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A Card to the Public. Editor Lau-rens- Advertiser: I trust you will all w me space in the columns yonr paper to say a few w,.rds, ::inh intercst of the can didacy .f theI li-n. R. A. Co per. tf Lauen . .Ir. CLpr wo have x lc\wn sinlce hi.. cahihod. is a candidatc the ee -.f licitr .f the S Vc Ith Jtidicial Crcuit. ilav known im !is life. hvin beeni hin teachr and friciid. I wih to Ict the pt...plc f the Sc\eiitli cir cuiit kn..w% z,vmething ,f the charac ter fthe man wh is secking this iigh e at their hands The history of all nations and races in every age of mankind rcveals flte fact that the greatest men. th- safest leaders, the deepest minds emanate from the humble walks of life. This is a rule to which there are but few exceptions. We understand the log ical reason f,-r this when we consid er what it is that makes the man. Since both reason and the observa tion of actual development of human powers prove to us that self exertion. self application and self responsibil ity are the means by which strength of character and greatness 6f mind are attained, we understand readily the reason for this truth. When this condition of life is accompanied by natural soundness. ability and am bition in the boy. the road to use fulness is made doubly sure. As well might von try to crush the truth or change the order of nature as to keep down the boy whose desires and am bitions have been awakened by the touch of nazture's God. and whose en vironments have thrust him upon his own resources a( responsihilities. From such h r. ime our self-made men in ee make-up God and self are almost the sole factors. These are the men to whcm our country looks for leadership. and - whom the people love to encourage, trust and honor. The Piednion section of our state is proid Cf a number of such men. Some have nnished their work of usefulness and have gone on to reap the reward of the just and great. ut their names still linger in our mew -rv and their work stands as monu ments t, -their greatness. Others :oday are 'iling positions of trust and honor and helping to make the histor' of the country they love and the people they serve. Prominent among these is the subject of this sketch. Hon. R. A. Cooper. Springing from the ranks of the common ycoemanry, born and reared among the red hills of the Reedy, in heriting the good fortune of patriot ic. though for the most part, private ancestry, surrounded by the elements of a sturdy wholesome development. and naturally endowed with a char acter andl amb)ition foBr public life, Mr. Cooper has had just the training nec essary to nt him for the positions which he has already filled with credit to himself and hion'r to the countyv. and to which he is :tow\ aspiring. Like Alexander Hamilton he has ever had that self-c..midece,c which inspires the belief in a boy that he can climb tCc the height- :i;i'a. reachcd by *thers. 'With the-: :ende~ncies and ambi tions. Mr. C r hat- fri nm his youth made the nec'd- e wam.lt of the pen ple a 5peci:a! Study. Thc desire for law and poiieis wa- early manifested in the mind of the boy. He looked upon these as the tieid in which his labors might be pronitably and pleas antly spent. Early in youth he de * veloped into a strong, pointed and logical debater. The field of ora tory was especially inviting to thg boyish mind, and he looked forward to the glad day svhen he might be come a public orator. The studies of civil government and statesman ship were his delight. He has ever been brave in the defense of right and always loyal to the prin ciples of justice, never hesitatig to declare his position on any subject. In all his public acts as well as in the relations of private life, fidelity to duty and loyalty to principle have been promir.nt characteristics of the boy and man. These are the qualities that elways command respect and confident. and lead to posi-ions of honor and re sponsibility. With such qualities and native endowments we are not suir prised to see him forging to the front ranks of useful as well as prominent. citizenship. Worthy energy and pereverance will ever be recognized. and <ieserveilv so, no matter i whmn ihcv are fund. To honor the man is t enc4 ura, ge his traits of char acter. to co inlide in him i- to awaken similiIar aIalities in the minds 'f C ''11 . fr-'11 the c"Illi 'l xk.walks 'i life a w have sai sad, Mr. er'. mean*. L educat in were IIICa..1r :md t. a 1e.