecorick, S. C. It. II. Nicholson .. ..Edgelleid, S. C. . L. Thallmermanli, PIesat I Iane, S. C . J. C. Martin .. .. .. ...Princeton, S. C. W. 11. Whllrton .. ....W. aterloo, S. C. .1. 1t. BL00i. Gen. Agt, ('reenwirood, S. C. A loo'soil; holdilg claiis againist tile (tte of iMrs. Ophelia lall Willis de'eased. are liereby notified and re 'juluired I present t hem to the ilider sig-ned a. Star, 8. C., (illy proven, oil Mr be-fole(. tile 18th lday of Apri1k, 1l91, or be forever barred. Adinistrator. :L:h 27, 1918. NOTriI(': TO'4 ('tEI''OliS. .\ll pe trsons holding clas against 1' q'state of Maary . littsby, deceased, are Iereby notilied alid r'riuilred to presentl 11h4,11, dully alisedt a ref1 tl'ili to b) Ie. held at tle office of the .Iudge of illirenil County, oil the 1Oth d:ay of May I3eit, III 10 o'clock A. \., or be forevut barred. \ll peIrsons indebted to said etI'le will imake payment on or before tha.1t dat. 0. C. 'Il lOI .\ 1 0N, J. P. L. C. . )ill ! . IS. I ino ---A. -'I N.\I, SE-'TI'LE1:.1I: N'T. Take notice that on tile 2711h day of April. 1918, I will render a final ac 'i' lont Of 1,13 acts aiid (oinhgs as Au ni!iltrtor of the estate of It. S. Gri Jin dell'.u. in tile office of Oit .ludge ()f Probtate of La,, rens county";at I1I o'clocri :I. Il1., an1 onl th(,ee . - day will apply for a Ilnal diseh< re fromi 111y tuli as admnistradl. .\ny peron1 indebtei'to said estate is notified and required to inake pay illent on tha0t date; and all persois hiavingk, cillaims against said estate will present Itilhem on or before said date, L lly proell or be forever barred. 1. F. GRIPl"IN. Adiniiiistrator. Marr-h 2. 191-I io.-A State cf Ohio, City of T ledo, I.Iuens Couint ' " Franok .1. Cheney f ak es onth tha he in enior pa rtn'r of the tirm of ". J. Chene-y & or., oti b11linss lit the it y of To. ledo. County and Siat. aforesaid. and that said tfir' will pa' Ilwo- sum of ONP' 7II'NDR i DOL.I,AltS f ea'cOlh aind ev ery cas. of Catirrih that enni .it e cuied iy the use of I1Ail.1.'X (AT A\i(1(IT C(1ll 0. Rw~torn to befor'. iue nro sui 1bsribed In mll Vprese'nce, is 1.hI da y of' December~i, A . TD. 1886. (Seal) A. W. C:iTA sOy. Notary Puhnec. ITiall's Catarrmh Cure in taiken internlly anod nets directly' i upon~ lihe blood andi mul e'ouis surfaces of thle system. Sendt for te'sttimoialt, free. .[F. J7. CH10NEY & CO . Toledo, 0. Sold by nll Druiggits. 75-. Take iiaiita Famny i'itt for constipation. Opeorn Ilotnse to Let. .\otlice is hereby given t hat Onl April1 291th. at noon, bids for thle lease of thle City opera house for' ai perlo~i-'f two yearis wIll be reeelvedi at,.the flice of the ('ity clerk of the City of Iaurenis and that thle bids5 will be opened and lease a warded to the highest bidder at thle meeting of clouncit the same1 day. tihe cou ncil rese rving thle iright to r'eject any and all bIds.. C. .\I. liAnl, .\ayor Bioschee's Germani Syrup wvill (j I iet you r cough, soothle Itie in tha inat ion of a sore thiroat and lungs, stop irritation in the bronchial tubes, in1~Auring a good night/s rest, fr'ee fromi eo':ghinig and with e~ sy expectoration In thle miorninlg. A aide andI sold In *Amecrica for lIfty-tf io years. A won dIe fl prescription;1) assIstIng nature in bu1llin lg it yi3otlir gon'eral health andI thr0oig off thec dirsease. Espee Inaly us.e fuli ini luing trtouble, ast hma, Ciouip. bronchitIs. etc. For