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I HOW PARCELS POST WILL WORK
By James A. Edgerton.
After years of agitation the United
States is at last to have a parcels post
We are practically the last civilized
nations to inaugurate the system.
Great Britain started it in 1883. and
other nations followed in rapid suc
cession. We lagged behind. .lohn
Wannainaner when postmaster gen
eral was once asked by J. Henniker
Heaton, M. P., the English postal re
former, why the United States was
so backward in the matter.
"There are four insuperable obsta- j
des to the establishment of a parcels
post In our country." responded Mr.
Wanamaker. "The lirsi is the United
states Express company. The second
is the Adams Express company. The
third is the Wells Pargo Express com
pany. The fourth is the American
Express company."
Parcels Pest Versus Express.
Mow the new parcels post compares
with existing express rates is shown
by the following comparison, all fig
ures being cents.
Weight not over 1 lb libs Tibs II 11)8
50 mile zone:
Express rate from
New York ..2.r. I'.O :!.". 35
..Parcels post .. ."? 14 2", ;{.">
tfiO miles:
Express . . . .2". 36 40 15
Parcels post . . 6 IS 80 IG
.'{00 miles:
Kxpress .. ,.25 U> 60 00
Parcels post . . 7 22 37 57
000 miles:
Express .. ,.25 50 60 75,
Parcels post . . 8 20 11 OS
1,000 miles:
Express . . . .LT? 00 70 100
Parcels post . . it 30 ?">! 70
1,400 miles:
Express .. ...30 00 100 135
Parcels post .. 10 37 64 100
1.800 miles:
Express . . . .30 00 100 150
Parcels post .. 11 n 71 111
Over 1,800 miles:
Ex. 1,850 miles 30 60 100 150
Ex. 2,500 miles 30 r,o ion 160
t Ex. 3.000 niiles 30 60 105 165
Parcels post, till
distances over
I.sou miles . .12 48 84 132
To carry the law into effect it will
he necessary to'print it largo number
of postage stamps of new denomina
tions, as distinctive stamps must be
affixed on all packages before mailing.
* WATTS MILLS ?
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Watts Mill. Dec. 2. ?On last Sunday
night at seven o'clock, Mr. .Too Kirhy
and Miss Ruth Heaton were happily
united In marriage at the home of the
bride's parents. Rev. .1. M. Trogdon,
officiating. Tho bride and groom are
both prominent young people of Watts]
Mills, and their many friends wish
them a long and happy life.
Rev. .John A. Mailer preached a
strong sermon at LtlCRS Avenue Bap
tist church last Sunday morning at
eleven o'clock.
Rev. .1. M. Trogdon preached Sun
day night to quite a large congregation
at Lucas Avenue Baptist church.
There was very good attendance at
both the Methodist and Baptist Sus
day schools Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. I lei lams and
little daughter. Edith visited at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. ft, II. Donald
son Sunday.
Christmas will soon be with us
auain. The Eureka Drug Co. with
Mr. L, E. Bishop, manager, has al
ready begun to decorate tliolr show
with toys nnd presents, which will
please the little ones as well as the
old
The regular weekly prayer meet
ing at Lucas Avenue church was con
ducted lnst Wednesday sight by Rev,
Mr. Bel lue. The meeting was thrown
open for testimonies and a sweet hour
of Kervlce was enjoyed In praising
and thanking God.
Thanksgiving day passed off qultely.
Tho mill did not shut down and ev
erybody worked cheerfully njaklng
money for .Christmas shopping, etc.
We are glad to note that Mr. St< vc
Owens, who was hurt by a shafting
at the ginnery here, has sufllciently
recovered to walk about, although it
will take some time for his broken
arm to heal yet.
Mr. Lent Price and Mir.s OUIc Lu
It is predicted that denominations will
run as high as $1.
Another feature that is keeping the
postoffice department busy 1b the pre
paration of zone maps for all ofiles.
For the purpose of designating the
zones the entire country is divided in
to blocks cf thirty minutes, or about
thirty-live miles, square. There are
approximately 3,500 of these blocks or
units, each having an index number.
This looks complicated enough, but
is simple when one understands the
system. Moreover, it ne.'d not con
fuse the general public, since the
postofllce clerks are the ones who1
will have to study it out.
Table of /one Charges.
Each ad
First ditional Klcven
pound pound pounds
50 mile zone .. ..$0.05 $0.03 $0.35
ISO mile zone.06 .0 1 '.40
:it)0 mile zone . . . .07 .05 .57
('.no mile zone . . . .<is .of. .68
1,000 mile zone .. .0!? .07 .7!?
