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EIje Rbbertiser 4ubscription I'riee 4s $1.00 Per Year l'aybile In Advance, Publiished by iDVERTISEli PRllNTING COMPANY Liaurens, S. C. 4dvertising Rate-, ott A impicalek. lbituarles and Card of Thanks: One Cent a Word. intered at the POSutotce at Laurens, S. C., as second claiss mail matter. L.W'ItENS. S. C., ,ILY 17, 191S. !R. A. Cooper frankly says that he vannot promise to rediiee taxes, bIt lie will advocate economy. That is about as illuch as wve care for aniyhody to 'rotuise ts. Vv have liear( promisies a relice iaxes. before, and while we ..ave inever concernied ourselves much :bouIt the i.natter, we have observed hat the ras h promisi:Ces have never -een llade good. If Iher' is Ily ha r icular reason Why taxes v:In he re aced nlow wievil such expert lax re .ucers have tried it before. we fail to : c it. PEVerything vise I.- goilnig up alld I may exIe(t to see th.e cost of gov rnmnlit to 11. Cole b'. l1ie:Ise will pole a colsibr ;le vote for' tihe sellate. There is 1o Cnying that fact. 1Ho will p1oll a Conl C ideraiblc vote in this county Where lis h1iief op'Iolnetl lives. There Is no de .ying that either. We know a lot of 'Cope who We believe will vote for im. All of them are not saying that hey are and they are not saying that they are not. 111ut we 1u1t most of the lent onies (down as being for 1 .Im. Alnvway tle weight of tIlir ''fluece, which coulits iore than heir votts, is on the iliase side f lie scaIle. There h,%iave bI'een ole defections fromt tle Biease ranks Id some of thxese, we obser've. a'4 .ore outs''oken Iin their deninciation f BlasC than the confirmild aiti leascites have ever been. These de .ctlons add to those majorities Which iare beeni valled agai nat him niIn I tle 'st two ele"'tion1s, but the ou1tcome Cf c elcolic'n is Atc i in. The thing > do is to cniroll. 'NOT DsLOYAL.. NO. The .\dverti;er dces not subcri' to )e chalge. claimlied by ,,omc of the lea leo ;o hicave b1e1n tie thO 1 Ate for ilsebrands the voter as isloyal. F.meirre::-pon!A1i people" ay3 htve ..d ol :::;. h1t w" 1i not Ceo h1-: hn-t: i t n.r.n.. d.o.. i: >!( for (!!,ae a- e :a s~a o mltilidenllce in! him :'i!:- It I n - im. :i, CCCh rI intend,.1 o.- ;;. l rii:e n I iab .i . : iv 7 \itness Ib IMt a x rpt I roml Ii xri s a l o I in 11 l Oav'n thl ilin taie ''ClGlen.' Persh iiikn n . 'i Conar-n cy hd t goand t uvoldnaxei\i a' a xl of I (;::t'ar dinoci li hoot ,tat an aist meIeliiiessic of mt twey din' knor ex t- thy ?went rlidic: i\n unean Itt lia ruiae cin sih and .ntlight(n d. e.h nhos ndote mothl~~ ersal all tht wtesag to'y ho iters1 aoendseeit lits tinkI thaI lheir boys wh110)of v no~ (' ia e ' '" ar aing an ''unwar 'IC li ';a-r C i'titi 1." The (iplieto n mid then*'.be1that the tbcu a'pt of'" ' theC great' democri'cC host tesingnt1 aainst. the hishn~es ofei autV y orati andp'C Jlustulo empi, o '. Ellber is an insult 1oterp ti body else want to discuss the right cousness of our ca'se? Right or wrong, that was settled when we en I cred the confliet. I )iscussion now could have but one object and that to turn back oin our courise and disgrace fully ;ubmit to the terms of a con (11ror. Is there anot her who wNould support him in his diseussion "with the bridle off'? We don't thiik so. No, a vote for lilcatre i:; not an ex pressioln of the voter's disloyalty to the governmIient, but It is a vote for one whose loyalty miu;;t ie explailed and whose election wouil l'e hailed with sm. isI'.'1 ion in -Grian. The veltion of about lifty like him to the Ulhited States Senate would be hailed as great victory by Wilien, linin delblr:-, Ludeidorff et ai. Car 'Turns Turtle. \\'il driving in1o Lan:'rens fran,~ thev directionl of Watts .