Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE ADVERTISER. Subscription rrlce-12 Months, $1.00 Payable In Advance. Rates for Advertising. ? Ordinary advertisements, per square, one inser tion, $1.00; each subsequent insertion, 60 cents. Liberal reduction made for large advertisements. Obituaries: All over 60 words, one cent a word. Notes of thanks: Five cents the line. W. W. Ball, Proprietor. Filtered at the postoftice at Laurens, S. C. as second class mail matter. LAURENS, S. C, April 18, 1906, SUPPOSE HE DID? The Hon. J. Fr?ser Lyon of the Dis pensary Investigating Committee and Abbeville has taken offence at expres sions of the Hon. Ben R. Tillmnn of the Roosevelt Rate Bill, and has replied with a letter to a lawyer, in which he insinuates that he heard that the Hon. Ben R. Tillman accepted a piano as a present from a liquor house, but adds that it may not have been a present but may have been purchased with the Hon. Ben R. Tillman's hard cash. Whether the Hon. Ben R. Tillman re ceived and accepted the present of the piano or not is of no consequence. He says he did not, and we believe him. If he did, it was merely to avoid being impolite, and his acceptance of ten thousand calliopes, two train-loads of acolians and an ocean liner's cargo of jewsharps would be no sign that he had been corrupted. The important consid eration is that the suggestion of the Hon. Fr?ser Lyon is a species of high treason. But suppose, for the sake of the ar gument. Senator Tillman during his in cumbency as head whiskey dealer for the State of South Carolina d accept this musical instrument for his drawing room, what of it? He had a peculiar and exclusive right to do it. Such acts are not wrong in Senat ir Tillman, how ever wrong they may be in another man. If you can prove that a member of the State Board of Control accepts a bone-handle umbrella from a brewery, it is time for him to be thrown over board. If you can establish that a dis pensary underling in Columbia accepted the present of a pug dog with or with out a curl in its tail, it is time for the underling to be cast into outer darkness. If you can demonstrate that a sub dispenser in Spartanburg accepted some extra bottles of "booze" in a case of "booze" ordered through the State Dispoiioury it is a scandal and a public shame. But it should not be forgotten that eight years ago a United States Senator of South Carolina hail printed in a letter in the newspapers, over his own signature, the fact that he had re ceived samples of intoxicating bever ages. It will be remembered that he treated the matter in a light and airy style, and that nobody seemed to think the less of him. In other words, it is fully settled in the affairs of South Carolina that Sen ator Tillman may fiercely condemn the acceptance of free passes and samples in others, that he may denounce the ac ceptors as dishonest, and at the same time protect his spotless reputation for punctilious politeness. The fact that the value of the passes covering a long period of years mounts far into the thousands of dollars has nothing to do with the case. Everybody believes in the rugged, firm and impenetrable hon esty of brave Old Ben and the facts that shake public confidence in lesser men have no application to him what ever. Hence the Hon. Fr?ser Lyv n should have held his peace. Moreover, it ought to be remembered that in Senator Tillman's opinion, which he held until long after the re mainder of the people knew the dis pensary's rottenness, the dispensary was formerly clean and pure. The old "anti" papers and politicians, most of whom have doubtless been in the pay of the old bar-rooom and blind tiger ele ment and other mighty powers of Chicco street, declared year after year that dispensary dishonesty was com mon. It was hinted even by a reform candidate for the United State Senate as early as 1897, but in 1900 Senator Tillman stumped the State in the dis pensary's defence, intimating that the accusations were the result of a con spiracy between the whiskey men and the preachers. In 1901 when a State constable wrote the Senator a letter calling his