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MISS NANCE MADE THREE ADDRESSES President State School Im-. v proyement Association PAYS LAUKENS A VISIT ? i Greeted Everywhere by Large and En. thuslastlc Assemblages of Teachers, Trustees, Patrons and Pupils Miss Mary T. Nance, of Columbia, president of the South Carolina School I Improvement Association, visited Lau rena on Friday and Saturday, and de livered three addresses while in the | county. On Friday she visited two ru ral schools; Trinity Ridge and Shiloh, where she talked to large assemblies of patrons and pupils on the popular subject of school improvement. At both places she was heard with marked interest and enthusiaom. Saturday, by invitation, Miss Nance addressed a special meeting of the Lau rens County Teachers' and County School Improvement Associations, which was held jointly at the court houso. The meeting was presided over by Prof. A. Q. Rice, president of the teachers' association, and the Bpeaker was greeted by a large number of pa trons and teachers. For over an hour Miss Nance discussed, in her charac istically charming and attractive style,' the subject of school conditions inj South Carolina. She made a special plea for better school houses, more at- j tractive grounds, a more efficient teach ing force and bettor pay for those ser vants of the public. In urging the need of more interest j on the part of parents in seeing that the children attend school Miss Nance cited the fact that there were in this State 54,000 children over ten years of age who can neither read nor write, 25,000 white children of school age who have never been to school, 23,000 more colored than white children in school, and 15,000 white men of voting age who cannot read the names on the ballot. Miss Nance took occasion to congrat ulate Laurens, her native county, on] the general progress that has been made in the last few years education ally. The county leads in the number j of High schools and new school houses, I pranks first as a prize winner for school ' improvement, and leads again in the number of special school districts sup ported in part by a special levy. She] also paid a tribute to the efficient work of Superintendent of Education R. W.j Nash, the two enthusiastic school asso ciations and the excellence of the teach-1 era of the county. At U?e conclusion of Miss Nance's1 talk Miss Bessie Hudgens, of the Trin ity Ridge school, who is president of the Laurens County School Improvement Association, and Miss Clara Welborn, principal of the Shiloh school, were! elected as delegates to the annual meet ing of the State School Improvement! and Teachers' Associations at Colum-' bia on Dec. 30 and 31. Before adjournment short talks were made by Prof. R. A. Dobson, superin tendent of the Laurens city schools; Prof. J. Groves Colbert, superintendent i of the Clinton Graded school; and Prof. W. P. Culbertson, principal of the Mountville High school. charmed trinity ridge bchool. The principal of the Trinity Ridge' school sends The Advertiser the fol lowing brief account of Miss Nance's visit and address before the patrons, trustees and pupils of that school Fri day morning: Miss Mary T. Nance, president of! the State School Improvement Associa tion, met with the Trinity Ridge school j ? and made a very able and most inter- j eating address on the subject of "Ru-j ral School Improvement." Miss Nance, by her pleasing manner, fine logical presentation of her subject, held the sympathetic fnterest of her auditors throughout, arousing renewed inspira tion and enthusiasm in a great and rapidly growing subject. The meeting j waa a real feast for the school and, visitors. At the conclusion of Miss Nance's j talk D: \ . Fuller, who is always in] favor of thpt v.hich tends to make our! citizenship better and wiser in every! particular, introduced and made a brief, but. very interesting talk. The doctor is u faithful cititen at all tlmcB, i and under all circumstances is ready] and willing to lend himself to whatever; enterprise has for ita object the im provement and betterment of the com munity, schools, churches, etc. Appropriate remarks were also made; by Messrs. John D. W. Watts, G. A. Fuller and F. J. Owings, who compoao] the board of trustoes of this school. at the shiloh school. Gray Court, Rfd No. 1, Dec. 10. MisB Mary T. Nance addressed a large crowd at Shiloh, Dec. 6. She compli mented the work of the shool, and made some practical suggestions