~'~~i~in 111k ycar. n. .m' ari!v sl ow and~. fraughlit with many privat-i-ns a-nd with much lab r ald etzi uponl Il hi VIw part. 11 ut with a dcterinelid mlind and reso'lute will whicli was incapable of rec-qgniz ing an iii,iriountable difficulty. ev-er keeping before him the coverted ob Ject if his life. ie filallv succeeded. b dint of his indo-mitable courage. in securing the mem:.i prep -ntion needed for his work. Such courage. such patience and indefatigable per severance knows no -failure. These are the qualities which will ever coin iand recognition at the hands of the people. The history of his life is an exam pie for every young man of ambitious tendencies and his success should be an inspiration to those of limited ie-ms. Every p)C.itiorl o %%bi-ih he has been called has been faithfully and honestly filled, and every duty conscientiously discharged. As a student he was honest, faithful and obedient: as teacher, kind, thought ful and just: a, lawyer. fair. scrupu lons and1 aggressive: as legislator. considera-e. economic and wise: and in all things brave aid fearlecs in the support of truth and in the defense of right. His gratitude for past favors is always proven by his loy altv to the nee<ds and wishes of his const ituencv. Having known "Mr. Cooper from his v,inl and having been his teach er for some years. as wel' as asso ciated with him in o:her relations. we feel justilied in claiming a knowl edge -f his life and character. and i certifying to the correctness of the facts which we have tried to pre sent above. This is written not with any spirit or intention of dis paraging the rightful claim of others., but to bring the subject of this sketch befor,,- the people in his true light. We feel sure that Hon. R. A. Cooper is eminently worthy of any considera tion the people may feel disposed to show him, and that any confidence placed in him will be scrupulously preserved inviolate. W\e bespeak for him the support he so richly de serves. Respectfully. WV. P. Culbertson. MIountvilie, S. C. ADVT. A Drop in Values. An odld story oft Emerson wvas told the other day by a Cambridge man. "A Newv York woman." he said. "called on Emerson one morning. The philosopher was reading in his studty anid near him, on a plate. there lay' a little healp of cherry stones. The vis ioir slipped o ne of these 5t one s into her glove. "Some months later she met Emer sn again at a recepdion in Boston. She recalled her visit to him and then she pointed to a brooch she wore a brooch of gold and brilliants, with the cherry stone set in the center. " I took this stone from the plate at your elbow on the morning of my call,' she said. "'Ah.' said Emerson, I'll tell my amantensis of that. He will be pleased. The young man loves cher ries, but I never touch them myself.''' He Saved Street Car Fares. Prof. Francis A. March, the noted philoigist of LaFayette. is an officer of the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity, and at one of the fraterni-ty meetings. ap propos of flippancy, he said:. "An old friend of 'mine told me the othe'r day of a remark that a young man had made to him. This remark is interesting because it illustrates the tiippancy, the impudence. that passes for wit among a certain class of youth. "My friend is rich, and he said to the young man: "Save, economize. I laid the foun dation of my fortune by saving street car