attention to scandals the Senator was careful not to make it public. In short the Senator believed so firmly that the whiskey men who dealt with the dispensary and the dis pensary men who dealt with the whis key dealers were so strong in their honesty that his great influence became a screen for the concealment of such frauds as had never before been prac ticed in South Carolina except during the radical negro regime. If the old antis had not continued in their rebellious be havior everybody would have been con vinced by Senator Tillman that dishon esty in the dispensary business was im possible. Truly, the Hon. J. Fr?ser Lyon has perpetrated an awful blunder. If he can prove than pianos were given by whiskey houses to dispensary consta bles and members of the State Board of Control, it will have some pertinence, but if the instrument had been given to Senator Tillman it would have been a birth-day remembrance and nothing more. We have no idea that the Senator got the piano. To Trustees of Plrsl Methodist Church: Gentlemen: Don't allow your church to pay 8 cents per wood. If they buy 100 pounds of White Lead in kegs they get 88 pounds of White Lead and 12 pounds of wood; but when they buy L. & M. Paint they get a full gallon of paint that won't wear off for iO or 15 years, because L. & M. Zinc hardens L. & M. White Lead and makes L. & M. Paint wear like iron. 4 gallons L. & M mixed with II gal lons Linseed Oil will paint a moderate sized house. C. S. Andrews, Ex-Mayor, Danbury, Conn., writes, "Painted my house 19 year-i ago with L. & M. Looks well to day." Sold by W. L. Boyd, Laurens, and Canton Pharmacy, Clinton, S. C. ********* * *-*4 * *** * I WISE AND OTHERWISE. A DOUBTFUL FLICHT. The author of the following memorial lines is one of the doubtful brethren:? "He took the wings of morning, And soon was out of sight; He Hew o'er tho hills of glory, But we didn't see him light!" MODERN SURGHRY. Enthusiastic Parent?"Yes, Sir, mod ern surgery's a great thing! A wonder ful thing! My Billy uster have cramps so of'en that the doctor had ter cut out his appendicitis, an' now he's sound as a dollar." Johnny "Papa, what is a optimist?" Father?"A man who will promise to go to another picnic while attending one."?Judge. "What are you doing with that sheet of paper, Orville?" sharply asked his I wife. "I am making a wish," an swered Mr. Meekum. "A wish?" "Yes, my dear. In your presence 1 shall not presume to call it a will. " ? Chicago Tribune. Mamma ? Fighting again, Willie? Didn't I tell you to stop and count one hundred whenever you were angry? Willie?But it didn't do any good, ma. Look what the Jones boy did while I counted! "I am sorry, doctor, you were not able to attend my supper last night; it would have done you good to be there." "It has already done me good, mad am. I have just prescribed for three of the guests. "?Tit-Bits. MERELY FOR IDENTIFICATION. Hat-Check Man: "Here, hero! What on earth are you doing ?smashing in those hats?" Club Member: "I'm trying to find my own. It's an opera hat and shuts up. None of these seems to be mine." Chicago News. EASILY PARTED. "He's quite bald, I understand." "He has just two wisps of hair left." "Indeed?" "Yes; and he calls one 'the fool' and the other 'his money." ?Philadelphia Ledger. Aunt Maria ?"An' did yer manage the fancy forks an' spoons at the din ner?" Uncle Si ?"Yes; but would yer be lieve it? I had ter show 'cm how ter eat with the knives!" ?New York Sun. A DEEP PROBLEM. This was taken from the question box in the juvenile Sunday School at Erie a few Sundays ago: "Dear God: What made ye put tails on kats fer??Kansas City Journal. BLEASE WAS ACQUITTED. He Was Charged With the Murder of Joe Ben Colcninn. Saluda, April 11.