for further improvements. Tho public is invited to attend the | entertainment which is to be given by [ tho Shiloh school Saturday ovening, Dec. 21. A small admission fee will be charged, and tho proceeds will be used for school improvements. Tho following programme is to be ren dered: Mock Trial-"The Great Pumpkin Case." A Christmas Acrostic. Ethiopian Farce?"Jumbo Jum. Recitation?"Molly." Comedy?"Two of a Kind." Big lot Men's $2.00 and $2.25 Pants now going at $1.76. Red I ton Racket. LOCAL OBSERVATIONS. ? Mrs. W. H. Washington is viaitlng in Cheraw. Mr. P. R. Moore of Owings was in the city Saturday. Mr{ T. B. Jones of Waterloo was in the city on business Saturday. Mr. Fayette Pressly of Princeton R. F. D. No. 2, was in the city Saturday. Mr*. L. H. Watts of Greenwood county ia visiting Mrs. B. W. Ball this week. Mrs. C. C. Featherstono leaves today for a visit to Mrs. Emslie Nicholson of Union. Mr. E. G. Hill and son, Mr. Cnspor Hill, of Cross Hill were in the city yesterday. Mrs. Margaret Dodson of Donalds is visiting the family of her son, Dr. W. W. Dodson. Mrs. J. H. Brunson has gone to Au gusta and Florence for a visit until af ter the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Workman of Hope well spent Sunday night in the city with Capt. and Mrs. T. J. Duckett. Misses Willie and Lint IJones have returned from a visit to their sister, Mrs. O. B. Mayer in Newberry. Mr. J. M. MurlT of Spartanburg spent last week in the city and county, com bining pleasure with a business visit. Mrs. W. E. Lucas, Mrs. M. L. Cope land, Mrs. C. E. Gray and Miss Lil Har ris were in Clinton last Wednesday for the Bazar. Mr. J. J. Dondy has traded his Cole man place near Cole Point to Mr. Jack H. Davis for a farm neur Dr. Jno. A. Barksdale's old home place. Mr. T. Mc. Roper of Hickory Tavern was in town Saturday. His friends j were glad to see him out again after a long confihomont at home from sickness. Messrs. J. D. Sexton & Son have be? gun the erection of a five room cottage on Garlington street for Mr. Henry J Dodson, member of the police depart ment. Rev. John E. Carlisle, presiding elder of the Kingstrec district, who stopped over in Laurens on his way from the annual conference, preached at the First Methodist church Sunday. At the State Convention of the Daughters of the Confederacy held at Chester last week, Mrs. John C. Davis was complimented by being elected 3rd vice-president of the U. D. C. of South Carolina. Eor Prohibition. I notice in the Clinton Chronicle an appeal to the Prohibitionists to meet at Laurens on December 12, to take ac tion on the liquor question. I bid you God-speed in the work un dertaken to arouse men to their duty, to come forward and stand firm for prohibition. Why not everybody vote against the sale of intoxicants? Surely we can all see the evil of it. Should we not all strive to stamp out every evil wo can for the future generations? I verily believe that God, who made us, requires it of all who profess His name. I know men who claim that they would have voted against the dis pensary at the last election, had it not been for the fact that they believed the movement was gotten up to defeat the dispensary because Tillman favored it. I consider that a weak excuse. I, too, have voted for Tillman, but I don't feel that that is any reason why I should not vote prohibition. I have boys that I hope to see grow up to be noble men some day. Haven't you, dear reader, some boy, or brother or father that you are interested in; that you would like for all such temptations to be removed out of their way? We can all help in this great cause and no ble work. Some say we can't have pro hibition?but why can't we? If you vote for it, and I vote for it and every one else votes for it, what else will we have? Blind tigers? They can't sell without buyers, and surely nobody would vote for prohibition and then buy the stuff from a blind tiger. That would be a bigger hypocrite than the devil needs. I believo that one great obstacle in the way of prohibition is the so-called moderate drinkers?and they are usually church members. How can we hope to improve the morals of our people when officers of the church and lay members, men of high reputation, stand around the corner and, when thev think no one sees them, dodge in and get a bottle of liquor, stick it under their coat-tails like they were stealing it, and slip out? If it is right to drink whisky, why do men try to hide it? Is it not