sale by3 Poweu Dri ug C'o. 30 and 90O cents bot CLYDE T. FRANKS Agent For ASHEPOO FERTILJZEft FEW EQUALS NO SUPERIORS Farmers! See Me AT FARMERS NATIONALBANK "CASH AND CARRY" PLAN A SAYING EIiMINATE COST OF DELIVERY SYSTEM AND CUTS OUT CREDIT LOSSES. Opportunity For Community Workers to Establish Plan Everywhere by Bringing About Understanding Be tween Storekeepers and Customers. Fair and even moderate prices of food and food producta these duaya of abuormal conditions are so greatly In creased over prices which were stand ard a year or two years ago that many housekeepers whoso [ailly pirses have not beelr fat.t ened in proportion to the advance inl prices are (xperieinc iog d ifficulty in, providtig, evel with rigid t(onomi y. the neceslsitii of life, and inny other are Fs.t retching1 the weekly or motlihly allovanices ov*t'r these periods only by taking advan tage of every oppo'rttinity to save. The retailers are, as a geoeral- rule, a' lling at prices which give then li) m1ore thani a reasonable prollt above cost and expenses of operationit , Which t(hey are elitied; but on1e of the big items figurngt in co.-4t is the ex pense of vredi t and di'livory. - This ox pense is of course gretater in targer cellter'rs, bil even ill tlet smrall COI m-. mniiities it 's a factor which c tributes to riirkin!g fil arnid foodlstul:, already dear. e lvei drlr to tie co Aln% plai v.-horthv the retailr irnai be (rabl'd t4 : -11 f pr nrs evI it fraction 'heni er w thimit i :1;; intI!) the, reatsonlahli. proflR to wvhildl he11 ent(itled anld wilch he4 m111 n1em ily have to miilrainulfI it inlvi. ness, will, n: u: ! . 11 ' w"l- ma-l by b) ith the r '1 I .ift (th ., n-aim:r every* where;4! and il "Ca !: 11f Cl 1-(g .1 ry" lall n. h h h is hlwr-e no . (I In sonn'l of, the a- e culel of tit,, ((enn. try wonhli appear to commn-1 il ili. The "Cash an1d Carry" piilan whioh Is slimpil the doint; away with liv eries so far as that iN prath al)'. anmi paying ash-- lnot only e-illillateI tie ont tXpenise of' delivierin; on1 goods al his hitchen door. bhit also the more elitdrtble iXpe.l P of of which fitlh glilr.t.t 1i i of e-2 since that r m l w i m li ...' a - ain p'rceitag (f ! , wi I-it i i be i :- in b h- -- chant. els" f he couh li an col 1 :11: in! IusiIess vevry lIonig. it '. r w -i2:*il the m-ta who doe4 ot1i pay ;-li!y ar:n alei iht-ain tillwo te i It wvould appear thait fin anyt, fnllit th'ilt rientil m r it< w0 l willinagly givy a.h-ir wnomr the benllit of tsest --ine dviry an'd credit--ett ing down the( prices o:, food produicts, If thley mlight11 have tht,% co-operation of thei'%r (customerls onl thi) meanl that the cus1tomerpl wvould oithor call at or send to the store, pay cals-1h for the goods pur itchastid, and iarry lire goods home wihr him. In th11 handling of heavy goodi ther11e mu11t, of courso, ho deolive rie~s m:,al. As anlt examinpl of wiat ving c-an be effecteii tihrough tire "C(ashla Carry" phia, one of the ilargiest dairies in tire Uiritedi S-tates operates 185 milk store: or depiols in New Yor'k (C'y. advcrteri swhat Is termeiltd "the. higg'r ser'vice,'" rim annimeedltt-t that oni .