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THE ADVERTISER. Subscription Price-IB Months, $1.00 Payable In Advance. Rates Tor Advertising.?Ordin?r j ad vertisements, per square, one inser lion, $1.00; eaoh subsequentlnsertion, 60 cents. Liberal reduotlon made for large aivertisements. Obituaries: All over 50 words, one oent a word. Notes of thanks: Five cents the line. W. W. Ball, Proprietor. Fntered at the postoflice at Laurens, S. C, as second class mall matter. LAURENS, S. C, Sept. 20, 1905. TILLMAN'S PICTURE REALIZED. Do you remember, gentlemen, the charges of corruption made against scores of the best men that South Caro lina ever had in public life in 1890? Do you remember the slanders of the "manifesto?" Do you remember how when Capt. Tillman came to be Gov ernor he found that the public offices had been conducted with rare ability and honesty and that the record of his predecessors since 1876 was one that he could not hope to excel. Do you remember that when the base charges were found to be false?as it was known they would be found?"the Old Antis" nominated John Sheppard for Governor, because they thought the people would rebuke utterance of these 8lanedrs against the Hamptons and Kichardsons and Brattons and all that kind? Now, gentlemen, if it had been dis covered that John Sheppard had fas tened a law on this State that had bred thieves by hundreds, would the "old antis" have dared to run him for Gov ernor? If he had still continued to plead for such a law, would even they have voted for him? A great many of yoU, gentlemen, were led to believe sincerely in 1890 that the State was in the hands of a pack of thieves. You found out your /mistake. Suppose that it had been a mistake and that Governor Tillman had uncovered rascals big, little and me dium sized, by the dozen, by the bag, basket and wagon-body full, would there have been an "Anti ticket" in 1892 with men like Capt. Joe Humbert on it? Honestly, do you think, gentlemen, that .any "Old Anti" would have "cheered"? Or would any have been able to hold up his head if it had been found that Capt. Tillman's charges were true? Capt. Tillman drew a picture of "bamboozling and debauching," of "incipient rottenness" and all that sort of thinp: in 1890 that will never be for gotten in South Carolina. He laid it on thick and strong and he seemed toknow just how it oueht to look. l\c made it so real that a large majority of the people were deceived. The only trouble about it, after all, was that it was 15 years too previous. The Tillman picture was all right?the colors were too pronounced. It's a pho tograph of what exists in the State to day but existed only in imagination when it was painted. Who says that all this, not incipient but festering, ripe and bursting corrup tion is now over-running the State? Why, Senator Tillman himself! Would wc have had it if we had had no Dispensary system? Would we have had it rf Senator Till man and his lieutenants had not denied for years the charges of Dispensary corruption that the "Old Antis" brought? Gentlemen, would we have had a Dispensary, if we had had no Tillman? There are those who think that in discussing this Dispensary nastiness we should leave Senator Tillman's name out of it but as wc have never regarded him as a creature to be worshipped we see no reason why he should not be measured by his own yard stick. Poor old General Hampton, although nothing was proved against his crowd, "had to git." So did General Butler. But don't you know, gentlemen, you Laurens voters, that if such outrageous doings as have been made public by this Dispensary Investigating Commit tee had been unearthed in 1890 by Capt. Tillman, Senator Hampton would not have had the effrontery to ask reelection? If he had, wouldn't he have been laughed at? Wouldn't he have been laughed out of the State? Of course Senator Tillman's going to be reelectcd. Wc all know that. We are used to it. Nobody's going to run against him. All the politicians are afraid of him. He's the boss, bless his soul. We are not worrying ourselves to have him beat. It doesn't make any great difference to The Advertiser who is in the United States Senate from South Carolina and Tillman is bet ter than some?mighty few, but some ?that are in that body now. But he ought not to be rcclccted and we don't believe that the majority of the men who are going to vote for him away down in their secret hearts think] that he ought to be reelccted. Meanwhile The Advertisbr has no candidate. Not yet?not even for County Commissioner. H THE CHILD AT SCHOOL. The