\fill:;\l~ua night, with (1dim lights oi his Overland car, lenry 1'inson, of Maddens drove int') the dee ditch oil the i astern side of' the road just tevond the i'vei bridli and Ilarrowly einied witIh hh; life. Thie car turnlied over 'an(d pilnned hii awhile underieath, III: le finally ue eedeled inl extricling himslirii 'elf . The enl ine of the car Continued runnilig and had to be stopped after he freed himl self. WithI th exception of a brlo((l windshield and several millr seratc es nothin g seriolls relt from.) tle accident. ('ard o(f T1hankh. I wish to express Iy eineere thanks to tle frielnds ald neighbors for thieli assistance and symathv dulring the sickness and at the dheath of my lie loved husband. .av God's riclhest blessings rest with them all. M.\lr. W. C. 11lakely. L4aulrenls ('olored Soldier '. t:t the l)cad. Helatives of Ree le I1 rowv n. : (.od ored soldier who left for 111:1 . lack soil in tlie fall, received a Ii'.VeIiam yesterday telliiig of hiI; d thli iI France. .No parl-lulav.A Were g:e. 1llwn waI W fromi01 the neighoih(1)1ood of .\Ountvillle lnd was m e i~ ~s olore'i ro!".K:0! to 1':1'0. To I'nlveil seri lee Vill-.. L'aurolls Lodge, Rinights of Pythia.,, Is to Iunveil a Iervoe Fla P i lh" ledge loom!; on .lonrl:. nlit. .\1gu1 t h. Several speaker.; w.: m::I:. a - dres ses. Iloos ier Nice a~esrvke Vc. time. work and mnv S. .1. & . II. WIcNES & (O. 1o 1, , v o-lle 4): E:. 0. . Gnd, I .. . to rid No. 1 rk in flie. I I ii ero . I ( . , . a ::Til, luuil Far ili; S:'ithu II::r Wl o ii an" in9 I -' ! wii : 0' in , r list orders with R-. F. .ionles att .tenie; one 12 hi. o. gastilin'e'~ enine, li. Ify saw cotton gin and1( had~ t vi: pis W~anted - :'la whiite irags for wvipI Inog off maichiiiery. Adveier' 5 l'rinit I ng Comp1laniy. 32-i1- 'I For SnieC--Miller's cert ificates. 25 cents per' il hundred ; $ I.(00 for 5(10; $1.73 for 1.000. Cash with iorder. Ad vecrt iser Pint ing Co. 52-5t--pd WtedCi---T'o buly 3 hi. p 100 lei mfo-. tor. Advertiser Pr'inthing C'ompiany. 52-It-til iM,0') lican:o-r-For inlformfat ion as to thle w'ierenhount: 1' fVWillim II. ECv ans1 . lila tuneri i y. g abo %t 70 -years; tlt Ie black hiors:e t, ei cd o.i h9ug . W i( : - .9 .' . 9': :. a o P'otatoeA, I; .75i it!r bus er:i f. e. . ILn-. ford. G. .\4. 11arian, La.g'ord. .8. C. 30-' t--pd ****** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * IVAGRANT iOUiTS. * * (Byev l . 3J. M.Sitendnian.) * The icprayer whlih undertakes to re buke mnci doe.; not reach God. --- It- who forces 'rovidence coniverts its bleinIgs into a curse. Now. denomninationalism means the durinteratin of Christianity, while nter'-denominationalism1 means the hulding up1) of the body of Christ. -o - 0R111 people's "foressight" is never 1i'4-ful to then, ulitil it becomes "hind ---- Ilecatse a propiet Is not without honlor inl Ills own country le is iot ex cased fr'am"I Working there. -0 The0 over-coill iRelit i:aln of 1odily will -:kly he ;'hc ni1ani or despair tonorrow. IPw*veeR' th" il:19etlitent siner and To - -pull''" 8Zoletillcs stiml ply pei;s his hailds blistered. '--0 T'- m1an who writ's It (dior to sto:) hi; maper beause Ie does not likec Fome opillsll5 e'XpresFsed in It ; its .iserted as a free advertiseilent Ow1' fact that he is "1knoll COR1pos inen li ". ---0 - Thie rulles goverIitig Criitsial con trovery are that the hand of logic nutst wear the gilove of love. ('brist is the f ile 'nl and Christian ity is the lever, h: t must lift tile world up1) into colilunion with God. Tho:n who imake a '"show" of their rlc! igicn 'how all they have. --0' ':'hw worbic ves . l!-:ing only to Wse who ge't ill (ebot to it l:y honest 'il. If one4 -,ives you "n liece (if his mind" yoa acre not cootelled to lie ept it. l'lt n' i had ratler wiiln :1ver drki ha'.. an!d even niccs. than go!den' :le \ho ::idert ake to hainmier' ollt th trutl on tie an fvil if his mind with * R o ld's hl.c will hammuler out all Co in%, Yeons in Nr c it'. i.-' K sa W fo d r .l k : :.p .ir'lI '' Ov.'en's, of (lint', who held -:-ni ~ ; tin i n thIi e'l!<e o W 'Sett -I : na n-11. i n - - A nren:v a n 1 n 1 - o ' hc a inn rtys c 1 w"me !:Itter Thrv.e.ea V. ci 'ic I h'- tt..i 'fiieb and :,iiC. st5 'ic'''....