because their conscience tells them that it is wrong? Paul said: " If meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to offend." And now, I reader and moderate drinkers, if whisky I will cause our boys, our fathers, our ! brothers and our neighbors to get I drunk, debauch themselves, ruin their homes, fill drunkards' graves and lose I '.heir souls let's not only abstain from I drinking, but let's all meet at Laurens on the 12th, as requested by our Chris tian brothers, and see what can be done by a united band of loyal citizens and Prohibitionists. Let us be ready, by the holp of God, to vote for prohibition the very first opportunity. May God help overyonc to Bee his duty in this matter. S. J. T. Clinton Rfd. Muscular Pains Cured. "During the summer of 1903 I was troubled with musculur pains in the in step of my foot," says Mr. S. Pedlar, of Toronto, Ont. "At times it was so painful I could hardly walk. Chamber lain's Pain Balm was recommended to me, so I tried it and was completely cured by one small bottle. I have since recommended It to several of my friends, all of whom spoak highly of It." For sale by Laurens Drug Co. Why not give your wife a good Cook ing Stove or Range this Christmas? Something that is used every day, will last and bo appreciated. Get a Buck's or a Majestic. Sold only by S. M. & E, H. Wilkes & Co. STATE DISPENSARY BOOKS AUDITED The State of South Carolina Has Lost Thousands Through Management of the Big Institution. The Columbia State Thun ^ay morn ing contained over four columns de-' voted to the report of the American Audit Company on the bookkeeping of the State Dispensary. This report, largely statistical, goes into details and proves that many thousands of dollars annually were lost to the State of South Carolina. The State says: "That the State ef South Carolina lost thousands of dollars, and perhaps hundreds of thousands, in the manage ment of the State dispensary through the lack of system, through careless uess, gross neglect and misapplication of funds, is revealed in the report filed with tho dispensary commission by the American Audit Company. While the revelations contained in this report are within themselves startling, tho Audit company was limited in its investiga tion of the assets and liabilities of the dispensary to live accounts only. They give it as their Judgment that if a com plete audit were made of the records of the institution the errors of omission and commission brought to light by them in the investigation just com pleted, 'immense in themselves,' would be infinitely small as compared with those covered up in tho closed transactions of past years. "The Minute Book of tho board of directors for the year 1905 is missing, and other records which should have been on file were nowhere to be found, I which made the task of the expert ac countants very difficult. In numerous instances it was found necessary to call upon creditors of the dispensary for duplicate invoices, etc., and to rely up on them to some extent for informa tion which should have been on file if the affairs of the institution had been conducted in a legitimate, business-like manner. "The report of tho American Audit Company contains about 250 pages, and is handsomely gotten up. The work of auditing the books and accounts was done under the supervision of Mr. E. A. Richmond, of the New York office. He was assisted throughout by Mr. Charles Franklin, of the Atlanta office, and at intervals by other representatives of the company. While the investigation was limited in its scope by the commis sion, the work done by this company was thorough and in every way satis factory to the commission. "The work done by these expert ac countants cost the dispensary commis sion approximately $8,000, but this amount is more than offset by the re coveries made by the commission as a result of the discoveries of errors and misapplication of funds which they made. In other words, the American Audit Company more than reimbursed the commission for the investment made in their employment. "Dr. W. J. Murray, chairman of the dispensary commission, is expecting a supplementary report from the audit ing company, dealing with the stock account of the dispensary at the time the institution was closed by legislative enactment." Fresh Eggs. An enterprising countryman took ad vantage of the high-priced market last week and brought a basket of eggs to town for sale. He encountered a Main street housekeeper, who