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THE ADVEHTisEK. Subscription Price-18 Months, $1.00 L* ty iM lu v l. . no. Rates for Advertising.?Ordinary Ad *?--? vertlsonients, per square, one msor Dion, it.00; each subsequent insertion, 60 oents. Liberal reduotlon made tor largo Advertisements. W. W. Ball, Proprietor. LAU RENS. S. ('., Srpt. 21, 15)'.'1. Guard the Primaries. Is the primary Qystem a permanent institution'? Ou the whole wo bolh ve that the primary has so far proven a success in South Carolina. While It is probable that a convention system would result la the selection of a high9i* average set of oftlce-holders for a time at lea?!, we think that it is perhaps better tha? there ehould bo general protection by the people at the polls thnn in club meetii gs? T..o larger the voto the less as a rulo is the opportunity fur trading, trickory and corruption. In most South Carolina counties buying and selling in tho primaries has up to the present been little practiced and in nearly all cases the count cf the votes has been scrupulously honest. Nevertheless, signs have been plenti ful in late years that threaten the use fulness of the primary. Undoubtedly the wrongful employment of money Is gradually creeping In Notably in Kichland, Alken and Charleston has there been complaint of this abuse and some years ago it was said that In Greenville county bribery was possible in certain small districts. Moreover, money Is employed in a legitimate way which may yot have a bad general re sulf. The primaries year by year grow more exponsive. For Sta'e offices the candidates lind the canvass of the 41 counties a con siderable expense. It means the spending of aboat $400. by each. The people have in large measure aban doned tho habit of attending the meet ings and tho candidates are therefore driven to appeal to the press in order to place their views before the voters. The nowspapers cannot and will not print in the interest of Individuals without compensation and of course the adve 't'sing tax on tho candidate is heavy. Besides this, tho use of circulars and the postage bills swoll the general ex pense. Where the candidate under takes a general campaign, paying the expense of friends who give time and work to his cause in many counties, tho cost is very great We luve re cently heard a defeated candidate s ?y that the cost of his mce was upwards of $1,200., all of it perfectly legitimate, and we are sure that this was not the highest figure reached. It will readily be eecn from this that the primary may place the candidacy of a poor man for a State ofllce out of the question. In fact we have seen actual instances In which men of no property were at a great disadvantage In races with men who were not pinched for a few doll irs. Even in the county primaries some money, enough to be a considerable object to a poor man, la required. If then the legitimate ex pense of the campaign be so great, how much more will be the handicap of the poor man in a race with a well-to-do candidate whoso conscience does not restrain him from bribery, from treat, ing, from giving barbacues and distri buting largess in other ways? One possible improvement to the system is to require by law that on'y qual lied electors shall participate in the primaries. There is a considerable number of people in this State who move from one county to another. Many do not remain in one locality long enongb to become qualified voters In the general elections. Naturally thesi have not the same interest in choosing good men for county ofilccs as have those who are and expect to be permanent residents. Some of them, many of them doubtless, are honest and patrio tic but that the wandering citizen may be more easily purchased than the man who has established a homo is not to be disputed. In the" first primary tho writer voted in Columbia. Ho was in Laurens at tho time of the second. His name was still on a Laurens club roll, he might have voted in Laurens (though he did not) and probably no quo tlons would have been asked, It would have been manifestly unfair. It would have been fraudulent. Suppose that he had voted and his ballot had elected ono man and defeated another ?it would havo been an outrage on Laurens county, a case of a non-resi dent selecting an officer for the county. Nevertheless the law contains nothing to protect the people against possible frauds of this kind. We suspect that popsibly an average of fiO or 100 votes were cast in every county in tho late elections by men who are not and do not expect to bo permanent residents. These were not fraudulent votes for