-... .. e I 51 It- iff i I-.''. : c 5t. :ii! s c'- tc i..r. li i.i cc i .J . c . . i:tti i a t e bb 0: cte b:i.. 1: r C-m cs Ii cc : Iee - I r (. ci' et. ' Iic c ci: c e.ii' tis ulibi(a roI, litilg 114 c, ~ c I.'' tI 1111 loT o'I (Wlim \11Icl '~ i .!.55 1. t' .c l '(dc;:in': " cf;ty nt !'iclci (:' n(.:; I3io a 05 l:e o lite curi 4) ic o icl e a~tlg i'oisi. Ulvillo :<:o cic 1:,1. ii''j i! to 1 tin- hi:t buest hiotder, fR .:c i !l n ('1 . 11.. i' .l C., fo n s l cd\a in A1 ' s .: W n 01 . da ;cy A. .\l i- ate I 5thn dI A. f the et', durh:ing 2the legal2 h(10(1 for' uhy 2a -.,0 following 01( (1 .\!t byha~t lot. f ld 1iuae3.iti 11, V f:la ii te cr's 1r1at lmS.it of Ilho hi s or lns, i l in; n Il the northi l side11 f the 'oa le R''-dig filrom 12 1'lin 0on 1t L'. vcille I hu ch byivy O of11 tFr iensip A. ( .Sp.car, Octb, J25th'su, 1902, boude ontesuhsipb ul * * * * * * .*. S S S * S * NARNIE NEIWS. * * *SS *5e S se * Narnie, .Jul 1 .-The crops of our 'onmililnity are needing rain badly. Sergeant Ilorace V. -Nelson spent the week-end With his parelts, Mi. and Mrs. T. G. Nelson. Miss Reiell Reid is spending 'this weekt With Mi'ss Belle Patterson of Lanford. Mr. l t Lher Urailett ihas answered Is coun'it ry's call and leaves today for CaInp Wadsworth, in the best of pi rits. We are proud of his pati0riot isim. Mrs. Pliumer McNair, of Augusta, ;a., is spending a few days with her pareits. Mr. and Mrs. C. Y. Craddock. Miss Louise Dean, of Maddens, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Cald v.ti last week. Sergeant Horace C. Nelson had as his guests F-nda' morning Messrs. Idd and Luther Brailett and Almar I urnion. Mi. W. 1. Hurns (and family were in our midst Sitnday afteriool ,. Mrs. .. 1). llunter and son, 'iiinIm, and little Miss Ruby Todd, attendo Suiday s'hool n': Narifi Stday. Mrs. .101hn Owens. spent 1atrda wvIth hler mlother, t. 11lenry Kight. Miss(es 1laniche -ind DqOna Nelson had as their guest Saturday, .\iss UlanI1iche Sanders. . Mr. Ford Garrett was a visitor in Hlarkisdale Situiday afterinoonl. Mr.' Den Terry spent Fl'Iuiday with Mr. PI1u1gene Caldwell. 'l'iu eillim of Stri lee 'lag. Izabuni Creek e'u1t rch will unr ell a service flag at s..ervices to be held next Sunday aftern0oon at .1 o'clock. The. public Is cordially iiviled to attend. A good Porch iocker for E0.. S. M. & it. 11. Wi'kes & Co. RI We are disp! Ginghams, Pere Checks, ranging piece. These re and good values p' acd gingnam. SPrice $6.50, 7.50 'IOnly asa i choose05 from. rjj ongamand. the I 1) years. Priece LN!M en dozeC! JU gancies; nice r tri L ~i Twenty-five L made with belts a at $ 1.95 each. LADIES' SILK Black, White, Brown Chiampagn $1.00 and $1.50 CLA1a LAURENS. S. C. O W E N BROS. MARBLE S: GRANITE CO. DE-IGNERS TIAN UACTURERS. ERECTORS Dealers In overything for the ceme - tery. The largest and hest equipped mon umental mills In the Carolinas. GREENWOOD, . S. C. RALEIGH, - N. C. io. m READY FOR CANNING The canning plzant at the Laurens Cotton Mill is now in operation, and solicits t e patronage of the public. Cans Supplied at th lant if Desired LAUR ENS COTTON MILL JMNANTS aying on a large table remnants of Aes, Madras, Voiles, and Pajama in length from 1 to 6 yards to each mnants are marked in plain figures, See this remnant table today. NGIRAM DRESSES D1resses, made fron the best quality Iho styles are good and ml iaking the Lest. and 8.50 each. (at Childreni's Gingha~m Dresses left io ~ere are nicely madea from go~d quality colors~ are tub proof. Sizes from 3 to $1.50 each. >IES' DOLL IR WAMSTS cies' W, c WVaists ink Voilets and Or mmv'e. Big values, $ 1.00 each. ES' WHITE TUB SKIRTS adies' White Tub Separate Skirts, nicely nd pockets. Value $2.50; now on sale HOSE 1'LADIES' CREPE DE ChINE 'Gray, and SHIRT WAISTS White, Flesh arid Colors the Pair $3.50 and $5.00 DY & WILSON "A GOOD PLACE TO TRADE"