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TEACHERS HOLD MONTHLY MEETING Several Live School Topics Up for Discussion. SCHOOL BOND ISSUE. Recommendation of the Grand Jury Re lating to Placing Schools on Cash Basis is Indorsed. Last Saturday at noon the two Lau rens County School Associations, the County Teachers and School Improve ment, held their regular monthly meet ing at tho Graded School building. In the absence of President Rice of the Teachers' Association, Vice President R. vV. Nash, County School Superinten dent, presided and opened the meeting of the teachers with an interesting ad dress. The first topic on the programme "The New Idea of Discipline as Against the Old," was discussed in a very forci ble paper prepared by Miss Gena Henry and read by Miss Bessie Hudgens. The .subject was also discussed by Superin tendent Nash and Prof. W. P. Culbert son. "Gradation and Classification", the next subject, was spoken toby Prof. L. U. Elledge, Supt. R. A. Dobson, of the City Schools, Prof. Culbertson of Mount ville, and Supt. J. G. Colbert of Clin ton. "Geography in School," the i... 1 topic, was the subject of interesti and instructive remarks by Profs. C l bert, Culbertson and Dobson. A feature of the meeting was the re port by Miss Bessie Hudgens and Miss Clara Wclborn of the annual meeting of the State School Improvement As sociation, recently held in Columbia and attended by Misses Hudgens and Wel born as delegates from Laurens. On motion the meeting adopted a joint resolution prepared by committees representing both local associations, en dorsing the recent report of the Grand Jury in reference to its recommendation that the Laurens delegation to the ben eral Assembly secure the passage of a bill authorizing the county to issue bonds sufficient to pay past school in debtedness und place the Laurens schools on a cash basis. THE SOCIAL SIDE. At the conclusion of the business of the meeting the members present of associations were invited on behalf of the Laurens Chamber of Commerce, to repair to Gray's Hotel where a delight ful dinner was served and much social discourse enjoyed for an hour. It was a very thoughtful and graceful act on tho part of the Chamber of Commerce of which Dr. IL K. Aiken is president, and the members of the school associa tions greatly appreciated the courtesy and hospitality thus shown them. Those present were: Misses Gena Henry, Clara Welborn, Ella Copeland, Naomi Seawright, Margurite Harley, Ella Peterson, Bessie Hudgens, Pearle Blakely, Fannie Sloan, Willie Gray Harris, Lillie Armstrong, May Madden, Madge Harris, Laura Barksdale, Ame lia Kennedy, Helen Goggans, Lyl Adair; Profs. R. A. Dodson, J. G Colbert, W. C. Jones, J. D. Hunter, W. M. Nash, W. P. Culbertson, L. D. Elledge, W. C. Duncan, J. C. Anderson, and Supt. Nash. Labor Law Unconstitutional. The judiciary of tho State, sitting en ' banc, has declared unconstitutional the labor contract law. This is in effect the same decision rendered in the opin ion of Judge Brawley of the federal court several months ago, and puts an end to any speculation as to the validity of the ^statute. The court was divided on the question before it. The majority opinion was written by Associate Justice Woods and was concurred in by Chief Justice Pope, Circuit Judges Watts, Gage, Wilson, Gary and Memminger, as to the general contents of the opinion, and by Judge Dantssler as to the e sult. The minority opinion was written by Associate Justice Jones, and was con curred in by Circuit Judges Klugh, Prince and Hydrick. Associate Justice Gary filed a sepa rate dissent, as follows: "I dissent on the ground that the constitutionality of the statute is not before the court on a habeas corpus proceeding." The case was argued today by Mr. W. H. Parker of Charleston, represent ing the Attorney General, and by Her bert and Bennett, of Columbia, as at torneys for Jack II. Oilman, the old negro who was arrested for violation of the labor contract law. Tke decision of the court will be pub li&hed in full later. W. Ernest Lucas. The distinction of having been the leader in a fight which resulted in the effecting of a saving of $300,000 an nually to the cotton mill industry of South Carolina was held by the la mented W. Ernest Lucas, who died suddenly in Philadelphia last Tuesday morning. Ho made a splendid mark in tho manufacturing business, nnd was signally successful in his chosen busi ness career. He leaves on the world the impression of having done some thing for the betterment of the things with which he had to do, and that is a worthy monument to perpetuate his memory. Mr. Lucas*' death is deplored by his friends, and his taking away is regarded as a loss to the textile industry Of the State.?Greenville News. LOCAL OBSERVATIONS. Mr. J. W. Copoland, of Statesville, N. C, is in the city. Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Babb went to Greenville last Wednesday. Judge R. C. Watts has been in the city for several day; Col. Walter Hunt, of Newberry, was in the city Monday night. Mr. S. J. Simpson, of Spartanburg, was in the city Monday. Mr. R. J. Patterson, of Lanford Sta tion, was in the city Monday. Mr. C. C. Bailey, of Clinton, was in the city Tuesday. Mr. J. W. Taylor was in town Mon day from Princeton. .. Rev. W. E. Thayer, pastor of the First Baptist church, spent a few days in Columbia d uring the past week. Miss Fronde Kennedy, superintendent of the Thornwell College for Orphans, spent Saturday in the city. Miss Lula Taylor, of Princeton, is spending this week with relatives in the city. Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Babb spent a few days in Greenville last week, the guests of Mr. C. L. Babb. Mftssrs B. F. and Posey Copeland, merchants of Renno, were in the city yesterday, attending Court of Common Pleas. Lon J. Beauchamp, the noted humor ist and lecturer, will be at the city opera house Thursday evening, January 30, under local Lyceum management. Mr. Archie Adams of THE Adver tiser is at his home in Greenville this week suffering from an attack of ton silitis. ' Mr. W. W. Holland, the well known ; newspaper manager of Spartanburg was in the city yesterday afternoon in the interest of The Herald with which he has been connected for several years. Last Week of Mill End Sale. This is the last week of the great sale at Davis-Roper Company's. The last day will be next Saturday the 26th. Therefore, let everybody get in line for bargains this week. It is a great op portunity to buy your summer wardrobe for about half what it will cost you later. Elegant coat suits too?the lat est in cut and material, are going for a song. Look before it is too late. Daughters of the Confederacy. A small but pleasant meeting of the Daughters of the Confederacy was held in the parlors of Gray's Hotel Monday afternoon, to observe the birthdays of Robert E. Leo and Stonewall Jackson. Mrs. C. C. Featherstone and Mrs. J. S. Bennett read interesting papers bear ing upon the lives of these great Con federate leaders. The Chapter will meet on the after noon of, the first Monday in February with Mrs. Capers Hellams. Presiding Elder W. W, Duncan. The Rev. W. M. Duncan, of Green ville, the newly appointed presiding el der of the Greenville district, which in cludes Laurens, Clinton and other churches in this county, paid Laurens his first official visit last Satin day and Sunday. On Saturday evening Mr. Dun can presided over the first regular quar terly conference of the First church, and on Sunday morning he occupied the pulpit, delivering an eloquent and in bpiring sermon. lilliuaii on Dispensaries for Washiugtod. Washington, January 14. ? In a 00 minutc speech here tonight, before an audience of about fifteen hundred peo ple, which had gathered to hear him speak on prohibition in the District of Columbia, Senator Tillman strongly ad vocated the abolishment of seven hun dred saloons now licensed here, and the substitution of a dispensary system similar to that in operation in many of the counties in South Carolina at this time. A large part of Senator Tillman 's speech was taken up in reviowin g th situation in South Carolina from 1893, the time when the State dispensary law went into effect, until last year, when by legislative enactment it went out of existence. He said that at the election held at the beginning of his second term as governor of South Carolina, 35,000 peo ple voted for prohibition and 25,000 for no prohibition, and that at least 25,000 or 30,000 did not vote on the question at all, and that, as ho did not consider that a fair show of strength on the question, he had the Legislature pass the dispensary law. This law he upheld in all of ita details until just before it was abolished, when the people sent '"lying and dishonest representatives to the Legislature, and the administration of the dispensary's affairs became full of dishonesty and mismanagement." In forcing the Legislature to give him a dispens.u ' law Senator Tillman said that, although 35,000 people had voted for prohibition, he doubted their loyalty to him and their real determina tion to uphold him as governor in en forcing prohibition. Senator Tillman paid his respects to the newspapers of the State, the drug gists, some of the preachers, and to those who had opposed the establish ment of the dispensary, and who fought for its death, in characteristic lan guage. He told the people who attended the meeting what the present law is doing to curtail drinking in