Winnsboro News and Herald, whose intelligent editor, Col. Fouchc, was formerly an excellent school teach er, has these wise words: "The public schools are now begin ning to open and in only a few weeks every school in the county will be In session. It is a matter of great impor tance in the successful running of a school for there to be as full an attend ance all the while as is possible. While it is true that a good many boys and girls have to be kept at home till after the sfchoolsjopen, this should never be done except in instances, where it is absolutely necessary. It is wisdom on the part of parents to make every pos sible sacrifice to have their children at school from the very beginning. Going to school is enough of a business for every parent to treat it in such a way as to impress upon the child the un importance of its school work. The successful work of the school depends not only upon the parents having their pupils in school, but also upon their giving the teacher* their fullest sup port in every way. $fay the schools of Fair field have the mo?t successful year gallons of Linseed Oil will paint a mod orate sized house. 6-2t Ii vi? dollars to a child the loss of a day in the month is the loss of a dollar, of about 20 per cent of the month. The most valuable lesson to be taught the child is the lesson of promptness and punctuality?which is the lesson of meeting obligations. It is the man who is on time that makes good in business and the child who is on time makes that man. The parent that docs not help the child to be on time, rain, shine, sleet or snow, is no friend to the child. To lose a day from school is a disas ter. It costs the child just about as much to leave its classes for a day, comparatively, as it costs a passenger train to run off the track and be placed on again. Rarely does the child or the train make up the lost time so as to ar rive according to schedule. To take a child from school for a day, without good cause, is to rob him of that which cannot be restored. ? WHO PAYS FOR FOOTBALL? The foot-ball season is about to open. Who pays fur the foot-ball expenses in our Colleges? It's an expensive game ?where teams have to be trained, by salaried "coaches." Some of the Col leges in South Carolina have had good teams. We are glad of it. We hope that the teams will be maintained. But we don't think the gate receipts at the games can be sufficient to meet the cost and out of curiosity, idle and meddle some perhaps, we should like to know where the money comes. Especially would we like to know this about the South Carolina College and Clemson teams, because they are State Colleges. The following from the Kansas City Journal about "The Boy that is Raised by Hand" contains a world of common sense: "An old farmer of Nemaha county recently remarked that a home-grown, hand-spanked, bare-footed and hard fisted country boy makes a much better fighter in the battles of life than does the pampered, high-collared, creased trouserea youth 01 our towns and cities wiiuac clothes have always been dusted with a whisk broom instead of a shin gle." The boy that is raised by the rides of thejbook may turn out well sometimes, but it is the fact nevertheless that those brought up in the old fashioned way are in the saddle in these United States. It has frequently been noted that few of the Presidents of the United States were born in great cities and the lead ing men in all professions and lines of business have been country boys. Of course a "country boy" does not neces sarily mean a boy that lives outside of incorporated towns. "The Country" in cludes the villages and towns. The evils of city life are found for the most part only in the great and crowded commu nities. * The Advertiser thinks now as it always thought the Hon. H. H. Evans is the best of the lot. Terrible plagues, those itching, pes tering diseases of the skin. Put an end to misery. Doans Ointment cures. At any drug store. Jacks Township 0. K. "They say that Jacks Township is against the Dispensary," says the Ncw bery Observer, and it adds: "If that be true" the fate of the G. M. I. is sealed. It cannot be true. Wc think we can safely attach to it "acres of la bels" describing it as a slander. Jacks Township is more faithful to Senator Tillman than any other Township in South Carolina. Its voting population consists of about two hundred good farmers. From 1890 to 1896 the Anti Tillman vote was from nine to eleven. The two leaders of the minority are dead. The single-heartedness with which Jacks Township men, for they are