1,400 mile zone . . .10 .09 1.00
1.S00 mile zone . . .11 .10 1.11
Over 1,800 miles . .12 .12 1.32
For local delivery the rates is less
than that for the fifty mile zone, the
first pound being ?"> cents and 1 cent
for each additional pound. Local rate
Is meant to Include all deliveries in
the city where the shipment starts or
any rural route leading therefrom or
any shipment beginning and ending
on the same rural route.
As already stated, tho present limit
on the weight of fourth class mail
packages is four pounds, and a IIa'
rate is charged for all distances?that
is, it costs as much to send a package
one mile as it does to send it 3,000
miles. A comparison of charges un
der the present method and under the
new parcels post shows a vast reduc
tion in cost of packages of four pounds
or under:
Parcels weighing. 1 lb 2 lbs 3 lbs 41b
Old rates, all
distances .. ..$0.16 $0.32 $0.48 $0.64
New rates, in
effect .Ian. I.
191S:
50 mile zone .. .or. ,08 .11 .11
150 mile zone . . .06 .10 .1 I .IS
300 mile /one . . ,07 .12 .17
000 mile zone . . .OS .1 I .20 .20
1.000 mile zone. . .<?!> .10 .2:! .:'.('
1,100 mile zone.. .10 .1!? .28
1.SO0 mile zone. . .11 .21 .::i .41
Over 1.S00 miles .12 .21 .30 .48
qtllre visited at the home of Mr. Price,
in the country Sunday.
Mr. Asbury Cnthcart and family, of
Greenville, S. C, were at Watts Mill
Sunday.
Mr. (i. C. Donnatl and family, of the
Barksdale community, have moved to
Wotts mill.
The Fairview Camp W. O. W. still
continues to increase in number. On
last Friday night .Mr. Mose Bolster was
Introduced into the order. The boys
of woodcraft are hustlers at Watts
mills and have a lively camp.
The many friends of Mr. San ford
Bagwell will he glad to know that he
is much improved and again on the
road to recovery after a long spell of
fever.
Mrs. Stone and daughter. Miss Hat
tie, have been quite sick, but are
somewhat improved at this writing.
Mr. Clarence Donnan ha? been quite
sick with grippe during the- past week.
The earth bus already been dress
ed In her mantle of white as a Thanks
giving array. It should not be a sur
prise if she doesn't wear this mantle
quitO often this season, Judging from
what the weather men predict.
Rev. .1. M. Trogdon filled his ap
point ment at Hurricane Baptlfll
church Sunday morning at eleven
o'clock. He reported the sad ac
cident which occurred in that com
munity Saturday in which the little
eon of Mi. Whltmirc was aroldently
shot and killed by his brother while
out hunting.
The sympathy of this community is
extended to the bereaved ones in this,
the hour of their deep sorrow.
Mr. A. It. Cothron visited at '/.noree
one day last week.
You will find that druggists every
where speak well of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. They know from lonp
experlesec in tho sale of it thai in
cases of couichs and colds it can al
ways be depended upon, and that it is
pleasnnt and safe to take. For sale
by all dealers.
SOMETHING I> STORK.
For the Children and (?rown-ups in
Laurens when n Real Story Teller
Comes.
Supt B. L. Jones has about complet
ed arrangements for the appearance
here In December of Miss Eva Lcc, a
noted teller of stories, of Fairmont
Seminary near Washington. Miss Lee
gives an unique entertainment, but
one that has proven unusi ally pleas
ing and attractive. She tells stories
to young folks which appeal, because
of their simplicity and near approach
to reality, to old people as well. Her
repertoire includes bible stories,
myths, legends, fairy tales, animal
stories and hero stories. She is a
VOry versatile artist and hits prov
en horsell capable of pleasing audi
ences of any kind.
it has been said of her that she Is
"Among the few good story-tellers on
tho Lyceum platform, being recog
nized as an artist in her special Held
by both children and grown-U|)8.
"The elements contributing to her
greatness as a story-teller are, first of
all, her power to hold attention. Sec
ond, her emotionii (sincerity-?have
you listened to a woman whose own
heart has been touched by the mcSBOgO
of a great story and did you find in
her voice a soul fulness and tenderness
that seemed to create an atmosphere
Mi Which a soul could grow? It is
lIiis and personal mngnotlsm express
ed in a natural directness of man
ner that puts her at once en rapport
with her audience. Story-tc iling is
as old as the race and yet no talent is
so rare us that of the story-teller.
Story-telling has taken a firm hold on
all phases of education and it is a
privilege to study the art now as nev
er before. If we are like tho things
we think about can we neglect an op
portunity to put Into the hearts of our
young people stories of courage, fidel
ity to duty, loyalty to principle, puri
ty of heart."