the law requires but CO days residence. The primary In this State Is tho real election so far as State and county oftl cors are concerned. The safe-guards around it should not he less rigid than those which protect the general elec tions in November?which are merely perfunctory, having little substantial significance under present conditions. * Don't Harm Them. Old men tell us that when they were young there were hundreds of insect eating birds where thero is ono today: In thoso days all kinds of fruit trees wore long lived and produced fruit in r the greati st abundance. Tho potato bug and boll weovll were unknown, and many othor Insects which are hurtful to plants wore the inhabitants of un known lands. The Advioutiskr's toiontific editor is away, but we are much inolined to charge most of these ills to tho scarcity r ci iusoct oating I irds. A gieat many of these birds are wantonly killed every day and tho matter is unnoticed. It is a breach of the law and should not be permitted. Every person who knows of such ae**: should romonstrate with the offender, and if it is not taken kindly why the law is with you. But surely uo ono who thinks would harm the little birds, l^et us think! * Miss Grace Simmons will attend the Columbia Female College this session. The Coltou Outlook. While nobody oan guess what tho prloe of cotton will be during the win ter, It is the united op'uion of ail busi ness men that the staple will bring at least a good price as comparod with that of four or (Ivo years ?>?<? The opini? n seems to be general In Wall street, at reflected by the cmmeroial newspapers, that the days of swen cents cotton have passed forever. Even with twelve million bale orops po*sl b'o nob. dy prodlots anything Joss than ui>.e or ten cents as the price. The reason for this opinion is that the business world bus awakened to the fact Iba? tbj cons'mp.ioa of co:t- n has vas ly and rapidly increased. Im proved methods of manufacture have resulted in the use of eottou fabric*) for objects w holly unknown a few je?.rs ago. For examp'e, within the last live or six years it has come to bo tho fash ion of nearly all cmntrbs to uniform their armle3 in cotton goods. Here In America, until tho War with Spain, our so'dlers wore wool. Slice then i hoy have wo Mi khtki, a o ttou ma terial. When we remember that Eu ropean nations such as Germany and Kussla maintain standing armies of three quarters of a million men ?nd more, It is easy to see how a change fron wool to cotton may affect the de mand for cotton. We may 3afely predict that ootton will bring this winter a fair price such a price aa will yield a legitimate profit to the industrious and thrifty producer. The indolent and unthrifty will not make a profit out of co'.ton, re gardless of what the price may be. It may be further asserted that the time has come when cotton farming has reaohed a safe basis. It is a better businoss today than it has ever been before. Tho farmer who does not suc ceed will, barring special and peculiar Individual misfortunes, have no ona to blanu save himself. No nun on earth has a better chance to earn a good liv ing and get ahoad of the world than the South Carolina farmer, especially the "up-country" fanner who lives In the healthiest region of the United States. To succeed in farming requires hard work and self-3acrlflee. The same ii' o required in every other hon est business. The man who will not work and will not deny himself has no right to succeed. The wiso farmer who has land In these days wil! hold it and Improve it. The man who has no land and means to farm had better buy it now. In a few years the price of land In this country will be out of the roach of the poor man. Mr. Earle'a Election. The election of John H. Earle to the raiload commission .shoull strengthen the commission in business capacity and add to its effectiveness. Mr. Earle is a lawyer and more especially a busi ness lawyer. If it be possible to ac complish anything for the pubHc good by means of the commission, it is his opportunity to demonstrate it. It is his part to apply himself diligently to the mastering of the tangled questions constantly before the commission and Thk Advertiser hsa confidence that he will zealously endeavor to demon strate to the people that the commis sion can be effective. In both primaries Laurens county, under ooligatlons to neither man, gavo Mr. Earle very largely the pre ponderance of Its support. In this town most men were Earle men and it was such counties as LAurons, without per sonal intorest in the evont of the elec tion, that decided it. Laurens county and