staunch, honest and brave men, have devoted themselves to everything that Senator Tillman has advocated seems difficult to explain in these times of individual asscrtiveness. Jacks Townsnip will not vote against the Dis pensary. "Sardis Alliance" may be dead, but its soul is marching on.? News and Courier. ? The Dispensary Investigating Com mittee held a three days' session in Sumter last week. Sabbath Day at Due West. Two of the Bethel boys went to Due West lately to visit a young lady, but it happened to be the Sabbath day and although they spent the whole day they couldn't get to talk to her as it i was against the rules. They say they do not wish to spend another Sunday there as it was so lonesome and the people there do nothing but read nov els. This must be a mistake, however, and the people must have been reading their Bibles.?Abbeville Medium. 100 Years Old. A frame house can be kept in good order for a 100 years, if painted with the L. & M. Paint about once in ten to fifteen years. This is because the L. & M. Zinc hardens the L. & M. White Lead, and gives the paint extra ordinary life. It also makes it cover an enormous surface, so that four gal lons linseed oil will paint a moderate sized house. Actual cost when ready for use about $1.20 per gallon. James S. Barron, President Manches ter Cotton Mills, Rock Hill, S. C. writes: "In 1883 I painted my residence with L. & M. It looks better than a great many houses painted three years ago. Sold by W. L. Boyd Laurens. MERCHANTS NEWS We extend to every one a cordial in vitation to visit our store and let us show you through our entire line of house -1 u rnish i ng-goods. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. Before you buy be sure to let us show you our line of Bed room Suits made of solid oak, beautifully finished and at prices that will be to your interest to see our line. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. You can find here any kind of lamps frou may want from the small hand amp to the large decorated parlor and hall lamps. Be sure to see our line before you buy. S. M. & E. H. Wilkes & Co. If you are thinking of putting in any grates this fall be sure to let us show you our line and figure with you before you buy. S. M. & E. H, Wilkos A Co. ? ?n.~r-^Pv^a??.irr an wxeVi/ tors of Dr. F. G. Fuller, deceased. September 8th, 1905. I.AUOH AND GROW FAT. A Mother's Judgment, Johnny (to his sister's young man) ? What base-ball club did you play with this season? Sister's Young Man?I ncyer played a game of base-ball in my life. Why do you ask? Johnny?Cause I heard ma tell sister that you were a splendid catch. Essay on Twins. Johnny waa asked to write a short essay on some interesting experience of his. "Success" tells what he wrote: "Twins is a baby, only it's double. It usually arrives about 4.37 in the morn ing, when a fellow is getting in his best licks sleeping. Twins is accom panied by excitement and a doctor. When twins do ennything wrong thoir mother can't tell which one to lick, so she gives it to both of 'em so as to make sure. We've got twins to our house, and I'd swap 'em enny days for a billy-goat or mose ennything. ENGLISH CIVIL SERVICE. The l'ny in It 1? Smnll, hnt n.o Posi tion? Are Kfi?crljr Soiifrlit. "Once a civil servant always a civil servant," appears to be the motto of the Kngllsh civil service, for unless one proves dishonest or an extroocdlnarlly poor workman bo Is retained In service until the age limit Is reached and the salary list Is exchanged for the pen sion roll. Pnllke tho civil service In the United States, there Is no strong partisanship. Appointees hold their position no mat ter which party may be In power. The pay Is not largo, even In view of the small cost of living In England. Fifteen dollars Is about the limit of weekly payment In the pofltofflce de partment, though some of tho execu tive positions pay as high as $2,000 a year. The excise department Is a fa vored branch, the pay starting at |2."h> a year. This is raised by a yearly In crease of $25 until the pay reaches $400, and after a year I? Jumped to $578. from thoro on the pay Jumps rapidly to $1,230 yearly, and If tho of ficer Is fortunate In at last arriving at the dignity of collector he draws 14,000 yearly. Parliamentary clerkships run from ! $500 to $8,000 a year, and the navy de partment will run a clerk up to $8,0<K) If he reaches the Importance of fleet paymaster. In spite of the- small salaries the places are eagerly sought, since it means a life position, with a pension I for one'ti declining years. VERA