needed some eggs for a special purpose, and a bar gain was struck. An examination of the lot revealed three guinea eggs, but the good woman, being city-raised, did not untierstand that you cannot have fresh guinea eggs in December, and for her purpose guinea eggs were not de sirable, anyway. In view of this cir cumstance, she concluded to cook them for her husband's supper. The husband declared that the initial preparation re vealed that the three eggs contained "three guineas nearly grown," and that the necessary but inelegant expla nation made the loss of his supper very supportable. THE NEWS OP CROSS HILL. Death of Mrs. William Spsarman. Personal and Local Paragraphs. Cross Hill, Dec. 9.?Mrs. Spearman, wife of Mr. Willie Spearman, died last Wednesday from a lingering illness. She has been a great sufferer. Inter ment at Bethabara on Thursday. Wm. Barmore Rasor and his folks are now domiciled in their new home on Main street. Mr. J. C. Wilcut kas moved to his pretty home on North Main. Cupid has been putting in his work on the sly, we hear, and I may have something more in his line to report soon. Mrs. W. C. Rasor visited relatives in Clinton and Laurens last week. Mrs. G. L. Carter has returned from the hospital at Chester. Her condition is much improvrd and her many friends hope for her a speedy recovery. Miss Mary T. Nance was with home folks here Sunday. Mr. R. D. Nance is having his home, known as the "Duckett Young place," repainted, and will move his family in to it soon. Ma. W. T. Austin was with retatives in Clinton last Friday and Saturday. The B. W. Ball Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy gave a dinner at the hall in town Saturday. A nice sum was realized for their monument fund. DELIGHTFUL MUSICALE NEXT WEEK. Very Clever and Attractive Programme io Be Rendered by Amateur Talent. I Everyone should be free from engage ments the evening of December 17, for that is the date of the Civic League en tertainment, which is to be given at the Graded school building, and will be well worth attending, aside from the fact that the money will be used for the good of Laurens. The musical pro gramme will be rendered by several of the most accomplished musicians of the city, and will be followed by "Jeru sha Dow's Family Album," a series of "living pictures" with a clever com mentary or description of each picture, which will be given by Mrs. Jesse H. Teaguo, whose clever acting and charm ing recitations need no word of praise from ir- Prices of admiesion, adults 25 cents, cnildren 15 cents. The pro gramme is as follows: Male Quartette ? Messrs. Hicks, Thomason, Wilkes, Roper. Vocal Solo ?Mrs. Lamar Smith. Violin Duet?Messrs. Frank McCravy and Dudley Young. Vocal Solo?Mrs. James Boyd. Ladies' Quartette?Mesdamea W. P. Thomason, James Boyd, H. K. Aiken, Miss Bertha Wells. Vocal Solo?Mr. W. P. Thomason. Male Quartette?Messrs. Ford Franks, Thomason, Wilkes, Roper. Vocal Solo?Mrs. Lamar Smith. Violin Duet?Messrs. McCravy and Young. Solo?Mrs. James Boyd. "JeritSha Dow's Family Album" ? Mrs. J. H. Teafrue. Laurens Society Folks Abroad. Spartanburg, Dec. 7.?Mrs. W. S. Montgomery entertained a few friends Monday morning, in honor of Mrs. Wash' .on, of Laurens, who is visit ing h< r sister, Mrs. O. W. Leonard. Mrs vlontgomery's guests enjoyed a gam. of progressive whist, after which was .served a delightful luncheon. Mrs. Hill won the prize, a dainty hand painted picture frame, for the highest score, and, as a souvenir of the occa sion, Mrs. Washington was presented with a piece of the hostess' own beau tiful work. Those who enjoyed this delightful en tertainment were: Mesdames W. P. Ir win, Washington, Joe Gamewell, H. A. Ligon, D. C. Correll, J. M. Hill, E. McL. Bomar and Victor Montgomery. ?Spartanburg Cor. State. Newberry, Dec. 7.?Mrs. O. B. Mayer delightfully entertained quite a number of her friends Friday afternoon a her home on East Main str?et, in honor of her sisters, Misses Willie and Cynthia Jones, of Laurens. At the four tables six-hand euchre was played and greatly enjoy?.d. Delicious refresh ments were served.?Newberry Cor. State. "DANIEL BOONE ON THE TRAIL." Opera House, Thursday, December 12. Rest Wolves and Bears. On Thursday night, December 12, at the City Opera House, "Daniel Boone on the Trail" will be presented by Mr. Robert Harris. This is one of the most realistic and sensational plays ever produced. Nearly everyone is familiar with the history of the famous