Miss Loo will give an entertainment
at. the school auditorium Friday ev
ening. December 20th. An admission
fee will lie charged, the proceeds to
be placed to the credit of the fund
which has been drawn upon so often
in decorating the beautiful school
building.
Mr. Jones intends making this en
tertainment a success. The most im
portant item of a successful evening
is a large audience, so he is expecting
to have all the little folks and their
parents present the CVOUing of the
entertainment.
The Jewish Thanksgivlsg.
Last week The Advertiser carried
a short syndicated article, sent out
from .New York, corresponding the
American Thanksgiving with Pprim,
a Thanksgiving, of the Hebrews. Mr.
William Solomon, one of the local
Hebrews, has corrected the impression
given in this story, saying that the
Jewish day most corresponding to
Thanksgiving is llanooka or the Feast
of Lights, which is a celebration of the
victory of the Maccabeans over the
King of Yovon. The Maccttbooii vic
tory was all the more glorious because
of their fewness of number as com
pared to the army of the King of
Yovon. The feast lasts for eight days,
this being the length of time that the
linhts in the temple were miraculous
ly kept burning while a fresh supply
was being sought, the enemy having
exhausted the supply before leaving.
The feast is Celebrated by prayer,
feasting and thanksgiving. One can
dle is kept burning the first day. two
the second day and one is added for
each succeeding day until the eighth
is passed when the feast is over.
Mlli:\ l'OL'H LIVEN
(JOES wim>><;
Xenrlj Kvcrybod) Needs 11 Liver
Stimulant at One Time or Another.
Nearly everybody now and then is
annoyed with a sluggish, lazy liver or
by constipation or by biliousness.
It is for this reason that Dodson's
Liver Tone is such a godd medicine
to keep always in the liOuse.
Cither children or tfVows-ups can
take Dodson's Liver Tone without bad
after-effects and without restriction of
habit or diet.; It is 1/ vegetable liquid
with n pleasant tayte. hut a reliever
of constipation andrllver troubles, and
entirely takes the/place of calomel.
The Laurels /bug Co. guarantees
every bottle <\&' Dodson's Liver Tone
they sell. It costs .Ml cents per bottle
and if you arc not satisfied that it is
worth the money, they will hand your
half dollar back to you with a smile.
Don'l be fooled by preparations iml
tntlng the claims of Dodson's Liver
Tone. Just remember the Laurens
Drug Co. will give you hack your
money if Dodsons' Liver Tone fails
you. That is a guarantee that guaran
tees.
*
ErtensloD Article No. 0?.
Care of Need Corn.
*
It has conic to the notice of the
Station that from time to time in the
spring on a number of farms In the
State, there 1s a scarlty of good
corn. The question of how to prevent
such a deplorable condition then aris
es, and the usual advice given for
meeting this poor seed corn situation
is to test the germinating power of
each ear. This Is good advice when
it does not become a yearly habit;
but, the germination test is very dis
couraging unless the seed corn is
gathered and dried early In the fall,
thus causing the seed to retain full I
productiveness which the germination
test cannot restore or oven properly
reveal. No matter how carefully the
see 1 corn may be tested In tho spring,
the best seed nnd the highest vitality
cannot be had unless selection of ma
ture seed that have n'l the character*
isties of a good yielding, acclimated
variety, h;is begun :i the fall and
good care taken of it during the win
ter.
It has been demonstrated that tin
early fall use of seed corn racks will
increase the acre yield of corn by
several bushels on practically all
farms. The initial cost is slight and
the racks can be mod for a life time
when properly taken care of nnd
stored away when not in use. The
sure way for the farmer to avoid us
ing land and labor is planting t.I
of reduced productiveness is by se
lecting seed early and caring for it
A small house could be built on each
farm so that all seed for spring plant
ing could b<- kepi therein. Such ?
house should be well ventilated nnd
so constructed as to be Inaccessible
to rats und mice. This could bo
done by Inverting a common galvan
ized pan over the pillars, Then be
ginning about L' or 3 feet from the
Wall a tier of shelves is built upward
from the floor. These shelves are
made preferably of slats instead of
solid plank so as to .allow of suf
ficient Ventilation between the ears.
About C Ischos from this tier another
tier of shitted shelves is built and so
on in pall's across the room. Two or
three feol is left between each pair of
tiers to permit a man with a basket to
piiss through, placing the ears on the
shelves. The husked ears are placed
on these shelves after selection in
barly fall, and will sonn dry out, thus
Issenlng all danger of freezing and
thereby loss of vitality of seed i
spring.