SASSULITCH. The Wn>- the Grent Itaiialnn Womnn Spy minded the Xlhlllntn. When the famous General Tre|>off was only at tho beginning of his career Vera Sossullteh WOS his Invaluable as sistant. Trepoff was the detested enemy of the nihilists, and he was very anxious to obtain Inside Information as to their doings and plans. Huddenly one day In 1878 he was fired at while driving through the streets of St. Petersburg by no other than Vera Rossulltch. Hho was at once seized by the soldiery and was charged with the attempted mur der of Trepoff, being tried In the ordi nary manner; but, to the amazement of (he public, she was acquitted 1 On her release the nihilists gathered about her, desiring to admit stich n friend of the pooplo to their closest ac quaintance. In this way she was ad mitted to all their private circles and was made oequnlnted with their se crets. These she ot once communicat ed to the Russian government. The truth was that the whole business, In cluding the ottetnpt on his life, was faked by Trepoff himself, and It was simply a clever ruso to get from the ni hilists what could not be got In any other way. Thereafter Vera Basstllltch played the part of government spy on I Innumerable occasions. POINT LACE. The Itesnlt of the Genlna of Bnrhnr* I (tinnti of Snaony. A little known exomple or Inventive genius In woman Is that afforded by Horbara T'ttmon of Bnxony and her point lace so long In fashionable use all over the world. She Invented the proc ess and apparatus for manufacturing this beautiful handiwork, which has since given employment to millions of operators and which, in Its line, has never l>eon excelled. The apparatus looks like a long pincushion bristling with plus arranged to outline the pat tern or design. The operator manages from ten to fifty peculiar spools, allow ing the thread to feed over the pins/al ternately until the design is completed. The spools or bobbins are purposely of different colors, so as to be easily dis tinguishable. The process Is slow and difficult to learn. Miss Pitman found ed schools where thousands learned It. Rlnce her time, when Inventive ability was rare even among men, her Ideas have 1>een Incorporated In the construc tion of machinery by which the lace Is produced at wonderful lower rates, and yet Harham Pitman's loco still sur passes all. I/ondon Queen. Too nich m Until. When Oeneral Trepoff was chief of police In Moscow, before the estab lishment of the state Ibjuor monopoly! he was told from the highest quarters to suppress the orgies at popular re sorts In tho town. A few days later the police raided the principal restau rants after midnight, and the next morning (5enernl Trepoff asked of his august master directions for the pros ecution of one member of tho Imperial family, two Judges of the high court, a mayor and deputy mayor, several gen erals and many women well known In Moscow society, who, among others, had been arrested In the raid. The matter ended there. Ham the Moat Leu?. The little creature which bears the distinction of owning more legs end feet than any other known organized being Is the mllleped, which literally means "thousand footed." There ore several Species of these curious worms, all possessing the characteristic of hav ing a many segmented body, sncll seg ment provided with n pair of lcjjs. Un like the centIpeds?"hundred footed"? they are perfectly harmless. One Thin* Cerltlfa? "Of course, Jieat cause? metals to ex pond. There's no doubt of that. Don't you believe It ?" "Well, nt any rate, I know that a hot old time dootn't cause a five dollar gold piece to expand to any great ex tent."?Philadelphia Press, ?etttnar Hilf? Rifffct. Husband W.U. r^ad.m, you've got W. E. WASHINGTON, For Corojnittee. 1 THE APPOINTING POWER. A Morr of rrtildrnt Oramt 'nnH mm Obatlnat? Swt?or4ln?4?. General Grant's generosity to bit foes, his many private and official kind nesses to the widows and orphans of Confederate soldiers, la an old tale, but It beam repetition In the forui of nil. Incident which Helen D. I/Ongstrcot gives In "I.ee and Longstreet at High Tide." Tho widow of a Confederate officer applied to the postofllce department to bo appointed iioatmlatrees In a small southern town. As she heard nothing of her application, abe went to Well ington to press It. Hhc wan unablo to move the authorltlea at the postofllce department and was about to go homo In despair when a friend suggested that It might bo worth while for ber to see the president. With much effort ahe summoned courage and appeared at the White House. The president received