pioneer and knows of his many exciting experien ces, all of which are presented in a realistic manner by this company. To properly present this play real wolves, bears and Indians are carried by the company, which will be seen on the streets the day of the ehow. The com pany numbers over twenty people of artists, and there will also be several clever specialties. One of the most ex citing climaxes of the bill is when Dan iel Boone has a fight with the ferocious wolves in order to save his daughter, who is thrown into their den by the In dians. This featuro alone is worth more than the small admission price. Rolling Thunder, a full-blooded Sioux Indian, and a direct descendant of the famous Indian warrior Sitting Bull, will be with the Daniel Boone company. This gentleman is a graduate of Yale, where he graduated with high honors. After leaving, he returned to the reser vation, preferring to be among his own peoplo and near relatives. Rolling Thunder has an elegant flow of the English language, and is today the only full-blooded Indian playing with any dramatic company. His interpretation of the great chief "Little Bear" is a rare piece of acting; and when be decked in full war regalia his appear ance is most picturesque and striking. The blanket and headdress were given to him by his uncle, and were worn by the famous Sitting Bull himself. Roll ing Thunder has been offered a hand some sum several times for this dross, but no offer has ever tempted him to part with so valuable a relic. It was with great difficulty that the manage ment induced Rolling Thunder to ac cept an engagement; but he at last consented, and has received many flat tering press notices for his work. ANSEL'S DELAYED STATEMENT. States in Washington That He Will Soon Decide on Senate Race. Washington, Dec. 5.?Governor An sel told the Herald correspondent to day that upon his return to South Caro lina he will immediately give out a let ter for publication announcing his de termination as to the raco for the Sen ate. Gov. Ansel is here attending the Rivers and Harbors Congress, and re turns to South Carolina tomorrow night. ?Cor. Spartanburg Herald. Col. Wm. Elliott Dead. Col. William Elliott, former Congress man from the Charleston district, died Wednesday night near Beaufort, fol lowing a brief illness. His health has not been of the best recently, and ho was resting from work and spending his time in outdoor recrea tion, in the hope of improvement. He went to Buzzard's Island a few days ago on a hunt, and was taken ill and diod before he could be brought back to Beaufort. At the time of his death Col. Elliott was United States commissioner for marking the graves of Confederate sol diers buried in Northern cemctorics. The Cotton Situation. With the supply 1,250,000 bales short of last year's crop; with millions more of spindles, with spinners realizing IIS per cent, profit; with the demand the greatest the world has ever known; with the certainty of an insufficient supply to meet the world's demands, the only thing under the sun that could prevent the farmer from getting 15 to 18 cents for the remainder of his crop is for him to refuse to demand fair prices and persist in selling for less. December 10th. /^UNIONIST. CONVICT PREACUER NOW PRIZE FARMER A. R. Fowler Grows Best Cotton in Greenville County, Although He Has No Hands and But One Arm. A. R. Fowler, the ex-preacher, who has served a sentence in the State prison for some high-finance operations, has just been awarded a prize by the Farmers' Union for the best cotton crop In Greenville county. After his release from prison Fowler moved to a small place near Fountain Inn owned by his wife. On this small farm he has worked hard, aided by his fuithful wife and several children. Fow ler has only one arm and both hands are gone, but his physical infirmities have not deterred him from making a suc cess at farming. He has invented an ingenious contrivance which he wears as a sort of harness that fastens him to tho plow handles, and it is said that he can run as many furrows and lay by as much corn in a day as anyone of his more fortunate neighbors. Fowler's case attracted considerable attention while he was being tried. It will be remembered that both of his j hands were shot off while hunting, and the.insurance companies refused pay ment of his accident policy, claiming that hr severed the members just to get the insurance money. The chief charge against Fowler at the time was