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SEES THE SOUTH WITH CLEAR EYES. Yankee Woman Writes Sensible Book. INEUliO QUESTION. Some Facts About Child Labor. Turosn Dean's Observations of South* eru Conditions are Wriltcu Without Prejudice and Without Passion. When Dr. Crum, negro, was mado Coll clor of Ihe Port of Charleston, ?'Tho Willow," otherwise Toresa Dean of a Now York weekly paper's edito rial stall, was BenttOUth to write,with out prejudice, tho real 8ontiment of tho Southern people. Sho spent the first months of IDOli in South Carolina anil her do'luotions as tho is a North ern woman, aro balm to tho care. "Tho Widow" writes honestly, with out heat or prejudice, but, as she is and has long boon a practical woman of affairs and on tho staff of great Northern newspapers, eho Is able to ex tract the kernel of sentiment regard ing tho South. She drops telling sen tences : "Those appointments may encourage the black race, but they discourage the white. Which of the two is to bo con sidered the backbone of tho South?" "Freedom has taught tho nogro more of license than of liberty. "Tho most conservative men of the South who say that the revolvor is un necessary will add: "Well, I must ad mit that every woman who lives out of tho city limits should go armed. White women are never safe from the bru tality of black beasts." "In the cotton mills negroes aro never employed because of their Irre sponsible nature. They would ruin tho line, intricate and expensive ma chinery in a day." "The existing vanity of tho negro, not pride, oausss him to revel in a mixed blood, even Booker T, Washing ton as example. A decent negro is epolled by a few drops of white blood, and one drop ruins his moral and phy sical courage, also the muscular strength and endurance that are given to tho negro of pure bloo.l. ?'Child labor has a shookingly bad sound, but not so bid as child hunger. So far as 1 can judge the cotton mills have been a haven of refuge for the poor whiles of the South. Millions have boon spent upon the negroes, trying to make them into 'silk purses.' Tney were constant consumers and never producers. Nothing has been done by the government for the poor white peo ple o'* the South, who are worse off in every way than the negroes. The negro somehow grows fat oa what he picks up, The poor wbito must work or Btarve." "The mills are roomy and much of tho work is simply walling for the ma chinery's demand for attention. Practi cally the children arc being takon care Of kindly. I do not know whether I am for child labor or against it." Enough extracts havo been given to show that '"Tho Widow" has made In telligent observations and given time, and thought to investigation of the subjects on which she writes?and that ?she is free from prejudice. NIC AUL Y FORFEITS HIS LIFE. A runaway almost ending fatally, started a horrible ulcer on tho lee of J. 11. Ornor, Franklin drove, 111. For four yoar* it delied all doctors and all remedies. ButBucklen's Arnica Salvo imd no trouble to cure him. Equally good for Burns, Bruises, Skin Erup tions and Piles. 25 cents at Laurens Drug Co. and W. W. Dodson. WHY RENT? When you can own your own home with tho same money? Tho Piedmont Savings and Invest ment Company will enable you to do this. Instead of Paying Rent for yoars and owning nothing at the end of the term tho property Is yours, Meanwhile, you havo had the homo from the first- -with tho motive to im prove it. Owning or.o's homo does more to jnuko an independent man than any thing else. Aman with llttlo or no proporty finds it hard to borrow and build. iSuch men this company provides .jnariit for. There aro hundreds of working men In this town paying rent on houses that aro not cosy and comforta ble, they have no conveniences, that uro not kept up and that are not im proving in value. Lots in Laurens are cheap. These samo mon, with the rent money they ;.re paying, can all own homes in which thoy will take prido and which will grow more valuable each year. The Piedmont Savings and Invest ment Company is not n building and loan association. Why? Because