her In a moat friendly manner and after bear ing her story took her application and wroto a strong but brief Indorsement on the back of It. She hurried In tri umph to the postofllce department. The official to whom sbe presented tho application frowned and pondered over It for Home time and then wrote under tbe president's Indorsement, "This being a fourth class office, the prosldent does not have the appointing power." The application wa% handed back to her, and she went away In deep dis tress and was again preparing to re turn homo when another friend told her by all means to take the paper back to the president, so thnt be might see how his Indorsement had been re ceived. When the president rend It ho wrote under the last indorsement, ! "While the president does not have the appointing power In this office, he has the appointment of the postmaster gen eral," and, summoning his secretary, President Grant directed him to ac Company the lady to the department ! and In person deliver her application to the postumster general. Fhe received the commission before she loft the office. STREET ETIQUETTE. While walking with a lady, the gen- | tleman should take the side next the street. One salutation Is all that civility re quires when passing a person moro than once on a public promenade. If the lady with whom you are walk ing Is saluted by another gentleman, acknowledge the aame by removing ' your hat. The gentleman should raise his hat when ashing a lady's pardon for an In advertence, whether she Is known to Mm or not. Should you desire to converse with a lady you should happen to meet, do not detain her, but turn aud walk hi her direction. While walking with a lady In a ! crowded thoroughfare nnd ohliged to proceed singly, the gentleman should precede the lady. When Golrlaoaltla Wrote, An old volumo which an Atlanta booklover prizes was found In an old bookshop recently. It la "Tho History of Rome," by Oliver Goldsmith. Gold smlth's name takes one back to the lit erary fellows of that day, tbe hack work they did to keep life In them, for when Goldsmith was at work writing that history he was doing twenty dif ferent things besides, little odds and ends that brought money fer his dally bread, with a scolding landlady laying down the law to hliu, for It was the time when tho great Dr. Johnson "thought himself lucky when he could dine lu a cellnr on sixpence worth of tripe and a pennyworth of bread and wlpo his Angers on tho back of a New foundland dog after bis greasy meall" And to think of the growling that Is done by the little authors of the pres ent day! -Atlanta <'oiiHtttutlon. BACK GIVES OUT. Plenty of Laurens Readers Have This ex* perience. You tax the kidneys?overwork them They can't keep up trie continual strain. The back gives out?it aches and pains; Urinary trouble sets in. Don't wait longer ? take Doan's Kidney Pills. Laurens people tell you how they act. J. H. Porter, employed in the Cotton Mill, residing on Factory Hill, says: "My kidneys and back have bothered me for quite a while, My back seemed to be the weakest spot about me, and when I take cold it always settled there and knocks me out. I have been so bad at times that. I had to lose several days from work. The kidney secretions were disordered, very dark and full of sedi ment and annoyed mo by mnking me get up during the night. I tried differ ent remedies and wore plasters but nothing did me any good until I got a box of Doan's Kidney Pills at the Pal metto Drug Co.'s store. Since using them the backache has left me and I can sleep all night without my rest be ing disturbed and the kidney secretions have all cleared up and now have no sediment in them." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cts. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's ?and take no other. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF LAURENS, In Court of Common Pleas. Enterprise Bank, Plaintiff, vs. A. R. Sullivan, J. I). M. Shaw, H. E. Gray, Mary C. Sullivan and Piedmont Sav ings and Investment Company, De fendants. Pursuant to a decree of foreclosure in the above stated case, I will sell at pub lic outcry to tho highest bidder, at Lau rens, C. H., on Salcsday in October next, being Monday the 2nd dav of the month, during the legal hours for such sales, the following property, to wit: All that lot, piece ana parcel of land situate, lying nnd being in the city of Laurens and bounded on the North by lands of Mary Y. (iarlington, on the East by lot of D. P. Goggans, on the South by Main Street and on the West by lot of Mrs. Elolse