South" Carolina, and said that, if they could not' get ac tual prohibition, they might adopt the dispensary plan - having been convinced after sixteen or more years of actual observation that it was the best and most practicable solution of the liquor problem.? News and Courier. Wo don't believe that we have any names on our list who do not expect to pay for their paper, but tho U. S. pos tal laws say that it must bo done before April 1. KINGS' DAUGHTERS' PRAISE SERVICE. Rev. W. E. Thayer Preaches Sermon Sunday Evening for Annual Meeting of Helping Hand Circle. On Sunday evening last the annual praise service of Helping Hand Circle of the Kings Daughters was held at the First Baptist church. The service was largely attended and much enjoyed by all. The sermon of the occasion was preached by the Rev. William E. Thayer, pastor of the First church who, in his usual eloquent and convincing style, delivered a very thoughtful and helpful discourse. Tho collection will be applied to the local purposes of the Circle. SULLY IN COTTON AGAIN. And He's Bullish, He Says, Extremely Bullish Indeed. Daniel J. Sully, now in the soap~busi ness, but for a short period previous to his failure for more than ?3,000,000 in March, 1904, known as the "cotton king," is back in the cotton market. His arrival yesterday was heralded by much noise ?not all of it rejoicing. "Yes, he is back," said Mr. Carpen ter cheerfully, "and he is very, very bullish. Mr. Carpenter is of the cotton brokerage firm of Carpenter, Baggott & Co., who are going to transact Mr. Sully's business for him. ".Yes, I'm back," said Mr. Sully, with the utmost good humor, "and 1 am extremely bullish extremely "bull ish, indeed. I represent a group of prominent moneyed men who are very optimistic on the general financial situa tion. They have come to me for ad vice, and 1 am giving it to them. Now, when I say 'giving in to them' jilea.se do not misunderstand me. This is not one of my pools." "Mr. Sully went through the bank ruptcy courts and everything was fet tled legally," said Mr. Carpenter, "and if he wants to do some trading now as a private individual, has money and keeps his margin good, that's all there is to it. The brokers made more money on commissions in Sully's days than in all the rest of their fives." CONTRACT LABOR LAW. Meeting of Farmers of Legislature Held to Discuss Bill, In accordance with resolutions intro duced by Mr. Wade, of Aiken county, and adopted by the House of Represen tatives yesterday, a large number of the farmer members of the Legislature and others interested in agriculture met in the Speaker's room last night to discuss the agricultural contract situation as affected by Judge Braw ley's decision, and to devise proper legislation thereon. On motion, Mr. R. J. Wade was made chairman and Mr. W. H. Yeldell secretary. Great interest was mani fested and interesting speeches were made by Messrs. Alan Johnstone, John Harrison, Dr. Wyche, B. B. Sellers, J. L. Wiggins, T. P. Cothran and others. On motion by Dr. Wyche a committee of six, with Mr. Wade as chairman, was appointed, whose duty it shall bo to gather all the information possible, call to their assistance the best legal talent in the legislature and draft a bill which, when enacted into law, will relieve the situation and give to the farmers of the State an agricultural contract that will stand the tests of the courts.?State. Dodson-Edwards Drug Company. Dr. Brooks Sullivan has purchased the stock in the Dodson-Edwards Drug Company of this city, owned by the es tate of the late Dr. Edwards, and will, after next Monday, be associated per manently with this popular drug estab lishment where he will be glad to see his numerous friends. Dr. Sullivan graduated last Juno in pharmacy at the University of Maryland. THE FUNERAL OF MR. LUCAS. Took Place in Spartanburg and was At* tended by Large Laurens Party. The funeral service of Mr. W. E. Lucas, whose death occurred in Phila delphia, was held in the Church of the Advent at Spartanburg last Wednesday afternoon, the Rev. W. S. Holmes of Orangeburg and the Rev. J. M. Magru der, Rector of the Spartanburg Episco pal church, officiating. At tho conclu sion of the church service, which in cluded a brief address by Mr. W. W. Ball in which he paid a beautiful tribute to the memory of the deceased, the in terment followed in the church yard, the following acting as pall bearers: W. W. Ball of Charleston, J. E. Sirrinc and J. W. Norwood of Greenville, M. L. Copeland and J. D. Watts of Lau rens, Aug. W. Smith and Warren Du Pre of Spartanburg, and Alex. Long of Rock Hill. Honorary: Major W. A. Watts and O. H. Simmons of Laurens, W. P. Dargan of Darlington, W. M. Bird of Charleston, A. G. Rembert and