\pil 1st the "(Cash andl Carr-y" plaun won i-I become operative. To0 all thotste whol carry their containers to airy oneo ol' the 185 milk stores, milk is stol at 10 cents a quart, for cash. If' the milk ta delivered, as t ho corporat ion r willing to do if that should be prieferreui, the price fdr the same grade' of' milk iR 14 contis a qurart. Th'irourgh the "Catlh and Carry" p'atn tire consumrier saves four cents a qurart. Another system of food stores In the metropolis, oilbratinrg on the "Cash - and Carry" plan, wi~l, on eacth onsr dollar's worth of goods purchabsed. give tire customer 14 cents either In cash or in additional goods, if tire culs tomrer will carry his purchrases with him arnd have the stores tihe e~xpensen of dlivery. fourteon cenrts on the dol lar it certairiiy worthr saving,. PL.ANT WAR GARDENS, SUPPLY HOME NEEDS. it is the Patriotic Duty of Every One to Help Provide for Himself in Present Crisis. Columbia, April 9.-Itn planting war gardens, the advice of Hierhert Hoover, U~nited States Food Administrator, is: "Plant what you will les able to use,. not whrat you think you may be able to sell." There has probably never been a time since the South was blockaded duritng the War Between tire Sectiouns when it has been so -vitally necessary for the people ef South Carolina to concern themsetves about the ques tion of food supplies, not only that the soldiers fighting In Ilurope and the Allied soldiers and peoples may ibe fe4, but, because of the unrratlsraetroy food situation, that they may not suf fer at home. Food production durIng the coming summer and fall calla on people in cities and towns as well as upon the farmaw for their very best offorts, anti every one wiro has waste land around tire home or space in the backr yard should! '.dk himuelf: "Will thn fact of my planting a gar den heup w'n thre war?" SUBSORIBEC TO "THEn ADVERIT18ER" EXPLAINS LAUGH OF BABIES We Come into This World of Sorrowa With a Mysterious Sense of Humor. The human love of nionsense is a dt. vine mystery. We have often heard pessimilists lecilre that wie collic into the world weeping. It is truer, I thinc, to say that we comne into' it laughing. For laughter in a baby seents tZo be its IIISt COnlous1011.4 aIppre)hlAliein of 81111 thing out.side its sinall needs and pains. It ailly cry merely becauseo i 1)11 is stieking into it, but It laugLs because ailrehly It sees someotIhlfig that IsIaces It laugh, it kniows not why, something that catchie:< the eye- or var and seeins irresistli)ly fininy to it. There Is nothin'g moe,3 inystrerious than a hhy'S SOMt40 Of hu:nr. It fre 4lu1eltly les it ,1s it. grows up, togther withll tilt Wh-- trail n. vilS ' glorly, billt ruost hubNis tir1-b1 r wit h It. To, 81allify it ntiei:e:'y thih als w\'3e invett\ e , avind ti siti ll ' hei ae i stillt Io giroIn I, 'l-i :I. "III l tine olf the O t t," th i t 1. ,ls u i, Itprae Ight cl -h cane ino In 1- . anS _u'tnverly it Gi hert atnt l t e. i . n theIir h I Ie:i: , sio to s l ak, .11111 i a'rfat*I-lItte 1 1 sileh v.Ierbl anlties bef*ore0 hi;hJ he:tviln as taulst hlave! nua'le t. vervy anellu-4h. When the i1 II a Ih o1 Itscy CuIt, hnlving din Vo n t ul Iee anliil slilios of tie , "hl-I' kir in 1 rI , on the (.44"ee of the s4and,"dnc by thlt light of' 0h0 ioon," thcre is n-hinwhich, ias 0110 grea-t he:1A Ill Il'An. P-11., ()f coure,, wvi Irth ,so In-ai Martikts of HonnI there-t is usuni:1iy a1 .le0l ra e tt en tlilit lit. the grot 1ne th b. know -wly w'I, arVka- hi- I bnt it h 'imi v.h !II.. the!obl-sf: ie e h e so wh -h i m chiefly- t i 1 .