Shell. Terms of Sale: To the highest bid der. One-half cash, balance to be paid twelve months from dato of sale, the credit portion to be paid twelve months from date of sale, the credit portion to be secured by bond and mortgage of the purchaser over the said premises, bearing legal interest from date, with |eavc to purchaser to pay his entire bid in cash. Purchaser to pay for papers, if the terms of sale arc not complied with, the land to be resold on same or some subsequent Salesday on same terms, at risk of former purchaser. JOIINF. BOLT, <?. c. p. & <;. s. Sept. 4th '05-id. NOTICE! Wo want every man and women In the tliitte<i fitates Interested In th*> onre of Ho for School! The School days are here again when the Children must turn their attention to Books and Clothes. We have made efforts to provide for the wants of the Boys and are showing an elegant line of Boys and Young Men's Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Furnishings and Trunks. Parents! It will pay you to bring your Children here for their outfits for School and College. - A School Cabinet Free with Every Pair of School Shoes. J. E. MINTER & BRO. Reliable Clothing: and Shoe Store. LAURBNS, S. C. Every gcx.r feature common to other typewriters BK is found on Tho F va, : shows improvement. I I \ \ Placed on free tri il my when end second hand ?w niachir.es Of other kinc i.i part payment. / / %FOX TYPEWRITER co^# For Sale by W. P. HUDQENS, Laurens, S. C. : Set Our Stock --?= OF - BOOKS New_ and Second hand School Books see our line, we have a large stock this yeai',, here are l^unds ?f se" cond hand books at the Palmetto Drug Co. Laurens, S. C. WHOLESALE Flour, Meal Grain and Provisions. I make a specialty of direct shipments from the Mill and Manufactures. E. W. STALNAKER, Office and Warehouse at Greenwood, S. C. 'Phone 244. W. B. KNIGHT, r Just Listen to This! Will You? The bird says of all the paints I over saw or used there is none so good as the Elbra Brand for good looks and reasonable price. Let me show you why. See T. R. PITTS, Coik tctiug Painter, Clinton, S. C. "Turn Drudgery Into Pastime" USE THE Wheelei*& Wilson Sewing Machine Number 9 The lightest running machine in the world. The Simplest Sewing Machine made. The easiest to manage and least liable to get out of order. Cannot start in the wrong direc tion, and is the only lock stitch machine so made. The only machine that has a needle that cannot be set the wrong way, I >oeS not oil the work. The thread docs not come in contact with oiled parts, which is not true of other machines. Our salesman shall be pleased to cdll and show yon more fully. A postal card will bring him with a machine to you at once, Notice to Planters At this season of the year all eyes ;irc turned to sowing;, for therein lies the success or fail ure of every Planter. Poor seed will never make a good crop, hence we have expended every effort to secure the best that money can buy, and have on hand seed that we are justly proud of and can reconmmend, such as Wheat, Rye, Barley, Rape, Lucerne, Vetches Red Rust Proof Oats, and Red and Crimson Clover, and also a great variety Garden Seeds If you want seed that will yield results and increase your Bank account, try these. PRICES arc right for small or large buyers at Kennedy Bros. Jewelry For Summer Wear We've a fascinating dis play of Jewelry especi ally for wearing with Summer Waists and Dresses. Among them Pins, Buckles, Brooches, Pin Sets and Pretty Novelties of all sorts, and many of them arc quite inexpensive as well as beautiful. Besides these, we are showing a variety of particularly handsome patterns of Simmons Kobs that are especially suited to both Men's and Women's Sum mer Dress. Fleming Bros. Simpson, Cooper & Babb, Attorneys at Law. Will practice- In all State Courts. Prompt attention given to all business. N. B. Dial. a. U. Tonn. DIAL & TODD, Attorneys and Coun sellors at Law. Enterprise 11 ink and Todd Olllco Build log. Laurkns, 8. 0. We Can Now Furnish Our Friends With COAL For the c CH Per Winter at %P*5.0U Ton. This is the Famous Regal Block Coal, and we advise you to buy before an ad vance in price. CLARY, ADAMS & CO. PHONE 107. Dr. H. T. Ball, DENTIST. Will be in Office Every Day Room No. 2 Cannon Building. Fountain Inn, - - - S. C. The Most Careful Dressers Are Wearing the Domestic Finish WHY NOT YOU TOO? If you will give our Domes tic Finish a fair and impar tial trial you will never be guilty of wearing anything that looks like4 "gloss" again. ^ Insist on your next bundlebe ing Domestic and send it to Laurens , ^