forgery, and on this he was convicted and sentenced. W. O. W. CHOPPING AND LOG ROLLING Sovereigns of County Join Palmetto Camp at Double Hill Forest, and Have Lively Times. On the evening before Thanksgiving Day one of the most pleasant and inter esting gatherings of the W. O. W. fra ternity was held with Palmetto Camp, near Ekom. The visitors were most highly entertained by the Choppers around Ekom. An elegant supper was spread on long tables in the forest, and everybody was bidden to participate to their full desire. The barbecued hash, prepared by Caterer Barney Culbert son, was seasoned to suit the palatable taste of all. There were about 80 sovereigns pres ent from Laurona, Gray Court, Oak Grove, Friendship and other camps in the county. Jolly John R. Boyd, of Greenville, who was in the community visiting relatives, dropped in just to be with the boys, and made a full scholar at the supper table and enjoyed the merriment of the evening in the fullest degree. After the supper had been finished the workings of the third degree were exemplified, to the delight of all, this degree being conferred on a prominent sovereign from Ware Shoals. At the conclusion of these exercises the pre pared programme of the occasion was taken up and carriod out, as follows, C. A. Power, of C. C. Laurens Camp No. 98, presiding: Address of Welcome?J. E. B. Rob erts. Response ?L. D. Elledge. The Goat I Rode?Homer Culbertson. The Log I Rollod ?Calvin Cheek. Woodcraft?R. A. Cooper. How I Escaped?A. R. Thome. The Difficulties I Met-W. S. Bolt. The Road I Traveled-J. D. Terry. Fratornalism ?J. M. Cannon. Camp Physician; His Duty?Dr. B. F. Godfrey. Why His Presence is Necessary?Dr. J. L. Donnon. The Medicine I Prescribe?Dr. H. D. Mahaffey. How I Got In--Oscar Stone. In addition, impromptu speeches were made by Messrs. R. W. Nash and Geo. L. Pitts, which were much enjoyed. The music, which was furnished by the Ekom string band, was, of course, a feature of the evening. When Bar ney Culbertson, Dr. Godfrey and "Un cle" Porter Elledge's boys get the strings in tune there is "something do ing" in the musical line. After adjournment, the visitors were invited to spend the rest of tho night at the various hospitable homos of the Ekom citizens, the same being accepted by many, and all will ever have occasion to romamber the grand rally in wood craft around Ekom. THE GREAT Christmas Selling At our Big Store is attracting great crowds of buyers. If you want the most useful in presents see us and see us early. The following and many other desirable articles. Elegant Rugs 39c to #4*00 Beautiful Comforts, values up to 7.50 Elegant Art Squares 5.00 to 14.00 Magnificent line Ladles' Coats ill 50 inch Garments $2.00 to 15.00 A complete assortment of Misses Beautiful Furs. Ladies' Shoes in Rcid's make. Children's Shoes ill the Educator and Waif kin makes. Men's Shoes in W. h. Douglass make. See US every day from now untill Christmas and we will do you good. 0. B. SIMMONS COMPANY. LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION. Miss Agnes Adams visited her mother in Clinton last week. Miss Lucinda Bolt spent last Sunday with friend* near Waterloo, Miss Mame Ferguson returned home from New York last Wednesday. Only two weeks remain to get ready for Santa Clause, little folks. Mr. J. O. C. Fleming is spending this week at Tampa, Fla. with Mr. J. Wells Todd. Mrs. Maggie N. Compton of Spartan burg paid Laurens a brief business visit last week. Mrs. J. R. Little and Mrs. J. W. Hopkins were in Clinton last week for the Bazar. Mr. William Owings, of the J. E. Minter & Bro. sales force, spent Sun day at Owings. Mrs. A. L. Adams, of Greenville, spent Sunday in the city, returning home Monday. Mr. R. E. Taylor and throe of his handsome little sons were in town Sat urday from Tumbling Shoals. Mr. Robt. F. Bryson of Clinton at tended the stockholders meeting of the Bank of Laurens here yesterday. Mr. W. E. Nash of Clinton was in the city yesterday attending the stockhol ders and Directors meeting of the Bank of Laurens. Dr. Rolfe E. Hughes was called to Richmond Monday on account of the illness of a sister. He will return as soon as possible. Judge John M. Clardy who has been closely confined at home for some time, took advantage of the nice weather and spent some time down townfyester jay. Mr. L. A. McCord made an attractive exhibit of work done at his studio at the Clinton Bazar last Thursday. The exhibit won high and well merited