THE BOYS AND GIRLS
AT THE CORN SHOW
Arrangements being Perfected to Take
('are of Them, no Matter How Large
the Flock of Them.
Columbia, Jan. 13.?Arrangements
have been perfected whereby the Ex
position School for Prize Winners, to
bo conducted during the first week of
tho Fifth National Corn Exposition
?
here, will be coeducational. In ad
dition to the 800 or 900 prize winning
corn club boys from all parts of the
South, some half a hundred prize
winning tomato club girls from nearly
a dozen Southern States will also take
part in this unique feature of the Ex
position. The National Corn Expo
sition opens on January 27th.
The boys who attend this school
will be housed in a Bpeclal building at
the Exposition grounds. Arrangements
have been made for the entertain
ment of the girls in some of the best
homes in Columbia, and plans are
being perfected for social features.
The girls will spend practically the
entire day at the Exposition grounds,
hearing lectures in common with the
boys, and attending special courses of
instruction covering domestic science
and arts, canning, cooking, lectures
on floral culture, growing of vegeta
bles, poultry raising, and kindred sub
jects. Special attention will be given
to the Exposition exhibits. Mr. J. B.
Hodby, of Auburn, Alabama, is sup
erintendent of this school for prize
win ners.
Each State will send live prize-win
ning tomato club girls to this Exposi
tion school. The tomato club work
is conducted by the Farmers' Coop
erative Demonstration Work of tho
Fedora] department of agriculture In
cooperation with the State agricul
tural institutions. The special ngents
In charge of the work for the sever
al states are: Virginia, Miss Ella
Agnew, Burkevillo; South Carolina,
Miss Edith L. l'arrott, Rock Hill: Mis
sissippi, Miss Susie v. Powell, Jock
son; Georgia, Miss Mary Crosswell,
Athens; Alabama. Mrs. Dcrtlc I. Rob
inson, Auburn: Florida, Miss Agnes
Ella Harris, Tallahassee; Tonnessee,
Miss Virginia P. Moore, Nashville:
North Carolina, Miss .lane S. McKin
*non, Raleigh; Louisiana, Miss Eliza
beth B. Kelly, Baton Rouge. In Ar
kansas, Texas and Oklahoma, the
girls' work is handled by the authori
ties in charge of the boys' corn club.
A FAYING BUSINESS.
Retter than Raising Cotton, this Thing
of Flnying Rase Rail. Salary of
$40,000 per Year.
Chicago, January 8.?Frank Chance,
the former Chicago National league
team's manager, to-day was signed to
manage the New York American
League Club at a salary and interest
which amounts to $120,000 for the
throe years, for which he contracted?
the largest amount ever paid a base
ball player. Of this sum $75,000 is
salary and the remainder the estimated
value of 5 per cent of the net earnings
of tho club.
Two days of negotiations between
Chance and Frank Farrell, of the
New York Club, were brought to a
climax this afternoon. Announce
ment of tho agreement was made at
the office of D. B. Johnson, president
of the league.after an hour's con
ference.
* Get Acquainted with the Banker. *
Wo hope many of our farmers
are starting bank accounts now that
money for the year's crops Is com
ing in. A man is more likely to savo
his money If he has started putting
his surplus in a bank; and it is a
great convenience to bo able to make
payments by check. When you
pay a bill with cash you may have
no record of Its payment; but a re
turned check with the payee's en
dorsement on tho back constitute; a
good receipt. Not all farmers who
have started bank .accounts however,
are as careful as they should be 111
writing Checks, We have just receiv
ed a check on subscription written
In lead pencil. .No cluck should ever
be written In pencil. It must fre
quently pass through sevoral hands)
before reaching the bank, and if writ
ten In pencil it In easy for the amount
lo be raised.?The Progressive Farm
er.
HUGH LONG IX DELEGATION. ,
Former Mayer of Wngener who Killed
Piekens N. Gunter Will Come for
Session of Legislature.
Aikcn, Jan. 12.?Aiken county's
delegation will leave Tuesday for Co
lumbia to be ready for the convening
of the general assembly. The dele
gation is composed of John F. Wil
liams, senator, and G. Tillman Holley,
J. Chester Busbee and Hugh Long,
representatives.