% we l u h r f,.i- 1 111.1t.01r, -ry, .1 -.' -w!,n t h t i etile, inl 1: I i n;-r-In, . WH 1. TO LOOi F I WIE Seek Hier in But':-'s Shop, Says This WVriter, and Mark JL.st Hoe She Guys. A gm lt h ? . - P'i - w.-ll III.)k in least tw 'iun' %ivk ohi:o l 11 b lr nose, lie.. il i. ! : i I --'; i' e ;;-w i; .1 Wit. luiny shI i :'!! 1- t,, tAiw :l c; pIule for se1eit: il.:1t 'uily h r. Z n 'iri in 'n:' m :. Al s l.; e, w 11 Y fIe v l'- n in. ~ :. 11 ] 'r-it:', w'uer'tlig a'~n pri'l:. a 88 .u; I- o ~ y rl i::n~ et4 sei . -: 1,Z I o m , ,rn sin i-~e tIV4 ,!!I ". I i'eea by- p inh '-; tre l roil mli ' It :. te' liatitllo' i i:u2. T -r, - t !.- .I ..- o hi :I, thlt I-ro-I f1ti' ol : wh rdersh 'Uts of PrItmli ht,)lie'S I F ll-:n ish imtl tIOn cholls. 'Sli" iln lmk.ag oi1 nint, 10 4:'ll, i t th:.; rlwho seItl tht, chuck or neck p!'e-ris or the fail end tof at barnl hon, I:Iflener themn Intl) <!:tinty, i i il' s Is the onllie you wan. %4) tke my advi e a nd - k theill: nu rk ft l -' u!el' . , fel el tl t youll I tiv i nI t . Vtr i!! #I'r h.1e l00 liei . MISS Ol il l t i n of wly m e hSk, . FA )I. ]rlow a w-r 11e1l ulnlil you art perfeci tly : s:ie i, eln ail h or. P Ms-iner Liv onvgy. orh nie n511 eat! ent'ilwe!:n fa tiomte'Vt o rs, aty ::1 wll~f. in l::--it s.ly lower tis! th!at I.-,:'lg Q 'f-otheratd Weg ~z e:of t e' inXIre:p.-0 llth l strn th, 11f <tir ofn fo.l it by 1i:I i niei 111 iymrs. 'lum ant WO iseovat i'r IxIr. in )ot- Tus.in Noleting ls sim'rys eet owert whleto rHisklof athe 1hit) f lenin4 t10 cothflfer I yll hlh n yrou nev'eril [ wilamtong or ritsgillyan thoe Thkofe ni who ties togis hlr hfg a st.rt in tIfi&' worl si tal teyu wilL'( ntae sod . hara tie as5 he had thatmf.o Wha hoes enlt' giin h ie a sptrtOroablytill gve)! them t~1 avset. all' theioltive llower itselli.they gt copeies , 1 ati'i l 111 it ea y fors chem to~l.l dle-) ctils)hes;r they wi le fani upon1 yo Juie'st as ilg is. yu weillI lt' tem(I'.l. 'lu One'c:ci' ofI tle' gre ites d uiosl ' that a humaltnt/ bein 1o3h ver hav s)e tis hlat uil ass41.istan froms'1 oteWr. 1ss tr~i of ret Brf itain~~r 10 paer ally lower than tatli among any therbig las Stand By the Government Buy Liberty Bonds The One Sure Road to Victory Tihere is but one sure road to VICTORY,---the dcefeat of the German armies in the fielc There is but one sure road to VICTORY, and it must be built upon the toil, the steady purpose, the saving and the lending of a whole nation. Ihere is but one sure road to VICTORY, and it must be built upon the Liberty Bonds of a loyal and united A-mencan people. On this road, and this road alone, can our splendid armies drive through to the hine-and le yond! IBuild well, O Road Builders, anc build quickly! BUY! BUY! BUY! TILL IT HURTS THIS SPACE CONTRIBUTED BY MINTER COMPANY TIRES WJ E have just been informed by the WVmanufacturers that tires will ad vance at least 10 per cent May 1 st. We have the exclusive agency for Fisk, Good rich and Goodyear Tires and have a large stock on hand at the old price until May 1 st, when we will have to raise the price. i We have theinew Goodrich size~ 31 x3 3-4, which is o ersize for Fords. Quite a number ar using them on the Overland 90. Goodrich Goodyear Fisk 30x3 1-2 N. S. (Ford Size) . $18.25 $21.35 31x3 3-4 N. S. . . . . . 20.85 Co 31x4 N. S.. . . .. . .. 28.00 33.30 H If you need tires it will pay you to buy them at once. Waidrop's Garage Phone 334 TIRES