the contract is certa'n and definite. The borrower knows to a day when his doht will bo duo. Moroover the rate of interest is lower. W. W. BALL and M. L. COPELAND. Teachers' Examination. The regular fall examination for itttuj'iHMs" cor?flotttc? will be held in tho othco of County Superintendent of Education, Friday, September, 18, be ginning promptly at 9 o'clock. AH prospective applicants are ad vised to take advantage of this exam ina'ion, as they will not bo given an other opportunity until May to obtain certificates. ClIAKLES F. BllOOKS, County Supt. of Education, Bept. 1,11)03?td. Notice to Teachers Toochors who expect to teach In the Laurops County Public Schools are Jicroby requested to havo their certi ficates registered in theofilco of County iSufMjrlntondont of Education before en coring p.j>on their work. Certificates .over two yoars old are out of force and .effect, and teachers holding such are Advised to tiiko advantago of the Sep tember examinations for certificates in *>rdor to avoid trouble and worry about ?drawing their salaries Teachers who Attended the Summer School will please present their certificates for ronewal. Under tho law no toooher can draw money without an up-to-date certifi cate. Ol l A FILES V. BROOKS, ( ounty Supt. of Education, August, 24,- -Jt. AMONU OUR FRIENDS. Mrs. J. A. Copcland has gone to Greenville on n visit. Miss L?i/.o Holmes is at Glonn Springs on a visit. Mi*s Laura Barksdale lias relumed bo Boll ins institute. Mrs. W. li. Lucas and children leave today for Tennessee. Miss Willou Uoyd has gone t<> An derson to accept a position us steno grapher. Miss Mayino Fergufou has gono to Charlotte to attend the wedding of Miss Fannie MOAdon. Ma j. J. J. Lucas of Society Hill lias been the guest of his nephew, Mr. W. K. Lucas, for a few days. Miss Dorcas Calines, Edna and Annie Sltgreavos left yesterday for Winthrop College. Missis Augusta and Courtney Watts leavo tcday for St. Mary's C liege at Raleigh, Miss Rosa Iah? Burton has gone to Chester to accept a position as teacher in tho graded school. Miss Bossle Powell leaves today for Chicago where she will spend tho win ter studying vocal music. The mill school opened yesterday with a good attendance. Miss Klcanor Ball is teaching tho Kindergarten de partment. Misses Blakcly and Lyl Har ris the higher grades. Miss Hosa Davenport of Greenville, is visiting Dr. and Mrs. <J. L. Poolo. A delightful lawn party was given in her honor by Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Poolo on last Friday ovonlhg. IN MEM.ORIAM. In memory of BEN K. MARTIN, Jn., son of I>r. and Mr?. B. K. Martin, of Lau* rens, South Carolina. On the 16ih day of August, 1903, a dark shadow swept over our livej, when the sad nowB reached us that Den E. Martin was dead. Not to the human view was it the "chosen time," for God to lake this boy ; hut how well we know that Ins earthly career must some day have an end; and God in Iiis infinite wisdom reached down a loving hand, md touched his body as ho was cross ingthe thresholdof manhood, and bade him "come up this way.'' And as he to quietly passed away, wc could only pos sess a calm resignation to our Father's divine will. This deir boy, in his life, was tho recipient of many traits of char acter that many young me i would feel justly r roud to own iu their lives. Ilia sanguine temperament, courteous de portment and warm friendship endeared nim to all hs came in contact with. Ho was an affectionate son and loving brother. He had a smile and pleasant word for every body, thus leaving a "streak of sunshine" behind him, wher ever ho went. And when the accident | occurred, that was the means of bung ing Iiis lifo to a close, he was brought into the realization of tho sad fart, that his earthly journey wou'd soon be fin ished, and thiifl it. was ho was made to realize his dependence, upon his loving Saviour, and Caused Iiis hours of suffer ing tobe turned into hours of prayer. How fervontly he plead with Jesus for Iiis "blessed will to be done," and how often ho repeated tho little prayer, in a simple, childlike way, "Now I lay mo