Since his nomination last fall Hugh
Long, then mayor of Wagener, shot
and killed Pickens N. Gunter, presi
dent of the Bank of Wagener and a
prominent planter. It was necessary
for the /snTdcers to spirit him away
from Wagener one night last October
to save him from being shot to pieces
by a mob that had him surround
ed for several hours in a house when
j the ofllcers came to the rescue. I^ong's
trial for the murder of Gunter is
scheduled to come up at the February
term of general sessions court, which
begins on the first Monday in next
month.
Although court will lie in progress
while the legislature will be in session.
Long will take his seat and remain
in Columbia until the beginning of
court, it is understood that his law
yets will move for a continuance of
his trial in order that he may serve
in the legislature without interruption.
GINNING REPORT
SHOWS DECREASE
12,919,257 Bales Ginned Prior to Jan.
I, Popart Shows.
Washington, Jan. 0. ? The eighth
cotton pinning report of the census
bureau for the season, issued at 10
o'clock this morning, announced that
I2,919,p57 bales of cotton, counting
round as half bales, of thr- growth of
1912 had been ginned prior to Wed
nesday, Jan. I, to which date during
the past seven years the ginning av
eraged 92.8 per cent, of the entire
crop. Last year to a.lnuary 1, there
had been ginned 14,317,002 hales, or
92.I per cent of the entire crop; In
1908 to that date. 12,405,298 bales, or
!'"..:: per cent., and In 1900 to that date,
11,741,039 bales, or 90.4 per cent.
Included in the ginning* were 72,
799 round bales, compared witli 96,
227 bales last year, 9(19,292 bales in
"10, 143,949 bales in 1909 and 230,
572 bales in 1908.
The number of Sea Island cotton
bales included were 67,329, compared
with 105,988 bales last year. 89,611
bales in 1909, and 86,528 bales in
1908.
South Carolina.
1912 .1,173,549 _
1911 .1,508,753 89-2
1908 .1,176,220 96.7
1906 . 868,977 95.2
The next ginning report will be is
sued Thursday, January 23, at 10 a.
m., and will nnnounco the quantity
I of cotton ginned prior to Wednesday,
January 15.
YOU CAN BANK ON
ZEMO FOH ECZEMA!
A 25c Bottle Will ProTe It Absolutely.
Your skin will revel with Joy the
moment you apply the new remedy,
ZBMO. "Glory, but isn't it great!"
ZEMO is a liquid. You rub it on the
affected part, it sinks right in, and
then it's goodbye to all that terrible
itching, to every eczema sore, eczema
pain, pimples, blnckheads, blotches,
rashes, sores and prickly heat. Yes,
they all go; they've go/ to go. And
how clear, smooth arfd spotless It
leaves the skin! Dantfruff disappears,
too. ZI0MO Is safo, .absolutely.
Use ZEMO for irritated, raw and In
flamed skin; for cifls, sores and hives
and feel the difference at once. Chil
dren especially who suffer from skin
affliction will go wild over it. ZEMO is
guaranted to stop itching.
ZEMO is sold at drug stores, in 25
cent and $1 bottles, or sent direct, on
receipt of price, by E. W. Rose Medi
cine Co., St. Louis, Mo. Tho $1 bottlo
contains six times as much as the 25
cent bottle.
Sold and guaranteed In Laurena by
the Laurens Drug Co.
FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Take notice that on the 1st day of
February. I will render a final account
of my acts and doings as Administra
tor of the estate of Rebecca Christian,
deceased in the ofllco of the Judge of
Probate of Laurens county at II
O'clock a. in., and on the same day
will apply for a final discharge from
my trust as Administrator.
\ny porsort indebted to said estate
are notified and required to make pay
ment on that date; and all por onfl
having claims agaipfil ?"^'^^ estate win
present them on or before said date,
duly proven, or bo ! OY barred.
January
EIGHTY MILLIONS
ARE BANK'S PROFITS
Wall Street Hanker Tells of Huge Tro
ths Made by First National Hank of
New York.
Washington, Jan. 9.?Enormous
profits of the First National Hank of
New York were recounted today by
Goo. F. Baker, chairman of the board
of directors of the bank, as a wit
ness before the house money trust
committee. Mr. Baker furnished the
committee with records showing that
since its organazatlon in 1863 with a
capitalization of $500,000 the bank
lias made profits amounting to more
than $SO,000,000.