tho town of Laurens both have business with the commission, busi ness which has been ponding for a long lime. Certain reforms in the railway situation call for immediate remedy. With a Laurens man on the commis sion, who is cow the senior member, and with our neighbor Mr. Earle In addition, towards whom Laurens has behaved In a neighborly way, Laurens people may reasonably trust that the public interests of the county and town will be protected. The time has come when we may at least expect special attention from the commission If nothing more. # Important Notice. The time for offering the Semi Weekly Republic with paid-in advance subscriptions to Thk Advertiser has expi ed. There are some subscribers who did not avail themselves of the opportunity to got three papers for the price of one. Th -y probab'y did not care for the extra papers or as the offer was i.Side at a time when money was rc'rcc, wo dare s?y It was not always conven ient to pay in advance. Now however cotton is beginning to come in and wo hopo every one will pay for their pa per. It only costs $1.00 a year and we are working to give you tho best County piper in the State. Don't wait for a statement, look on the label?that will tell what you owe. It costs t wo cents to send each state ment and that is a big percen'age on the price of the paper, to say nothing of the timo it takes to send them. Result of Special City Election. In the special election last Wednes day 111 votes were cast in favor of the proposition to bond the city for $40,000 for the purpose of improving tho water works and electric light plants and put ting In a ?ystera of sewerage whilo Ort opposed it. As will be noted less than hall of the qualified voters of the oity particlprtcd in the election. Loiter to H. R. Humbert. Laurens. 8. C, Dear Sir: There are these five ways of bahlm as in paint. ( ) stnfl'cd-out with chalk, or some thing like that; (2) baiytes, better than chalk, but no covering to it; nobody knows it's there, (3) benzine In the oil, or tratet or oth^r su? h Btlifting, (4) too thin?too much liquid, what evor it is, for the solid ; ifi) short measure; Now will you buy by the price per "galh n" ? We furnish our agents with a state chemist's certificate of analysis that tells what's in Devoe. Yours truly, F. W. DsVok & Co , Moselay A Roland sell our paint. 1 Laurens Cotton Mills Store Try Us for Groceries... Phone Us Your Orders Laurens Cotton Mills Store Manager. STYLISH STATIONERY. Stationery too fancy for olden times and stationery with the antique finish?all sorts of fancy stationery for all sorts of purposes. Writing paper and envelopes in dainty, del icate tints?other grades more conservative. W. W. Oodson. Kennedy Bros. The selection of good seed is very importont. We give special attention to this as well as to other departments of our business. We can fill your orders for Seed Wheat, Oats, Barley, Rye, Vetch, Clover, Lucerne, Rape, Tur nip and all kinds of good Garden Seeds. WE ARE ANXIOUS TO SELL YOU. KENNEDY BROS - Livery, Feed and Sale Stable. I have bought out the Livery business of C. S. Fuller. I will conduct a First Class Livery, Feed and Sale Stable. Always on hand safe horses and nice turnouts at reasonable rates. Kentucky saddle and harness horses. Give me a trial. J. H. Davis, 'PhonelSl. Fuller's Stand The Bank of Laurens, Laurens, S. C. Will furnish every one who will becomo a depositor to the amount, of one dollar or more in our Saving* Department a hindsomi pri vate Ho r,o e'afo, like the or.o shown here. You are inv ted to call and ask for ono of tboeo safe*. It maltuis not what a man's inc.mo is, reckles nofs an I extravagance will sooner or la cr bring him to tu n. "Every mechanic can s we from one to two dollars per week and become the manager of his own shop in a few years The clerk wb > saves nothing wl 1 always bo a clerk. Hitter begin saving today. The employe, the mechanic, the farmer, who saves f>0 cents to ?1.00 per week will soon own a business, a house or a farm of his own. Start a savings account with the Bank of Liurons today It will grow: 4 per cont. into-'eston Pavings account. ASSETS: Capital Profits Total . $50,000 17,000 J. J. Pluss, CASHIER. .