down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep ; if I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my tonl to take"? the prayer his dear mother taught him, while a little toddling, b ue-eyod boy at her knee.' And wo do truly feel in our hearts, that God gave him the assuranco that "whofoovcr comath unto me, I will in no wiso cast out" ; for he in his suf fering, though his voice was very weak, tried to sing, "In tho sweet bye and bye," and wo do thank God for tho con sciousness in our hearts, that ' all was well with bin soul." And as wo turned our anxious gi ze heavenward, we be hold this light afar. It shines witii groat resplendency, and by its unchang ing light there stands One with counte nance brighter still ? with ono baud beckoning us from tho "valley of grief," and with the o'her pointing upward to] this "BlfBsed Light'' that never grows dim! For 'tis God that lights and keeps alive the (lame?the Light, the glorious Light?Star of Eternity," And while wo mourn the death of this dear boy, wo are submissive to God's will, for "He docth all things for the beet. Wo deeply sympathize with tho family in their eore beivavement, and pray God to ever keep, sustain and com fort them. His Aunt, SFREAD THE NEWS. Laurens Citizens Assist-1 ing in the Good Work. Day by day and hour by hour tho "Little Conqueror" becomeB bettor known and more respected by tho pub lic. Nothing In modern times has reached tho high pinnacle of popular favor in so short a time; people talk about and they have reason to. They tell their experience for the good of their fellow beings and through grati tude To publish their expressions is to show you that that the same oxper ionco await* you. W. H, Smith, grocer, at 825 Wash ington St., Columbia, S. C, residing at 823 Washington St., says: ' 1 had whooping cough when I was five years old, strained myaolf coughing and have never been well sinco and have j always had kidney and bladder trou ble, sometimes much more sovero than at others. This year I had a Bpoll of typhoid fover and lay in bed thrco months. I had such pains In my kid neys that overy breath 1 drow cut to the quick. It felt like a knifo being thrust in right through tho bladder. I had a dootor examine mo and ho gave me medicine but it did not do any good. I tried proprietary medicines und used plasters and rubbed my back with a dozen dlfTeront linimonts fun nothing reliove? the pain. This has been my condition for forty years and it bothered me at night 60 that I could not got a night'd rest. Tho secretions many a time wore almost like blood. Kemodles that helped othor people would not help mo at all, and I novor expected to get well, i saw the testi monials of pooplo who had used Doan's Kidney Pills and had been cured by them and I began taking them. The soreness in my bladder has disap peared, I do not havo to get up at all during tho nlgbt and 1 feel be'.ter in ?very way. Tho soreness in my blad der has disappeared, I do not have to ?;et up at all during tho night and I eel better in every way. I nave used two boxes of the pills and have had no pains slnoe taking them. The treas ment has m'.de me feel so much hotter that I know that it Is a wonderful remedy." Just such emphatic proof is given by Laurens people. Ask the PalmoMo Drug Co. to let 'heir customers report. For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cent?. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents for tho Unite I Stites. Remember ihonamo Doan'a and tako no substitute. Society Sealing Wax in fancy colors at Fleondog Bros- Jewelry Store. Dragged'Down Feeling In tho loins. Nervousness, unrefreshlng sleep, doapon dency, It 13 time you were doing something, The kktneys wore anciently called the reins?It* your case they are holding the reins and driving you Into serious trouble. Hood's Sarsaparilla Acts with the most direct, beneficial eftccl on the kidneys. It contains the beat and safest substances for correcting ami toning these orgaus, SOUTH S WEALTH IS IN BERMUDA. The Grass is of Value In estimable. ITS 0001) POINTS. How It Reclaims Worn Out