fares." "'I didn't know vou had ever been a condutctor.' the vouing man answer edl And he added to this: "It coildn't be done in these days, any how, on account of the fare-register Wood's Seeds. crilmson Clover Sown at the last working of the Corn or Cotton Crop, Can he plowed under the following April or May in time to plant corn or other crops the same season. Crimson Clover prevents winter leaching of the soil, is equal in fer tilizing value to a good application of stable manure and will wonder fully increase the yield and qual itv of corn or o her crops which follow it. It also makes splendid u winter and spring grazing, fine early green feed, or a good hay crop. Even if the crop is cut off, the action of the roots and stubble improve the land to a marked de grite for price and special cir cular telling about seeding etc. t< T.W.Wood & Sons, Seedsmen, RICHMOND, - VIRGINIA. Wood's Descriptive Fall Catalog, ready about August 1st, tells all about Farm and Vegetable Seeds for Fall plant ing. Mailed free on request. SPECTACLES Carefully and Accurately Fitted at Daniels & Willianisao, JEWELERS. Illinois Central Railroad DIRECT ROUTE TO THE ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION. TWO TRAINS DAILY. In connection with W. & A. R. R. & N. C. & S. L. Rv fom Atlanta Lv Atlanta 8.25 a m Ar St.Louis 7.08 Leave Atlanta 8.25 A. M. Arrive St. Louis ,7.08 A. M. Leave Atlanta 8.30 P. M. Arrive St. Louis 7.36 P. M. IWith Through Sleeping Cars FROM ROUTE OF THE FAMOUS "DIXIE FLYER" Carrying the only morning sleeping car from Atlanta to St. Louis This car leaves Jacksonville daily, 8.0 p. in.. Atlanta 8:25 a. nm., giving you the entire day in St. Louis to get located. * For rates from your city. WXorld's Fair Guide B3ook and schedu'les,' seeping car reservations, aou ior book showing hotels and boarding houses. quoting their rat-s. write to .FRED D. MILLER, Traveling Passenger Agent. No. I N. Prvor St.. Atlanta. Ga. OF Newberry, S. C. Orgar imedc. 1896.I Capital - - - $50000' Surplus - - - 19,500 Paid Stockholders since organization 21,000 Paid Depositors ;in Savings depart ment since or ganization - - $9,200 A mnan working by the da y is paid for the time he puts inat -ork, but when that man saves a dollar for his day's labor it works for him nights, as well as days; never lays off on account of bad weather and never gets sick, but goes right on earn ing iiim an income It's a nice1 thing to work for money. but it's much nicer to have money working for you. Try it-- -open a savings~ account with a-s and get some money: working for you. Make a deposit in the Savings department today and let it begin to work for you. Interest computed at 4 per cent T annary r and July i of each yenr. Broad & 9tb Sts., RICt :ommerclol. Stenographic. Telegraphic cnd Eng. E 'it 1.% the leading Business College south of thi *When I reached Richrtond. I inquired of several b. n the city. and. without. exception, they all recor - Ross. LAW STENO6RAPHER. Richmond. BookkeeP Limestone Colleo 6affney, S. POINTS OF EXCELI.ENCE:-Iligh standard. Ahl tv 'Methods. Fine Equipment. Splendid Liho-ary n .urpasscd iealthfuiines. Honor *stem 1:1111 Lit egrees of A. B. and A. NI. Winnie Davis School of Hi mnd for catalogue. Lee Davis L "URMAN UNIVERQ Courses leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Arts t B Library Reading Room. Laboratories, Large and Cc a 'Minimum. Next session begins Sept. i.. For rooms apply to Pr on. address. T.3 ,ecretary of the Facul y. hiskey _ _ Morphinie _ Cigai Habit, Habit, Hal Cured byKeeley Institute 1329 Lady St. (6r P. 0. Box 75.) Columbia. S. C. SEABC AIR LINE - NORTH SOUTH -- Two Daily Pullman Vestil Between SOUTH and FIRST-GLASS DININ The Best Rates and Route Via Richmond and W Norfolk and Steamer Nashville, Memphis Louis, Chicago, New Points South and Southwe qnd Jacksonville and al and Cuba. POSSITIVELy THE SHORTE NORTH ANI XWFor detailed information, man reservations, etc., apply t board Air Line Railway, or Jos Passenger Agent, Columbia, S C. F. STEWART, Ass SAVANNA *uhb'trom. Northlbound ~ 'chcdu e on Etieut January 10th I'h Te.T . 