$67,000 O. B. SIMMONS, President. W. P. Caine, ASST. CASHIER. Shingles at a Bargain We have just received three car loads of Shingles and offer them, while they last, at the following low prices, tfff f?? rib $2.00 grade at $1.50 per 1000 /J.50 grade *2.75 grade 3.00 grado No. 1 O at 3.25 2.00 per 1000 2.25 per 1000 2.50 per 1000 Shingles .1000 THESE PRICES ARE FOR CASH HUDGENS BROS, Laurens South Carolina Wood's Seeds. VIRGINIA GRAY Winter Oats. Sow Early For Best Results, i Our Trade Murk Drand is the bestund cleanest quality thut it is possible to procure. Hairy, or Winter Vetch, Sown with Winter Outs, mukes the largest possible yield of the best und most nutrition* hay. Write for prices. WOOD'S DESCRIPTIVE FALL CATALOG Tells all about Heed? for fall sowing. It is the most valua ble and helpful publication of the kind issued in America. Mailed free on request. T. W. WOOD & SONS, Seedsmen, - Richmond, Va, We have n< vor advertised in terms of wild exaggeration. The goad name and popularity of SEVEN B?RKS are well deserved, for It Is an honest. Kemiiiic, vegetable preparation (from Hydrangea bark), carefully prepared l>y best of chemists, strictly in accord ance with itir original formula of Dr. Frans Gauswein, of Weishaden, Oer many. Kor more than thirty years "Seven Harks" has been the ideal fam ily remedy for the relief and cure of Disordered Stomachs, Biliousness. Rheunrntism, Kidney Troubles, Impure Blood and alt other ailments and diseases arising from a sluggish liver or inoper ative digestive organs, It will tell its own story better than it cati be de scribed. Buy A 50 Cent Bottle And use according to directions, If it docs not prove effective, your druRRist Will wive your money back and charge Same to our account. LYA1AN BROWN, Pharmacist, N. Y. City. SOLU UY Laurens Drug Co. STYLES CHANGE in Jewelry as well as in oth er things. If yon want up to-date Jewelry you can al ways be sure of ^cttino- the very latest and the most cor rect thiug from us. What ever you buy, you can feel sure that you are right. Or if yon have anything that needs to be altered, re paired or reset bring it to us. We'll do the work well and charge yon but a moderate price. Fleming Bros. iff) AN SILVER Far.) (0 V? Retains \ XNopreasnra oa : overrst V IIIps or IVick. j;,-- \,\ I Koundcrstrnp' .vhls Coii. I Itcvvr jn.-vcj, We guarantee a lit or money refunded. PALMETTO DRUG CO., Laurens, S. C. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Mr. W. L. Boyd. Dear Sir: Over flfty yevs ago our im-iii bogan selling paint throughout the South; sales have continued unin terruptedly, and ten limes greater than any other brand of paint. Head tho following: '?Have Used Ihn L. A M Paint twenty years, louses painted with it eight years ago show bettor to day than houses painted with ether paints within two years. A. 11 Ed gell, Alaohna, Pia. 1 Have, used all brands of paint, I. ,t M. Pure Taint stands hot ter slid wears longer Hum any other paint I have used in my ten yoa'S ox porionco. II. l'\ Smith, Painter, Concord, N. (\ "I painted Krankeiiburg Block with L & M. Point; stands out as though varnishod. Actual cost was loss than ft,20 per gallon. W. ?. Barr, Charleston, W. Va. "I painted our old homestead with Ii. St M. Paint Iwonty-six yoars ago. Not painted since; looks belter than houses painted in tho last four years with other p lint. M.S. Kcofleld, Harris Spring.-, 8.0, Used the Li & M. Paint for sixteen yoars. Painted threa houses with it II(teen yotrs ago, they iiavo not needed pointing since. J. B, Webb. Hickory, N. 0. Iiespcctftilly, LONGMAN & MAHT1NKZ. This celebrated paint is sold by W. I . Moyd, Laurens; Clinton Pharmacy, Clinton, W. C. IRBY, Jr., Attorney at Law, LAUREN8, 8, C. John Y. Garlington & Co. DEPARTMENT MANAGERS Laurens, South Carolina AGENTS WANTED /vNH'clable Preparation for As sinrilaling IltcFootlandUc?ula ting ihc Stomachs and Bowels of iNF?fM TS /CHiLDKEN I'romoles l)i?oslion.CI\oorriil - ness and Rest .Contains neither | Opium ?Morphine nor Mineral Not ~N aii c otic . Fimpe cfOtdJfrSAKUELPtKMKR fSmtfJcux Srr<? - Mlx.Sennrt ? jlnixe Srrtt f Jtfi/Kiuti/tl - lit Ciri-./ritttfSafa + C/tvtfitit .Shgqr l\fntriytvm fltnw. A perfect Remedy PorConslipn lion,Sour Stoma* h.Uiairhc Worms .Convulsions,l"ovcri.sh ness and Loss of Sleep. Far Simile Signature or NEW* YOHK. CASTORIA X'or Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of % In Use For Over Thirty Years R P. MILAM & CO. Your stock and poultry need dosing. Now i s the time, pro vided you use the International Slock Food Company's Prod in ts' None better on the market. 1 [ere are some of them and the prices: International Stock Food .25c and 50c. Colic Cure.. 50c Gall Cure.25c Poultry Food.25c Louse Killer.25c Silver Pine Healing Oil .. .25c Now, we will give whh every in 1 pound purchase a premium ot 16 pounds of any ot the ibovo pro 1 id - ; and a 25-cts package with every 25 lbs. purchase. This its your opportunity ; A small investment may prove a profitable one, ou R UNDERTAKERS' STOCK Our Undertakers'Stock as usual is complete. We carry everything from the cheapest Coffin to the best METALIC CASES. First-class Hearse when wanted. At night or Sunday 'Phone H. M. Wright or R. 1*. Milam at their residences. R. P. MILAM & CO., ryA URKNS, S. C. HARY WASF.