Lands. Wise Suggestions from lite Breeder's (Haxetto. of Chicago, to the Farmers or this Section. Dr. \V. II. Dial called the attention of The Advertiser to the article from Tho Breeder's Gazette, published in Chicago, which Is printed bolow. Many Southern fanners have already como to appreciate tho value of lier muda. Col. Newman of Clcrmon Col lege and tho lecturers of the national agricultural department havo im pressed the wisdom of growing it and tho spread of Bermuda has already been manifested in good results throughout this county. Tho time ha3 como when there is as much money in raising hoof in South Carolina as in raising even H or 10 ct*. cotton. It is hard for people to realize it bu' it is true. What the Ga/.otto says of Bermuda will bo corroborated by nearly all thoroughly progressive and successful farmers. BLESSING TO THE SOUTH. With the exception of the limestone region of Kentucky and Tennessee the Southland from Virginia to Texas has lacked a grass which forms a turf sim ilar to that furnished by Kentucky bluo glass. Not but that tharo are grasses of many kinds in tho South, just as over tho Western plains there are gras-es, but in tho South they fail to form a clos3 knit turf, so pleasing to the eye and so helpful to Mother Na ture In keeping the surfaca of tho earth In its best form for use by man and beast. Nor has the absenco of n persistent sod grass given any particu lar anxiety to tho Southern planter. Cotton-growing means the cleanest of culture. Tho Southern planter has been narrowed and ruinod for the most part in the one absorb'ng effort to grow cotton. Ho I as impoverished himself because with but u single ?Top return each year for all his efforts there has been a stoady outlay throughout the year for mules, fertilizers and feeding Stulls. The pasture lands of the North have largely contributed to furnish the animals to cultivate tho cotton fields and the beef and1 pork to feed the Southern population. The city of At lanta alone receives over $1,1)00,000 worth of meats annually from the North and West. a gradual change. A change, however, is gradually com ing over the Southern country through the introduction of a plant whose early history Is inoro or loss shrouded In mystery. Tho Bermuda grass has gained a foothold over limited areas throughout almost the whole South. This humble denizen of the Held propa* gates itself and spreads much as does the strawberry plant, the aerial stems bonding to the ground and taking root every fow inches. The plants so mado enlarge rapidly until mooting their neighbors a sod is formed. A single plant will reach outward in all direc tions a half dozen feet In a year or two. Bermuda grass does not produce seed over much of the South. It is sproad by planting bits of tho grass In checks a few feet each way, each sprig gaining a foothold here and thereuntil the field is covered with a close knit, dense eod. M A K V EtLOUS E KPEOTS. The efVccts of Bermuda grass are marvellous. Over .much of tho South ern area there is a groatlendoncy of the soil to wash, In hilly regions one can soo sometimes gullies long onough and deep enough actually to conceal a great building or a railroad freight train wore it to be droppad within these gashos. Tho humblo Bermuda grass, patiently and perslstontly creep ing over the surface, reaches down into theso gullios, traps a little of the mov ing earth and holds it in plan?. Climb ing on top of this it repeats the pro cess, without tho aid of man or helped a little by him, until tho guliy is com pletely filled and the surfaco of tho Hold appears onco more. Bermuda grass on rich lands will yield a ton or more of excellent hay por acre, though it is a pasturo grass rather than hay plant. It is porsistont on tho poorost of lands. Everywhcro it yields pasturo in surprising amount. Indexed, one would think from observing tho nuni I her of cattlo on a Bermuda pasturo Hold that It gives bettor returns than our boa?tod blue grass of regions far thor North. Wo hoar ropeatedly of tho groat pos sibilities of tho "Now South" and how the people aro awaking to live stock