E. P. Matthews of Spartanburg. A party of about seventy-five, includ ing the local directors of the Watts mills, the various bosses, office men and store managers, attended the funeral. During the hour of the funeral cere monies all the stores in Laurens were closed out of respect to the memory of the distinguished deceased. EULOGISTIC REMARKS MY MR. HALL. The following nojjcc of Mr. W. W. Ball s remarks at the funeral service of Mr. Lucas is taken from The Spartan burg Journal: "Seldom if ever baa there been a more beautiful tribute paid the memory of a departed friend than that paid to the memory of W. Ernest Lucas by W. W. Ball, of Charleston, editorial writer of the News and Courier, at the funeral services of Mr. Lucas held at the Church of the Advent Wednesday af ternoon. The tribute beautiful in its simplicity of words, sincere in its ex pression, given utterance from the heart of a man, who for many years lived in the same house with the deceas ed and knew him for his real worth and merit. "Mr. Ball came to Spartanburg to serve as one of the pall hearers 01 his friend and ass eiatc and it was his pleas ure to pay tribute to the memory of the man whom he knew and loved so well. "In speaking of Mr. Lucas Mr. Bail told of his faithfulness to his friend's stewardship to the interests he repre sented; his social life, which he said was clean and pure and that he had never known him to utter unclean speech. Mr. Ball said that he lived in the same iiouse with Mr. Lucas for three or four years and during all that time he had never heard him relate a 3uestionable joke or impure speech. He welt particularly upon Mr. Lucas' stewardship to his business interests and his great loyalty to his friends. The last message he received from Mr. Lucas was a request that he look after his friends. "The address by Mr. Ball was as touching as it was beautiful and during his remarks many toar-dimmod eyes were seen among the hundreds of peo ple present. ROBBED IN SPARTANBURG. Dr. Sexton, Son of Captain F. M. Sex ton, Has Rough Experience. Spartanburg. January 15. Dr. W. G. Sexton, a prominent physician of this city, had a desperate encounter early this morning with two robbers, who finally overpowered him and robbed him of twenty dollars. The doctor went to his barn to look after the feed ing of his horses, when ho was ap proached from behind by two men, one of whom threw a sack over his head, while the other went through his pock ets. Dr. Sexton fought desperately, though he was extremely weak, having just recovered from a recent operation. Dr. Sexton was discovered on the floor of the barn in an unconscious condition by his wife, who went to investigate the cause of her husband's long ab sence from the house. B. L. Jones has bought a lot on th corner of Johnslone and Nance streets from G. P. Long and has given th contract for a nice residence to Con j tractor C. C. Davis. It will face John I stone street.?Newberry Observer. EXAMINATION OF OFFICERS. Recently Elected Militiamen, Including Lieut. Nash, Before the Board. The following notice of tho meeting of the special examining board of the Second Battalion, National Guard of South Carolina, is taken from the Greenville News of the lGth inst.: "The board appointed to examine several newly-elected officers of com panies of the State militia met in this city yesterday. This board, which con sists of Major E. M. Blythe, of this city; Captain O. . Babb of the Trayn ham Guards, Laurens; and Captain S. J. Nichols of the Spartanburg com pany, is required to examine every newly-elected officer before he is given his commission. "There were four men to be exam ined yesterday: Captain R. F. Watson of Blythe Rifles, recently elected to succeed Captain Gowcr; First Lieuten ant John T. Rhett of the Hampton Guards, of Spartanburg, recently pro moted from second lieutenant: C. T. Lanham, recently elected second lieu tenant of the Hampton Guards; Dr. L. O. Mauldin, recently elected second lieutenant of Blythe Hilles; and M. L. Nash, recently elected second lieuten ant of the Laurens company. "While nothing was given out by the examining board, it is generally thought that all of the men passed their exami nations and will receive their commis sions. Captain Nicholls of the examin ing board, was absent, being in attend* ance upon the Legislature." LAURENS CLUB^WOFFORI). Has Been Organized With Nine Laurens Boys as Members. A special to the News and Courier from WofTord College says: What is probably the first county club ever organized at Wofford was or ganized one night last week. The nine boys from Laurens county met and or ganized what is to be known hereafter as "The Laurens County Club." The boys composing this club aro typical Laurens county