-iho world's best, baby medici. -is a prompt,f?afo,fuironud harm less remedy i'<>'~:ill sorts of stomach and bowel troubles of babies nnd child ron. Keep it al ways oil hand-you can rely upon it, At all flood ctruf> stores, 25c. Manufactured i>v isauy hahv. CO,, Macon, oa. n. B. Dur.. A. 0. TotoD, DIAL & TO DD, Attorneys and Coun sellors at Law. Enterprise Bank And Todil < ?Nico Build lng. Lau? bn s , S. o. Headache and Neuralgia Cured by Nervalfiflne, For Nile bj Laurons D. o., W. W. Hudson iu il nil other Dru ..-Us. W.U. KNIQIIT. U.K. UAHU KNIOHT & KABK, Attorneys at Law. Wr Will practice In all the State and F?deral Courts. Strict attention to all biiblnoas Intrusted to them. Office op-stalrs, Simmons' Itnlldlog SIMPSON & COOPER Attorney a! Law. Will practice ??? a 1 Si >'o Courts. Prompt at tention ? von:? all business. Dr. Chas. A. EMett, I) E NT I ST. Law Itango? W. Y. BOYD, Attorney at I .aw. Will praotlOO in State Courts. Prompt attention glvon t<> all busloeas. J. N. LEAK, Auctioneer, Oilers his services to the peo ple of Laurens County. W. H. Dial, Agent, The Fidelity & Casu alty Co. Dear Sir: I hereby acknowledge re ceipt of Fifty Dollars as pay ment in full, under my Poli cy of Disability, for recent two weeks' illness. Thank ing you and the company for prompt and liberal settle ment of my claim and recom mending The Fidelity & Cas ualty for just and honest dealing to my friends, and the business public generally. Am yours, Most truly, V. Da David A. Davis. OOOOOOOOOOOOj Safe and Sane INSURANCE_ We will vote for ' Parker and Davis We believe in "Safe and Sane" Democracy, and "Safe and Sane" Insurance. The best is none too good. Call on us to write you a Jine. A. C. TO DD & CO. "Sato and Sane insurance*" ?OOOOOOOOOOOI ECZEMA A Holy Horror The agonizing torture of thi9 itching, burning disease has at last been conquered. We have secured the selling privilege in this city for a medicament that not only relieves the awful itching and burning sensation of this terrible disease, but roots it all out of the skin entirely, leaving a clear, smooth, healthy covering for the body. Conclusive facts indisputa ble in every particular, have been presented to us, proving beyond the per-advonturc of a doubt, that Eczema, ^ Eczema of * Infants, Psoriasis, Salt Rheum,' Tetter, Ring Worm, Scald Head, Pimples, Barber's Itch, Milk Crust, Dan druff, Itching Piles, and all dis eases of the skin and scalp can b< quickly and permanently cleaner] out of the skin by The D. D. D. Remedy; "About five years ago I noticed a slid eruption on my limbs, but in a very shl time I wns a sight to behold, from my he] to my feet, and my nights were terrible.! was simply on fire. I tried a number, doctors here in this city, but with absolute no results aside from casing the burnij pain a little. A friend of mine who hi been cured of a very bad case of Fjczeif by the D. D. D. Remedy advised me' try it, which I did, feeling good result trom the first. I have been using the D D D. Itemedy for about three months, using in all, about fifteen bottles, and to :'...>' I am a well man. I also had dandruff in its worse form, and found the D D. D. Remedy to be a wonder in curing this disease." F. M. NICHOLS, Mooro Apartment House. James St., Syracuse, N. Y. The D. D. D. Prescription comes in a sealed bottle with authentic label on each bottle; it is a liquid applied externally, does not grease nor will it stain or dis color the most delicate wearing apparel. This prescription has our un qualified indorsement. Foracou siderable period of time we have been recommending it with most astonishingly effective results. The cures already effected are having a wide-spread influence in this community. If you have a skin affection, come and inquire about the D. D. D. Remedy. It will be the means of making you a happier human being. Laurens Drug Co. HINDIPO THE NEW. NERVE ?TONIC AND KIDNEY CURE. CIcamm th? Kldrfoya and ninddor, purifies the ;jj: 1 ",H F o?h .... thin pooplo. Strengthens This Mew Remedy workRlIko Mngfe, hnt la ab* solutcl? harmk?M. Wolgh yourself before inkin?. u-^'lfnf ^? c,i9,} 1 ? ???>?"?. SB.oo, by mall Wo will ehcerfulh refund tho n.v If you uro not bonoOttod. Try it and bo convinced. Laurens Drug Co. * J Si. fat ?X? ?C> X^L 3C ./fc. - IW? the _ y) Ih* Kind You llava Always Bouj>M iiignntare I of