In the four years since 190S, Mr.
Raker told the committee, the bank
had paid dividends of 226 percent or
more than twice the total capitali
zation which is now $10,u00,000.
When the capital was increased to
that amount in 1901 a special div
dond of $9,500,000 was declared, to
enable the stockholders to take up
in order to provide $10,000,000 of
capital for tho organization of the
First FiOuritios company to take over
the business "which the bank could
not do under the law" Mr Baker said
"a special dividend of ten million
was declared." This was in addition
to the regular yearly dividends.
18,550 Ter (cut Dividend.
Samuel Untormyor, counsel for the
committee, from the figures suppll
I id by Mr. Baker, calculated that since
ho assumed the presidency of tho
First National in 1873, that institu
tion has paid dividends of 18,550 per
cent on its original capitalization.
Mr. Baker flatly opposed tho sug
gestion by Mr. I'ntermyer that na
tional banks be roqutrod to make
public their assets in order that de
positors anil stockholders might know
the nature of securities hold by the
hanks, the witness declaring that he
saw no possible good that could come
of such a provision. That there is
10 impropriety in OHO man holding
'ircciorship in two or more poten
tially competitive banks, railroads or
industrial corporations was another
stand taken by Mr. Maker. Mr.Un
tormyor rovlowod with him a long
list of railroads, in which he was a
director some of which the lawyer
held were potentially competing lines
Mr. Baker declared that it was rather
an advantage to hold such director
ships, because differences between
the companies thus lie readily ad
justed."
"Such a situation," he continued,
"as often beneficial to all parties con
cerned."
Mrs. Mamie Stewart Peden.
Fountain Inn, Jan. 11. Mrs. Ma
mie Stewart Peden, wife of A. S,
Peden of Fountain Inn, was burled
today in the cemetery here. The ser
vice was conducted at the Presbyte
rian church by Dr. Grlflin of Green
ville, who is a warm personal friend
of the family, She died on the morn
ing of January 9, having been in de
clining health for a month. The end did
not come as a surprise, but her loss
will be keenly felt, not only by the
large number of relatives, but by the
many friends, who loved her for per
sonal attractiveness and noble Oh. p
tlon qualities. Resides her busbai
she is survived by one son, J. C. Ped
en, who is pursuing a medical course
at the University of Pennsylvania, and
by two daughters, Mrs. J. E. Manning
and Mrs. J. R. Kellctt.
ACTS ON THE LIVER.
Dodson's Liver Tone Livens Up the
Liver?Is More Than a Mere Laxa
five. u
Calomel was for years the onJy
known medicine that would stimulate
tho liver. But calomel is often dan-|
gerous, and people are not to he blam
ed for being afraid of it.
Within the last few years many med
icines have been put out to be used
Instead of calomel, but their effect is
on the bow.ls?not on the liver. The
Damons Drug Co. says that the only
real liver medicine to- actually take
the place of calomel is Uodsjfn's Liver
Tone a mild, harmless, ve/otablo li
quid that the Lnurena Ding Co. rc
i commended to take the \J;u-t~ of cal
omel and which gives )/ompt relief
in cases of const ipat \ow, biliousness
and Sluggish liver.
S.i confident are the Laun n Ding
? Co. that they give their personal glior
Thomas Jefferson Little.
In the death of Mr. Thomas Jeffer
son Little, which occurred Sunday.
December 1st, 1912, Laurons county
has lost one of her very best citizens.
Mr. Little lived to a ripe old age.
He WOUld have been 73 years of age
had he lived until February 1st, 1913.
For the last six years before bis death
he was incapacitated on account of a
stroke of paralysis, but bore his bur
den with fortitude. Finally he was at
tacked with Brlght's disease and suf
fered greatly from a swollen foot,
which was attacked by blood poison.
His sufferings must have been very
great, but throughout the long days
of bis illness he was perfectly resign
ed to Qod'B will and was able to tell
those who catne to see hint in his last
illness that he was confident of Iii?
salvation and asked them to meet him
in heaven. Throughout all of his pain
ful illness he did not murmur.