12.44 8 40 am Lv Atlanta is..) Ar. 8 .au pmin : 10 53 omi '1then3 6 19 p;m 2.W .2 00 ,'.: Elbertou 5 17 pDm 3.31 03 pm A bbeville 4 05 pml .. :pi' 'renwOo^ 3 35 P'i 2 151 :.. A i 1% ( :-'r; ;.s. 2 45 pm 3.4 .5 6.1 7.1 12.4 10 00 am Lv Glenn Springs A.r 4 g0 pm 2i 12 01 pm Spartanbur. 8 30 pm 5 S15 tur Greenvlle 3 25 pD . (Haris Springs) 23 1 17 pm Waterloo 2 20 pm 6.'i 1 39 .m .ar Laurens (Dina'r) Lv 2 '7 pm 6.41 I12 4 84yD?1y53 52 21 85 ilVl1 'l y D'ly D'13 _ xex ex ex in Sun Bn n F am am pmn pm pun am TiO1 70s 2 02 Lv Lanzt-na Al 1 5. 900 6 00 etc [5 7.-0 209 Parks 1 42 851 560 I S5 7 %2 22 Clinton.. 130 830 52e 15 750 8 84 Goldville 1 16 3 00 4 45 3: 8 00 2 44 Kinard 1 09 7 45 4 30 T. # 8 09 2 49 Gary 103 735 4 40 .... 50 818 254 Jalapa 1258 725 405 l b0 840 310 Newberry. 12 43 7 95 3 45 32 9 02 3 24 Prosper1ty :2 28 9 41 3 05. L 48 9 18 334 Slighs & 18 6 26 250 t10 9 25 3 39 Lt Mountain 1214 6 20 2 40 40 9 40 3 51 Chapin 1203 6 05 22 I L55 9 50 3 57 Hilton 1156 556 2 L6 05 955 i 0. White Rock 11 53 550 200 262510 04 iI'7 Ballen tine 11 48 5 41 1 50 3AB ~55X-.O7 4!7 Irmo il 39 528 1 32 i151026 421 Leaphart.. 1132 519 119 M 30 10 45 4 45 Coluu- bia 2 15 5 00 11W No. A. C. L~. I8 1( i 55 ~1120 nm ~am .... 4 es C'L3onieti r L.4nr i1 '0 ... IMOND, VA. Oepts. Ladies a gentlem)eo. No vcctOns, Potomac River."--pHiL. ..sOG 9 isiness men for the best Busir-ss rollege: nmended Smithdeal's as the best - w. ing. Shorthand. W-itinq. tougnt b:i r-sl. :e for Women, c. Exc-l!ent Labor:itories. Beautiful s~te. r scientinc 1fuiical. anid Artistic Cstree Story. Next seiopens Sept. 2ot t Adge, A. M., Ph. D., President.. wn I GREENVILLE, S. C. EDWIN.McNEAL POTEAT,. 5 President. A.) and 'Master of Arts (M. A.) mfortable Dormitories. Fxpenses retdutced. of. H. T. Cook. For Catalogue or informa rette All Drug and Tobacco )it, Habits of South Carolina. Confidental correispondence solicited. )ARND RAILWAY. EAST -- WEST. >uled LirVted Trains NEW YORK. G CAR SERVICE, to all Eastern Cities ashington, or via s.-To Atlanta, Louisville, St. Orleans, and All st-To Savannah 1 points in Florida ST - INE BETWEEN ) SOUTH. rates, schedules, Pull o any agent of The Sea .W. Stewart, Traveling . C. t.Gfeni. Pass. Agt., ~H, GA (Schedule in effect -i.ugust I, 190)3.) ad Down.) ReKcd Upi r.......Lv Newberry ....... Ar 8. Y : ) pm Ar Laurens ...... Lv 2. pr i pm...Lv Laurens.. ... A .80 lpm )pm.....Ar Spart.an burg.... 17 12Q03 p Spm...L'r Spartanburg..Ar 10.51 a-a ! pm....Ar 8aluda.........Lv 3.3 !pn:....Ar Hendersonville Lv 3.5 n i pm.......rAshevilie...:.. Lv 7.05 am 1 pm..Lv Newberry (c.N.&L) 3 10 pm 1 pm....Ar Laurens..........Ly 2.0vm i m...Lv Lauirens........ ..A r .4 r m i pm..Ar Greenwood.....Lv 12.44 pz, i m..Ar Augusta...........Lv 10.10 ar' i pm..Lv Auguta........Ar 12.20 am )pm..Ar Beafort. .........Lv 7.15 am i pm..Ar PortBRoyal.......Lv 7.05 am B pm..Lv Newberry (0.N.at)Ar 3.10 pm 1 pm..Ar Laurens ..........Lv 2.02 pm 9 pm..Lv Lauren...........Ar L..? pm Spm..Ar Greenville.....Lv 12b15 pm ar further information relative to rates. .call on, or address CO. T. BBY A, Gen. .~ Greenville 8.0O ERNE T WILLIAMS, D. Pass. AgL. Auue Ga. M. Em r en Traffic Manager. .UE RIDGE RAIL ROADs K. 0. BEMIIM eceier In Effeet June 8, 1902. Between Anderson anid WRlhalla. LAIv LEAvE. Exd. Mixed 9. No. 12 St.ations No.1I1 No. 9 A.XE P. M. AM 9 55........Belton.......3.S20 10356 9 33.....ndeon F.D......340 1111 980....AnderonP. D......345 II 00 .9 25....West ADderson.....349 .... . 9 ....... enver......3569 .... 9 -............Autun.........4056 .... 8 55.....Pendleton ..... 411 ..... .8 47..........Cherry.........4 ..... .8 44......,....Aana....... Eg,... .8 28 ...Jordania Junct ...4 88 .... . 8 .......Seneca...... 485 ....