-Senator Eugene S. Blease, charged with the murder of Joe Ben Coleman, was tried yesterday and acquitted. The jury remained out about an hour, bringing in the verdict, which cleared Blease at 9.30 o'clock last night. The trial was sensational. The de fendant himself took the stand and told ( of the improper relations existing be-; tween his wife and Coleman, which led I to tho killing. He wept at times as he 1 talked, and just as he was leaving the' witness stand he was seen to stagger. Several attorneys rushed forward and caught the man in a dead faint. It was some time before Blease regained con sciousness. The testimony at the trial was sim ilar to that brought out at the inquest over Coleman\s body, held in Saluda the day of the homicide. Blease and Cole man married sisters. The attorneys for the defense were almost the entire local bar with former Solicitor Thurmond and Cole L. Blease of Newberry. The state was represented by Solicitor Cooper, assisted by Solicitor Sease. DEATH OF PROMINENT MINISTER. Rev. A. J. Stokes of the Methodist Con ference Died in Greenwood. Greenwood, April 13.?Rev. A. J. Stokes, one of the most prominent min isters of the Methodist church, died here this morning at 9 o'clock. He was attacked last Wednesday afternoon with paralysis, and at the beginning his physician held no hopes of his recovery. His wife and daughter were present at the bedside. Dr. Stokes never regained consciousness after the stroke, which occurred while at the meeting of the in vestigating committee in the Creighton matter. The funeral was preached this after noon in the Methodist church by Rev. M. B. Kelley. The body was carried to Camden tonight, whore it will bo in terred. The Spirit of Cirab Congressman Joe Johnson of tho Fourth district refuses to support the bill providing for "fast mail facilities" on the Southern road, his ground being that it is simply a subsidy -a "gift to the railroad from tho public, treasury." And some who condemn the proposition for a ship subsidy in unmeasured terms are condemning Mr. Johnson for not taking all he can get. "But, och, mankind is unco weak And little to bo trusted. If self tho wavering balance shake It's rarely right adjusted."- Nowberry Observer. NOTICE TO CLEAN STREAMS. All landowners in Laurens county are hereby given notice that streams run ning through or bounding their lands must be cleaned out, as required by law, before the first day Of May next,'or the same will be cleaned at their expense. Persons knowing the obstructed condi tion of any stream are requested to re port same. H. B. HUMBERT, 84-4t. Supervisor L. C. Sketch Of Capt. W. S. Pitts. Capt, W. S. Pitts, who died March 18, 1900 left a widow, four sons and three daughters. By his death seven Children arc deprived of a good father, his wife a devoted husband, the Metho dist church a true member, the com munity a good citizen and neighbor, the few survivors of camp Putsy Williams No. 1,070 a faithful commander. Capt. Pitts was a man of splendid talents. He was a very successful teacher, and for quite a number of years he taught in the same school, always giving the greabest satisfaction to all interested. I knew the deceased all his life, and his was a life lived uprightly and in the fear of the Lord. Much could be writ ten of his works and words. Some fads in connection with his war record are of interest, especially to all survivors of James Battalion and the Third Regiment. He volunteered in 1801, joining company B, 3d S. C. battalion, or James battalion, as a pri vate. For his gallantry and courage in battle he was soon made sergeant. The ranks of the battalion and the Third regimont becoming depleted, a com pany was formed out of three com panies of the battalion and two of the regiment. W. S. Pitts was made cap lain of this command and put in the Third regiment. , James battalion was no more. It was almost wiped out in its first engagement at Boonsboro or South -Mountain. Capt. Pitts was always in the thick of the light and I never saw him flinch in battle or any other time. He was wounded in the battles of Spottsylvania and Cold Harbor. To show how old company B., James batallion suffered there were six boys of the same name in the command. One came home, one died in tent and four fell on the field of battle. W. B. F. Mountville, S. C. Be sure to let us show you our line of Go-Carts. We have a beautiful line with upholstery, umbrellas and running gears in different colors and at prices ? that will make it to your interest to see our line before you buy. S. M, & 10. IL Wilkes & Co. ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR COUNTY TREASURER. I hereby announce myself as a candi date for the office of County Treasurer, subject to the result of the Democratic Primary election. Ross D. Young. At the solicitation of friends I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of County Treasurer, subject to the result of the Democratic Primary. J. D. Mock. 1 hereby announce myself as a candi date for the office of Treasurer Laurens County and pledge myself to abide the result of the Democratic Primary. Walter A. Baldwin. FOR SUPERVISOR. I hereby announce myself as a candi date for re-election to the office of Coun ty Supervisor sub ject to the rule of the Democratic Primary. Respect fullv, iL B. Humbert. I respectfully announce myself as a candidate for the office of Supervisor of i Laurens County, subject to the action of the Democratic Primary election. Jas. M. Sumerel. FOR AUDITOR. I respectfully announce myself a candidate for re-election to the office of County Auditor, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. C. A. Power. FOR COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION. I respectfully announce myself as a candidate for reelection to the office of County Superintendent of Education of Lauren:-, County, and pledge myself to abide the rosult of the Democratic Primary. R. W. Nabu. FINAL SETTLEMENT. Take notice that on the 30th day of April, 1906, 1 will render a final ac COUnl of my acts and doings RS Admin istrator de honis non of the estate of J. IL Phinnov, deceased, in the olfice of the Judgo of Probat-.' of Laurens County at II o'clock A. M., and on the name day will apply for a final dis charge from my trust a.; Administrator. All persons indebted to said estate are notified and required to make pay ment by said date, and all persons hav ing demands against said estate will present them on or before said date duly proven or be forover barred. GEORGE A. COPELAND, Administrator de bonis non. March 28?1 in. are ? III! in the height of fashion, and will also bo worn this spring and summer. We have the latest styles of fancy Combs from $1.25 to $7.00 per set of three. Also the newest dc Bigns in Bracelets, Hat Pins, Cuff Pins, Fobs and Crosses. Oive Us a Call Before Purchasing, Fleming Bros/ Slocks Real Estate Insurance Business placed In my hands will have prompt and careful attention. J. J. ADAMS Broke:-, Laurens, S. C. Office over Enterprise Bank Gray Court, S. C. Offers the property named below 1 want immediate purchasers for the following property: 202 acres near Mt. Olive church, Waterloo township, well improved. $2,100. 3 aero lot, 7 room house good out huilhings, well in yard in town, of Gray Court, .$2,600. House and lot,*two acres land, 5 room building, good barn in town of Gray Court $2,100. 400 acres at Madden Station, good dwelling and out buildings and other improvements. Price $25.00 per aero. 02 acres near Dial's church, well im proved. Price $25.00 per acre. 400 acres in one mile of Madden Sta tion, good improvements. Price $12.50 pel- acre. One house and lot in city of Laurens, between Laurens hotel and Merchants and Faamers Ponded Warehouse. Price $2,200. Five lots in town of New Cordell, Washita county, Oklahoma Territory, lots Nos. 4, f>, 0, 9, 11), block 12. Price for all live lots $300.00 cash. 212 acres located on Jimmie creek, Spartanburg county, with good dwelling and one tenant bouse, price $1,250. 190 acres five miles north of Laurens, with dwelling and three tenant houses, price $25 per acre. 410 acres, with 8-room dwelling. 5 tenant houses, up-to-date farm, fine bottoms and timbered land; located two miles from Lanford; $40 an acre, easy payments. 20 acres of land, wheat aud corn mill, gin house and saw mill complete; located in Greenville county and known as the old Nash Mill. Bargain at $1,500. 00 acres near Dials church, dwelling and outbuildings, $1,050. 5- room cottage and two-aero lot on Garlingtori street, city of Laurens, $925. 6- room house and 3-4-acro lot, good outbuildings, Mainstreot, town of Clin ton, $3,000. 