boys, as will be seen from th< notto which they have adopt ed for their new organization. It runs as follows: "Don't forgot that you were born in Laurens county, reared in Laurens county, and above all that Laurers county expecte of you the best that you can give in return for that which she has bestowed upon you ?tho privi lege of being called 'a Laurens county boy.' The names of the boys composing this new county club are: Of the senior class, J. Archie Willis, Grovcr C. Pe terson, W. B. Garrett, Jr., and B. B. Patterson; junior class, W. C. Curry, Jr., of the sophomore class, Albert Dial, W. II. Davidson, J. O. Merritt and A F. Mitchell. SOLICITOR COOPER'S REPORT. During the Year 298 Cases Were Dis posed of in Circuit. The annual report of Solicitor R. A. Cooper as submitted to the Attorney General shows that during the year ended December 8i, 1907, the total number of cases docketed in this the Eighth Judicial Circuit was 208. Of this number 237 were t ried and 61 were discontinued or otherwise settled. Of the cases tried 16'J convictions were se cured, and68 resulted in acquittals. By counties the following disposition of murder cases is shown: Abbeville ? Convicted of manslaugh ter 2, acquittnls 5. Greenwood Convicted of murder and sentenced to death 1. convicted of man slaughter 1, acquittals 1, mistrials 1. Laurens- Convicted of murder with recommendation to mercy 6, convicted of manslaughter 7, acquittals 14, mis trials Newberry Convicted of murder wit! recommendation 1, convicted of man slaughter 4, acquittals 5. Saluda?Convicted with recommenda tion to mercy 2, manslaughter 4, ac quittals 2, mistrials 2. ALLEN EMERSON GIVES HIMSELF UP. Anderson County Man Who Escaped Jail and for Whom Large Reward Was Offered. Anderson, Jan. 20.?Allen Emerson, white, who killed Thomas F. Drake here in August, 1906, and who was given a life sentence later and who escaped from jail here while the case was being appealed to the supreme court, has re turned and has surrendered to Sheriff Green.. He has been taken to the pen itentiary at Columbia. Drake found Emerson in a compro mising position with Mrs. Dell Bailey, Mr. Drake's daughter, and several shots were tired and Drake was killed. Em merson surrendered. Emerson was a convict guard and at one time street overseer. Drake was one of the most prominent Anderson people. Rewards aggregating $1,100 were offered by the sheriff, governor and Drake family. Emerson surrendered to Constable Adams in Abbeville county on Saturday night, stating that he would go to Sheriff Green's with him, provided Adams would not claim the reward. Adams and Emerson drove through this city yesterday afternoon and stopped at Sheriff Green's house. Emerson was brought to jail early this morning. In the presence of twenty-five citi zens, Emerson showed how he made a key to fit the cell. He said he stole a piece of solder from a plumber while the plumber was working on the jail sewerage. Emerson said he left the jail at one o'clock on the morning of August 21, five months ago tomorrow, lie has been down with typhoid fever since, but looks hale and hearty now and says he has been well cared for. He says he will never tell where he spent the last live months. He says that he returned to exoner. ate Sheriff Green and Jailor Cochran. lie saw in the papers where people were censuring them for his escape. Sheriff Green, Constable Adams and Emerson left here for Columbia this morning for the penitentiary. It was Emerson's wish that he be carried there at once. Miss Wilson Addresses the Ladies. Miss Rebecca Wilson, of Sumter, S. C., who has spent eight years of her life as a missionary in China, is in the city, the guest of Mrs. J. O. C. Flem ing. The members of the Women's Missionary Society of the First Presby terian church enjoyed the privilege of meeting Miss Wilson in Mrs. Fleming'a parlor Monday afternoon. Miss Wilson spoke Of her work in China in a most interesting way, and exhibited a num ber of interesting curios. The ladies of the missionary society of the Pres byterian church support a little girl in China, and Miss Wilson knows person ally this little girl, who is being edu cated and brought up in the teachings of Christianity, by means of money contributed by Christian women in this city. This fact lent an added interest to Miss Wilson's description of condi tions which confront the missionary. At \\:'M yesterday afternoon she spoke again. On this occasion all the ladies and children of the city were in vited to hear her at the First Presby terian church. Miss Wilson is a woman of superior education and culture, as well of high consecration, and her visit to Laurens was greatly enjoyed, and was felt to be of real benefit by all who had the