A cheaper initial (fist can be had by
stringing heavy wire | |-2 feet apart
across from one side of the building or
la any dry. well ventilated house on
the farm ami hanging the (inn up to
these win h by menus of a double
striiiK. The ears ate laid in the two
strings which are then crossed, an
other ear put on. and so on until the
string of OfU'8 is just about two feet
from the door when tied to the over
head wire. This method permits of
perfect ventilation between the oars
but the weight of the lindrld corn
sometimes breaks the wire or pulls it
cut from its Listenings.
Another method Is common use is
to use the upright wires of an old
electrically welded wire fence. The
diagonal wire are cut off short enough
to reach about 1-2 the length of ear.
and tiie ears of corn are stuck on
these diagonal wires, tips upward.
Usually these wires are bent upward
at a slight angle to give firmer sup
port for the car, These wires should
be hung on n supporting wire as in
ease of the string. When the build
ing in which they nie stored is proof
against rodent.-, these wires can be
bung on nails from the cross pieces.
Any one of these methods insures
tho farmer against moldy, diseased
corn, nnd against seed of low vitality
caused by alternate freezing and
heating.
Could Shout for Joy.
"I want to thank yon from the bot
tom of my heart,'* wrote c. i). Rader,
of Lewlsburg, W. Va? "for the won
derful double benefit I got from Klee
trie Hitters. In curing mo of both ;i
severe CBBO of HtomilCh trouble nnd
of rheumatism, from whlyfi I had been
an almost helpless sufferer for ten
made just for me/V For dyspepsia.
Indigestion, jaundice, and to rid the
system of kidney poisons that cause
rheumatism, ?lcctrlC Bitters have no
enual. Try them. Bvery bottle is
guaranteed to satisfy. Only 50 cents
at Laurem; Drug Co. and Palmetto
Drug Co.
P. II. .leter.
Asst. to Director.
years. It suited
SEE HIM FIRST!
Before the fertilizer salesman arrives, go to your dealer and explain tu him that
you will not buy 2 percent, goods that contain only 40 pounds of Potash
per ton. Show him that modern, profitable fertilizers contain from
5 to 10 per cent. Potash, and that the composition of crops and the
I POTASH
POTASH
effect of crops on soils require that
the per cent, of Potash should be
increased until it it as great as, or
greater than, the per cent, of Phos
phoric Acid in the fertilizer. It is this grade of goods that pays you
and your dealer best. The quantity and quality
of the crops arc better and the actual plant food
costs less pet pound.
Write %ii lor Free- Hook wltb
Protitabio Formulas
\\V will sell you I'olssh Salt
In any qunntil v Irom 2u> pounds
up. \v rito lor prices.
GERMAN KALI WORKS, lcc.
42 Brosdway. New York
Monidnoek Block
Ch!ca?o, III.
Bank & Trust Btdg. //-"x
WhllMl B.ink Bltlr
hi t Olluri. U.
CANS
That s where dnirj prohls come from Don't be sniis
icd with low-average m?h production from your dairy
herd heed and labor costs arc increasing. Kvery row
should earn a probt for you, ami il is worth while lotnakc
her do u!
prof?* Animal Regulator
not only increases milk production but sustains .t ' 1
longer period, .lho cost is slight, bul ibe '.< 11 lt.< arc big.
25c, 50c, $1 : 25-Lb. Pail, 50
"Your Money Cack it h Fails." .' /
prpjjp Worm Powder ;
Kills and expels worin? in all livestock, 50c paekoee
nics.mal worn" frcqucnily 1..,,. stock in "run down'
v-?ct rid cf them!
couditi
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OUR MOTTO 5S
PURE DRUGS
first. last and all the time. Wo fool
that your safety must be our very first
consideration. Thai is why it is ab
solutely safe to fill your drug needs
here. Whether you require a most
important prescriptioi <.r the simplest
household remedy you can he sure of
its quality if il comes from here.
Dodson-Edwa/ds Drag Co.
Agents for Kern'.: Candies.
Mn v~r;
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livery lifo litis Its Deeenther. livery tiiftn is looking
forw tt/?</ to :i com fort nhle old nget lor when the
&TOHM& Ol* A DVHltSITY come, we wish to feel tlmt
WO tiVO in, Otlt of t tum hie. <)ld ngc tnttst etnne, it/ltl old
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for imytmi'. II' you wttttt (o hv com i'o rt nhly enretl fur
whon yon (grow ?>/</, ho gin on ring for yotivself now.
Stttrt 11 hunk ti<jvt>lilit with ns .VOW'.
We nnv Interest in Snvlltg? Do/Hl I't IllOtlt.
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Laurens, S. C.
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