husbandry and woakoning thoir hold on universal cot'on-growlng. [n Bor muda grass the South has tho greatest single factor ever given it toward work ing out its agricultural salvation. Con tinuous cotton cultivation means ruin to the land. Evon the expensive use of fertlllzors only lengthons the period of disaster. Animal husbandry and mlxpd farming are tho key to improved agrlpulturo in tho South. Tho seem ingly insignlfioant Bermuda grass plant together with the Japan clover aro two of tho most potent factors to ward uplifting the South that have ovtr come to that region of really great agricultural possibilities. Will tho Southern planter put asido his foolish dread of grasses and abolish fpum his mind forever the theory that, only by growjng piorp and more cotton can ho reach financial success? "SEEDS THAT GROW" that's the kind we sell! New crop TURNIP SEED just received. All the best known varieties including: Breadstone, Ruta Baga, (the round kind not all neck) Come and see us Laurens Drug Co* Goods Delivered l'hone 75 . (.'ores Eczema? Helling Humors, Pim ples ami Carbuncles. B. B. B. (Botanlo Blood Balm) Is a certain euro for ec/.oma, itching skin, humors, scab*, scales, watery blisters. plmple8| aching bones or joints, boils, oarbunolos, prickling pain in the skin, old eating sores, ulcers, etc. Botanic Blood Balm cures the worst and most deep-seated cases by enriching, purify ing and vitalizing the blood, thereby giving a healthy blood supply to the skin. Heals every sore and gives the rich glow of health to the skin. Builds up the broken down body and makes the blood red and nourishing. Espec ially advisod for chronic, old cases that doctors, patent med ici no and hot springs fail to cure. Druggists, $1, with complete directions for home cure. To prove B. B. B. cures, sample sent freo and prepaid by writing Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. Describo trou ble and free medical advice sent In sealed lettor. Sold in Laurens by B F, Posey. KALOLA CKYSTALIZED MINERAL WATER Inflammation's G rcatost Enemy. KALOLA removes all inllammation whorevor it oxists but never disturbs the healthy surface. KALOLA euros by removing the cause of disease KALOLA can bo used internally, externally and eternally without harm. "Take Kalola six days and eat any thing you want. Numerous testimo nials received dally from pooplo who havo been cured by this womlorful remodv. On sale at Drujj Stores Price fjO cts and $1.00 per bottle. For salo by Laurens Drug (Jo. Clothing Renovated CLEANING AND DYEING DONK PROMPTLY. Cloaning and Dyeing Club up stairs ovor old Poat Office. 'Phono No. 70. W. lt. DOZIER. ,4$. ?, KNIOHT, R.E. DADO. KNIGHT & It A Bit, Attorneys at Law. ?$* Will practloo in all the Stato and Federal Courts. Striot attention to all bublness Intrusted to tbem. Office up-sJfftrB, Simmons' Building. A NEW LAW FIRM. The undersigned have this day en tered into a partnership for the practice of law In the Courts of this State, under tho namo of Simpson & Cooper and will promptly attend to ali business en trusted to them. IL Y. H1MP80N, B. A. CoopKjt. NOTICE. WANTED TO RENT, a good three horBe Farm, close to good school and church?one-mlle-and-nhnlt from Wa terloo, S. 0. Now house. For full in formation, address? 0, <;. 1'IJL.,KK, White Htone Spring?, S. O. Sept. S, i803?2t WE SET THEPACF Carpets, Rugs, Linoleum, Tapestry Curtains and Window Shades. New Fall line now in. Largest Stock to select from ever shown in the city. Ca!l and take a look. HERE ARE SOME OF OUR LEADERS: Columbus, Babcock, X Watertown, Summers, Rock Hill, Sechler, JC. and Others. T. N. BARKSDALE. J. A. FRANKS. Give us a Call. Leaders in Fine Vehicles and Harness. White Stone Lithia Water! Is the lightest water on the market. Wo realize that this is claiming a great deal, and we could not aiVord to make this assertion unless wo knew that we could prove it to be true. But it does do' tako sn oxpert to test tho foftness of a Mineral Water. When carbonating a mineral water, if it is a hard water the gases will not bo absorbed in the wat.?r, and when tho bottle is