52 acres in town of Lenair, Culbert county, N. C, $500. 5-room house and 3 1-2-aaro lot, Sloan street, town of Clinton, $1,200. 178 acres, near Mt. Olive church, two good dwellings, (ine farm land, $10 per acre. Two lots, 1 1-8 acres each, town of ; Fountain Inn, $250 per lot. (5-room residence and 4 1-2 aero lot, fronting Sawmill street, town of Wood ruff, $1,100. 112 acres and dwelling, on Reedy River, cheap at $12.50 per acre. 178 acres, 7-room dwelling, mineral spring, one mile from Ora, $5,000. 11-room residence, with waterworks, fronting on North Harper street, $3,500. 225 acres, 7-room dwelling, 4 tenant houses, near Durbin Creek church, $30 per acre. 10-room house with four halls, hath rooms, city water and lights, also good well water and servant house, in city of Laurens, $3,500. Granite store building in town of Mil ton. $360. 8-acre lot, store room and dwelling, on Sloan street, town of Clinton, $8,()()(>. 2 1-4-acro lot on Sullivan street, in town of Laurens, $337.50, cash. * 17 1-2 acres on Bcaverdam creek, 1-2 mile from Lanford, wheat and corn mill in perfect order, survey made for yarn mill, bargain at $1,500. If you have any property you wish to sell ! will be glad to handle it for you. If you mean business, list it with me. Two acres specially suitable for build ing lots, Fast Main Street, City of Laurens $1,500. 40 acres, Fast Main Street, town of Woodruff- $2,000. 424 acres, 7-room dwelling, store house and postoffice, at Hobbyville, Spartanburg county?$20.00 per acre. L-acre lot, 8-room house, reception hall, bath room, in town of Woodruff? $2,500. 500 acres with splendid improvements and brickyard on place, 4 miles of town of Abbeville- $10,000. 73 acres, 9-room dwelling, good out buildings, town of Woodruff-0,000. 1 1-2 acre lot, 7-room residence, hand some bain, in town of Fountain Inn $4,000. 502 acres, beautiful dwelling, 8 tenant houses, up-to-date farm; improvements, including 29 acres of land, located in town of Woodruff -$25 per acre. 4 1-2 acres, nice residence, in town of Fountain Inn $2,500. 1 10 acres, with improvements, 1 mile of Woodruff $3,(500. House and 4-ncre lot in town of Foun tain Inn $1,000. 7-room house nnd h.dt-acre lot in City of Laurens $825. 12 I?2 acres in town of Fountain Inn - $400. 2 acres and nice cottage in town of Woodruff $1,000. 5-room cottage in City of Laurens? $400. ( an locate two practicing physicians in very attractive localities. J. N. LEAK, REAL ESTATE DEALER, Gray Court, S. 0. Wood's Evvergtreet* Laws*, Or ass. .The- best of Lawn Grasses fov ' the South; specially prepared to withstand our summers and to a,ivo a nico greeu cwara tho year round. Special Lawn Circular telling liow to prepare and care for lawns, mailed free ou request. Wood's Crardea* Seeds for superior Vegetables and Flowers. Our Descriptive Catalogue tells you bow and when to plant for best uuccess. Mailed free. ' Write for it. T.W. Wood & Sons, Seedsmen, RICHMOND, . VA. Tf you want tho BWOPtesI nixl l)<>--t Wntor Molona in?! Cantaloupes grown, i>limt Wood'i Soiitlioni-tfrov/n soed. Out Doso'lptivo Cotnlouuo teild ah nlioiil iho best kinds to i>!uut. ? . . 11 ? I ? ? ? in im.il A New Jeweler and Optician in Laurens. We have opened a shop in Laurens for the repair and sale of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry. : : : : We guarantee all our work and everything will be exactly as repre sented or Money Refunded. I am a graduate Optician and will treat you right in the fitting of glasses. I would like to have a share of your patronage. You will lind me at R. (!. Cole man & Co. 