Mr. Little was a good Boldier during
?he war between the States, lie serv
ed In Company 10, 7th Regiment South
Carolina Cavalry.
He was a consistent member of
Methany Presbj'terlnil church and was
loved and honored by a wide circle of
friends and acquaintances who sympa
thize deeply with the family in their
grc-.it loss.
J,
Lisbon Locals.
Lisbon, Jan. 13. -Wo see from some
of the newspapers in ami out of (In
state that the national corn show Ik
going to > o one of the biggest things
tha' ever came to the state of South
Carolina. We are all glad to kllOW
that this great show is coining, ami
we think that every farmer with his
hoys and girls ought to attend if ho
possibly can do so. You will sc
something that you may never have
the pleasure of seeing again and
then those Who base nOVCI' seen
the city by the Conga roe will
have that pleasure and many other
places of Interest that these little boys
and girls can toll about to their chil
dren, at the first and perhaps the
last national corn show in South Car
olina. The state fair people have the
building for the grand display of this
great show and they are going to do
their part to make it one of the great
est corn shows on record.
There ought to be a monument plac
ed at the head of the men who stall
ed this great work, you call demon
stration farm work. They havo done
more for the farmers and their in
terest than anything Imaginable. Then
comes Jerry Moore. It Is worth the
trip to go down and talk fanning to
little Jerry. You remember the west
went wild over Jerry, whl'e the most
of us depend on the west for our
corn. If we will attend this great
show see Jerry and let him give us his
plans we will put the west out of
business as far as South Carolina Is
concerned. We are like Col. .1. II.
Wharton, we are going to see that
show if It is the last we ever sec.
We wonder If "Aunt Kate" Isn't go
ing down to the corn show. If she
does wo can say this much: "When
she gets back to Madden yon notice
what she says in The Advertiser, and
you see what you have lost by not
going. We always look forward to
'Aunt Kate's' letters. They are very
Instructive as well as interesting.
She wields a fluent pen."
Miss Alma Oarrett will give a box
supper at the Lisbon high school next
Friday night, 7th. The proceeds will
go for improvement on the school
house. Everybody come and help this
worthy cause.
Mrs. Milam and Mrs. Fuller are very
much indisposed right at this time.
Wo hope these good ladles will soon
be enjoying their usual health again
Mr. William Moyd. of Mount villo. i
was visiting relatives last week at this
place.
Mr. Boyd knows how to talk farm-,
Ing and can farm after he talks it.
The Lisbon school honor roll is a
follows:
Firs! rhdo ? Louise- Rid'1' i I
Mixson's
High-Gradc Seeds
Are BcsT:.
White Soja Bciins?heavy, rapid growth.
Good for for.igo crops. Velvet Beans for im
proving worn out lands. Once started t over3 ground
i\ with dense v'nes. Cucumbers, Cabbage, Corn, Sorghum,
u Cotton and other seeds of best variety am! guaranteed
vitality. 'lTie kind that grow.
Mixson's Seedk
u for truck CarmjOifracn, feed forpastureorforopo.
daptcd to Southern soils and climate and result in
tits toi y.Mt. Low pi:' i a and freight rates on large
very burner should have our complete catalog
Ii t 1) foio oidoring his seed. Write for your
day,
. II. MIXSON SEED CO.,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
arith fate,
I TOBILET
ns'cj-x-.-. ^
Our drug store has become "The Prescription drug
store" of this community, because people have learned
that we take utmost ca; e in filling every prescription
entrusted to us; that we never use poor, old drugs; that
we never substitute, and give you prompt service. Send
your prescriptions to us, no mattar what physician
writes them, and KNOW that they will be filled just
exactly as prescribed.
COME TO OUR DRUG STORE.
PALMETTO DRUG CO.
_LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA _
SWEEPING
REDUCTION
Everything Must Move in Its Season.
Ladies' all-Wool Norfolk Jackets and
Sweaters, former price $3.50 down to
$2.50.
Misses sizes were $2.75 now $2.00
Children's Sweaters in White only,
sizes 20, 22 and 24 were 50 cents now 40
cents.
Wool Mufflers and Shawls.
Special value in White Cotton and all
Wool Blankets at
W. G. WE