opened, the gas es eseapo, and the water is loft Hat and hard, while If it is a soft water, like White Stone Lithia, it will retain Its gasoa for hours after boing unstopped. Head what somo prominent persons you know have to say of the merits of the Whlto Stono Lithia Water: KLaurens, S. C, Sept. 10th, 190:'.. J. T. Harris, Esq., White Stone Spring, S. C. Bear Sir:?I am using Whlto Stone Lithia Spring's Wator. and am very much pleased with results. I think it tho host I havo used. Yours vory respectfully, 0. B. Simmons. Laurons, 8 . C, Sept. 12th, 11)02. Mr. J T. Harris. Whlto Stone Springs, S. C. Doar Sir:?1 tako pleasure in saying that my family received great benollt from tho use of Whlto Stone Lithia Water. I can heartily recommend it to any one in need of a healthful Mineral Water. Very truly, J. O. C. Flem.ng. Greenville, S. C., Oct. 10, 11*02. After a service of ono season at White Stono Lithia Springs, as resi dent physician I do not hesitate to say that the ell'ect of tho water upon those who drink it for any length of time, has beon perfectly marvelous Invari ably an increase both in llesh and ap petite was porcoptible in one week, proving it to bo a minoral wator of undoubted powerful tonlo property. Its peculiar adaptability to diseases origi nating from disorders of tho kidney, bladder and liver, suoh as Dropsy, Bright'jj diseases,Diabetes and uric acid calculi, and all forms of Dyspepsia, Rheumatism and Gout is to bo ex pected from the iqdondid analysis. It lias been noted frequently that visi tors before coming hore had to follow every meal with some form of correc tive, or conllno themselves entirely to prcdigested foods; soon discard these entirely, being delighted to ilnd that the water alone- -nature's 0a\n remedy sufllced. Of the many who drink this water this soason for ten days consecu tively,not ono but experienced decided benefit and a porcoptiblo gain in welgt, varying from two to live pounds. L. C. SteyenSi M. I). Wo havo tho largest br ick Hotel in tho Carolinas or Georgia, with all mod* or ii Improvement*. F.lcotrlo Car Lino runs from Southern Bond to Spring. Whito Stono Spring, S. C. White Stone Lithia Water Co. A Smiling Face Indicates a Good Digestion. For both you must have good Food such as: Roller King Flour, Fresh Water Ground Corn Heal, Royal and Qood Luck Baking Powders, star Hams, star Breakfast Bacon, Hominy, Rice, Oat Heal, Force, Canned Meats, Fruits, Vegetables, Tomatoe Catsup, sour and sweet Pickles and abundance of other good things to eat. Kennedy Bros, Clothing, Shirts, Hosiery and Neckwear! WHERE? AT THE ,-?*s^> Cash Bargain Store. Suits that were $5.00 now $3.98 Suits that were 6.50 now 4.98 3.75 ' 2.78 2.75 ' 1.98 Shoes for the hot weather. Call in to see them. Good Luck Baking Powder, 1 pound cans, 7 cents. J. L. HOPKINS, Proprietor. Pulverizing Harrow, C loci Crusher and Levolcr. Sizes 3 to 13^ The best pulverizer?cheapest Ribing Harrow on earth. The Acme crushes, cuts, pulverizes, turns and levels all soils for all purposes. Made entirely of cast *7+iy*" V ? steel and wroughtiron?indes \';:^/iv-' tructible. ~~?*^-> Catalogue mailed free. R. Lee Meares, Agent, R. F. D. No. 1, Fountain Inn, 5. C. Now is the Time to Dose Stock. .WK MAM li A SPECIALTY OK. International Stock Food Company's Products . WHICH IIAV E A WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION! . International Stock Food, 25c and 50c,5 Colic I cure, 50c; (iall Cure, 25c; Louse Killer, 25c; Poultry Food, 25c; Quick Cleaner, 25c; Silver Pine Healing Oil, 25c Use in Time! Prevent Diseases! A Small Investment May Sa ve Yon (Jrcat Loss! ONE CAE LOAD OF ABOVE JUST RECEIVED. Our Undertaker's Stock is Complete. We carry a well selected slock of everything from Ihe cheapest coffin to the best Me talic cases in cloth goods we carry the best?among them embossed white plush goods; also black, full draped in cloth. A First-class Hearse when wanted. We can furnish white or black horses when desired. At night orSunday'Phone R. P. Milam's residence or call on J. Milla Hunter at the Balentine House. Respectfully, R? P. MILAM & CO