's, north east of Public Square. William Kerr. What is Bromonia? Road the following carefully: If you have consumption or some of the contagious forms of blood Soisoning we cunnot cure you. We on't pretend to cure you. You need the individual treatment of some skilled specialist; but if you are run down in general health, if you have dyspepsia, are subject to fainting spells, a victim to insomnia, bilious ness, kidney or liver trouble, catch cold easily, if your system is in that condition that you may become an easy prey to the disease germs of pneumonia, la grippe and the vari ous epidemics, if you are bothered with constant headache, loss of memory, generally impaired vitality, we can help you, and, if you follow our directions, render you immune against sickness. Most skin disease can be cured by the use of "Bromo nia." "Bromonia" is to the human BV8 tern what the scrubbing brush and soap are to the dirty washbowl. It aids Nature to resume normal ac tion. We don't ask you to invest a cent until you have tried "Bromonia" at our expense. A single bottle often times works wonders. Cut out Hie Coupon at the bottom of this column. Write name and address plainly. Be careful to address The Bromonia Co., NEW YOKE. Free Bromonia Coupon. Name City State Street Address My disease is If you think Bromonia is what you need and do not care to send coupon, you will lind it at all first-class druggists 25 and ;><) cent.'* the bottle. SPECIAL SALE BY THE BAU RENS DRUG COMPANY, Exclusive Wholesale Agent for Laurens and vicinity. Dealers elsewhere desiring agency apply to MURRAY DRUG COMPANY, Columbia, S. C. Nitrate of Soda For Top Dressing. ^ Laurens, - South Carolina. ^ r sons Why The Bank of Laurens is popular with money savor:-: First- It is a safe bank. Second It is a bank for all the people?rich and poor, men, women and children. Third- It is courteous to depositors and aims to accommodate them. Fourth it allows a reasonable rale of inter est on money entrusted to its care* Kifth?It invites new accounts from all who wish to save or invest money. THE 1>ANI< OP LAURLNS. The Hank for Savings. O. H. Simmons, W. P. C.MNK, President. Cashier. Tho man who "puls on the paint" will loll you that Mastic ia carefully made, thoroughly mixed, containing only pure iugredionlsj t\n\l long life is assured any bnlldlng protected from huh, wind and weather with Mastic Mixed Paint " Tho Kind TJtat Lxuts " Masllo paint flows freely from tho brush and produced a beautiful finish that retains ils high gl>>ss and color, resisting tho notion of tho elements in all cli mates. Doesn't peed, wcale or chalk oil' when applied according to directions. M.-.stic paint saves repair bills. MftntlfflOlUTod l?y PEASLEE-GAULHERT CO., INC., LOUISVILLE, KY. for sale by oooooooo 0O0OO4 Canned ?weet Potatoes! These Potatoes arc Sweet Yams, and when cooked have a nicer (lavor than fresh ones. They can be cooked in any way as any kind of sweet potatoes. If yon cat one can yon will become a regular customer. 3=lb Can for 10c. 3 Flour, Corn, Oats and Hay on hand all O the time. Watts Mills Store > Laurens, ) ) )00000000 South Carolina. OOOOOOOOl SOME TOES ARE POINTED 'ft W somc square, others round?all of them will be pinched in a snug shoe when the foot wedges to the front, Unless the shoe bear the " Good " sign In these shoes your foot cannot wedge forward?nor slip at the heel, nor twist your shoe out of shape, because the patent "Urfit" holds the foot and shoe together, giving the Joot control. It makes the superb quality of Mans3 Shoes worth while?they never look old?never slip nor swell. That's why wc recommend them. E. Shoes, Hats and Furnishings Customers' Shoes Shined Kkkk. Tin: Onr-Prick .Stork ? i' ? . -i> Franklin Typewriter! ft The "Franklin" leads them all. Typewriter operators have pronounc ed it king of all visible writing ma chines. It's a time-saver, simplicity itself, and for durability and speed it it has no equal. Price $75.00. Terms to Suit. | FRANK H. TUXBURY, || Southern Representative, :; Uoanoke, Virginia. ^ ?Ca TYPEWRITERS The maintenance cost on the Fox Typewriter is much less than on any other. Four Fox Typewriters were used constantly in a large Chicago office for three years, at a main tenance cost of 50 cents. On four other standard machines, costing the same as the Fox, used the same length of time, the maintenance was $36.00. Allow us to demonstrate the superiorty of the Fox to you. Placed on free trial anywhere, and second hand irtchines taken in part payment. ,., Fox Typewriter Co. Grand Rapids, Mich. W. i\ HUDGENS, Local Agent, haurcn.s, S. c. SOUTHERN SCALE FIXTURE I 0. State Agents, Columbia, S. < .