praise. Mr. C. B. Bobo, who attended the State Baptist Convention at Orange burg was reelected treasurer, and he also took a very active part in the dis cussion of various church affairs. The Rev. W. E. Barre, who was re ferred to the superanuated relation at the recent annual Methodist Confer ence, has removed from Waterloo to Laurens with his family and occupies the residence of Mr. E. W. Martin. The National Republican Convention will he held in Chicago, June 16th, 1908. Kansas City and Denver both wanted the convention, but the "Windy City" was the choice of the majority of the national committee. A Communication. To Thr Advertiser: In the Greenville Daily News of the 28th of November we see, in regard to the present court in that place, a state ment thus: "A member of the local bar said this had been the most disastrous court for plaintiffs in damage suits that he had ever seen in his many years of practice at the bar." To my mind this is speaking a great deal in favor of the intelligence, or awakening, of the juror. We sympa thize with the bereaved and maimed of those many railroad accidents, but wo think when a person takes a job of work on a railroad train, or any other place of work attended with never ceasing danger of accident, that he simply takes his life in his own hands, and no concern should be held respon sible for accidents unless there is evi dence of criminal negligence or care lessness on tho part of such railroad,or concern. It may bo roeallel that wj expressel an opinion, a few months since, just along this line of umvarrante 1 abuse of corporations, railroads, etc. We be* lieve there are some lawyers who help to institute or urge on le^al proceed ings in mmy accident cases that wval 1 not b3 done wore they not after the bounty per cent. Wj also noticed, nit mmy weiks since, that tho Hon. M. F. Aosol our able governor, was deliberating on the idea of running for the Uaitol Slates Senile. Wed) not object t) .s e e i a ?; him attain greit heights, but think he has n>t whippeJ tin fijht t> a ? lish that he mi store J his armies to ths front for when h j was olocte 1 ahn > ;i i term ago. In other words, to d3 pi tin, the Colonel made a race on the pi'o'i o - lion platform, an I while hi h.\l ^"'i things brighten a little, tlvere are I >n| stri,l;sye'; to be mill ere t'?3 g>ll is reached, and it is very essential that he remain at the helm an 1 see tint the enemy is entirely van i lish i I. In this week's isi l > of T.i : V >/.:< T;.se.t we soc a stop ti'oi wi hive anxiously lookel f >.?, by tho ministry of Laurena an 1 several prominent min of town and coanty, in fag ird t > a moot ing at Laurens o.a De jqji'oei'.l'J, for the purpose of agitating ani layior de? cided plans for votinjf Oit the "Od'jtis ive Fountain" at Laurens. The very dirty thina: is feeling disturbance ani ruin to ab rat four I > stfx Burroanling counties, i wisat. I.riroiison day this week, ani a nogro man came to the livery stable, where I chanee I to be, with two one-gallon brown ju.es of corn liquor, oat up an I bran I ? I by the Laurens "Whisky Fountain." II; put those two brown j irs into a ougry, (pre.Hiim ibly his), hitched up his in lie and drove out. Now, can iL appear to any sana-thinkine; man that no was anything but a traveling dispensary? Just to think that any class of no >plo? as tho negro, for instance, who, with but few exceptions, nover provides a wenk's rations ahead -is allowed to go to the "Fountain of Ajax" an 1 carry off in broad daytime as m*ny gallons of "Jersy Lightning" as ho can tote or haul is Onoagn to m ike anyone shu 11 er. Whon tho "dally" of a tiling gets sick and disputed ani forsakes his child, as the renowno 1 B. R. Tillman ha t done, way is n )t everyone else ready to slap it out of existence? And We (fo balievo the people of Lii-n county are only waiting an I wishing for an opportunity. An! the laws of th l State should br- so adjusted that the stuff could not bo shipped in. Now, this is a very important item, an I the lawmakers should tako steps invni diately to carry out such. W. M. NASH. Morna, S. G., November 20th. DR. HUGH K. AIKEN ELECTED CASHIER Annual Meeting Bank of Laurens Stockholders. OTHER ELECTIONS. Dr. Aiken Chosen to Succeed the Late Mr. W. P. Caine-Beglns New Duties Jan. I. At the annual meeting of tho stock holders of the Bank of Laurens, held yesterday morning, the old board of di rectors, consisting of O. B. Simmons, W. R. Richev, Dr. H. K. Aiken, R. B. Bell, L. H. Wilson, W. E. Nash, J. H. Sullivan, Frank Hammond and R. T. Dunlap were re-elected, At the subsequent meeting of the board of directors the following officers of the bank were re-elected: President, O. B. Simmons; vice president, H. K. Aiken; assistant cashier, J. J. Adams; solicitor, W. R. Richey. Dr. Aiken was also elected cashier, which office was made vacant by tho death of Mr. W. P. Caine. He will assume his du ties after Jan. 1st, 1908. The Bank of Laurens was particularly fortunate in sccuring'a successor of Mr. Caine. Dr. Aiken is not a native of Laurens, but when he was ready to enter upon his life's work he selected Laurons as a lo cation and all the days of his manhood have been spent here. Since he adopt ed this as his homo he has done his full share towards its development. He re tired from the practice of his profes sion some years ago and has devoted himself to business and while yet a very young man has made a remarkable suc cess. As president of the Chamber of Commerce his labors continue indefati gable for tho development of his town and county. The clock ticks and ticks the time away, Shortening up our lives each day. Eat, drink and be merry, For some day you will be where There is no Rocky Mountain Tea. (Free sample at Palmetto Drug Co.) Death of Miss Roper. On the 3d inst. Miss Maude Roper, the 19-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Roper, of the Hickory Tav ern section, and a sister of the late Mrs. R. W. Nichols and Mr. l. R. Ro per, died at the home of her parents, from an attack of fever. The burial service, conducted by Rev. E. C. Wat son, took place on Wednesday at K i bun Creek church. Within the past few months the ha id of affliction has been laid upon t'fts family in a peculiarly distressing ma i ner, and much sympathy goes out to them. Special lot Men's $1.01) jHats, 09c iL Reu Iron Racket. You will save money if you will i *e our line of useful presents for t ie home, and we will take pleasure in he o ing you select your presents. S. M. & E. II. Wilkes & Co. Cotton Ginned to December 1. The census bureau Monday 1 issue.! bulletin showing that up to Dec. I 8,313,854 bales of this year's crop had been ginned, against a total of 10,02? , 833 bales last year. The market hid already advanced and remains, firm a'. 11.50 . The finest Coffee Substitute e/e.* mad'? has recently boon produced by Dr. Shoop, of Racine, Wis. You d > i'.t have to boll it fifLeen or twenty min utes. "Made in a minute," says th i doctor. "Health Coifee" is really ho closest, coffeo imitation ever yet |>'> duced. Not a grain of real coifeo in iL, ?ithar. Health Coffee Imitation ism ilo from pure toastod csroals or gra is. with malt, nuts, otc. Really iL wo ild foil an export, were he tounknowin fly drink iL for coffeo. Sold by I. M. P.iiL p )L. >> OUR SPECIAL, NOTICf-*. ? FOR S ALL1-Several hundred Celir Posts, measuring from 0 to 20 feet in length. Apply l<> B. (',. o,v<u, G ? iy Court, Route No. 3, regarding same. 19-1L. NOTICE ? Dr. Poola says he is im proving, but needs a tonic; and if his patients would coin; and pay up, iL WOUkl ba a batter tonic than any m: li cin i he could take. WANTED -V g))lco.v froshinmilk. Would like to o < Hi tn/o c ?w to com ? in in the Spring, baL will buy. Mrs. .1 lie 0. Clark. 19-It FOR RENT? Sovoiul good roomi, with noeossary conveniences, near city Graded Schools. J. A. Roisters. L9.lt WANTED?To b ly ,in old MelodKi, for cash. Nam.: pri ? i wanted. M *s. lt. E. CopolatvJ, Lu:;n, S. C. Dtf FOR sals -My houso a-n 1 lot on s illiv.m streot is off j I for quick s it a at $1,250. J. J. Don ly 13 2t 1.1'irons, S. G. FOIt SALS -Agool, nlca, two-sto?y House, containing nina room), front ail roar piazza; goolwillof wator also goo I barn. Lot contaim two acros, fronting on N ?rth Harpor sir.; >l; .m l ,i g)>l aolootlon of (lift or ant kinds >C ir.iits. Titles porfoct; tor mi day. Sjo i).-. ii. O. Oolomm, city. is-11-v FOR SALE -If you want to buy a good farm, Ana tim/oared In I, etc. I off iv all of my land coalisting of 3)1 a:roi. Will sjII in stii'I tractl o: an/ wiyL) suit parohasa?. Tormi nrmi any. For particular.* s>> rm. John T. Qlakely, Clinton, s. c. is to BUGGY POR SALE. ', ,.! hail top Buggy, In good repair, Cor sale at a bargain for cash. Apply atADV?i? TiSKI? office. 17tf COPYRIGHT PLOUR-Is pure. Th i family that don't use Copyright Plouo is to bo pitied. Don't lot your m >.? chant soil you s ).n iLhinr ;u ,r,, { . >,v tho boat, * *