pleasure of hearing her speak. Enterprise bank Meeting. At a meeting of the stockholders of the Enterprise Hank, held at 11 o'clock yesterday morning, the old hoard of di rectors was unanimously re-elected, as follows-; R. L. Walker', S. M. Wilkes, C. E. Kennedy, M. J. Owings. J. W. Copeland, R. L. Gray, W. J. Fleming, N. H. Dial and C. 1*1. Roper. At the meeting of directors, which followed, Mr. N. H. Dial was re-elected presi dent; Mr. i'. II. Roper, cashier; and I.. (}. Halle, Jr., assistant cashier. I J. E. Minter & Bro's. | Great Red Tag Sale j STILL IN FULL BLAST | See the new arrivals in waist goods, in barred Muslin and j Stripes, 15c 20c, 25c and 35c per yard. J Be sure to visit us this week if you want to get some wonder- j ful bargains, as sale will soon close. | J. E. Minter & Bro. I 1 ? LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION. ? Mrs. Clarence Hix and children, of Clinton, are visiting in the city. Mr. Ernest Huff, of Greenville, spent Sunday in the city. Mrs. Robert Adam3, of Clinton, vis ited Mrs. E. H. Wilkes a few days last week. Miss Madge Harris spent Saturday in the city with her sister, Miss Willie Harris. Miss Annie Jameson has returned to her home in Union, after spending a few days with Miss Mary Toad. Mr. Gus Simmons and Miss Grace Simmons attended the funeral of Mrs. C. F. Simmons, in Greenwood, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Johnson of Gray Court spent Sunday in the city with relatives. Mrs. Dillard Jacobs and Mrs. Emma Richardson, of Clinton, spent Sunday in the city with Miss Pauline Ander son. Mrs. J. II. Teague haa returned from Mountville, afer spending several weeks with her father, Mr. Cal Fuller, who has been critically ill. Lon J. Beauchamp, the noted humor ist and lecturer, will be at the city opera house Thursday evening, January 'M, under local Lyceum management. The condition Monday and Tuesday of Mrs. Toccoa Irby Wilson, who has been ill for several months, was ex tremely critical with no apparent change for the better up to a late hour last night. TO EXTEND MAIL DELIVERY. Dill Recently Introduced Would Benefit Many Small Towns. A dispatch from Washington says: A bill was introduced by Senator Lati mor today which, if passed, will mean much to many towns in South Carolina having a population of from six to seven thousand inhabitants. The bill changes the present law with respect to the inauguration of free city mail delivery. At present no city doing an annual business of less than $10,000 can receive the benefits of free delivery, but if the bill which has just been in troduced passes, it will only be neces sary for a business of $5,000 to be done each year to permit of freo delivery being established. In South Carolina tho following are some of the towns that would probably be affected'; Abbeville, Greenwood, Newberry, Aikcn, liarnwell, Beaufort, Orangeburg, Georgetown, Darlington, Bennettsville, Cheraw, Kock Hill, Sum ter, Bishopville, Marion, Cheater, Galf ney, Union and Laurens. In some of these free delivery has been authorized, but this list shows principally the places that would feel tho benefit of the change. Another part of the same bill makes provision for towns doing less than a $?,000 business each year to receive the benefits of rural free delivery. It is provided that persons who might wish their mail delivered could place mail boxes along the street or road where the rural earners go, and mail would be left in them. At present pa trons of offices in small towns are forced to go or send to the different offices, while those living several miles in the country have their mail delivered to them. It is estimated that the benefit to South Carolina from a financial stand point alone by the passage of this bill would lie not less than $25,000 a year, as it would probably be necessary to appoint fifty additional letter carriers, and they would receive about $700 per year each. Southern Cotton Association. Attention, friends of the Southern Cotton Association! The time for re organization under the new constitu tion has arrived. Under the call of our State president , Hon. E. D. Smith, you are earnestly requested to revive your primary club organizations and elect at the earliest day convenient delegates to the county convention to moet at Laurens on February 3 (Salesday), which convention will elect delegates to the State convention, to assemble at Columbia on the fifth day of February next. The State convention will elect delegates to the national convontion, to meet at Dallas, Toxas, on February 19. It is considered that thia meet ing of the State convention will be the rpost important we have ever held. The railroads aro giving reduced rates. The light is still on. We havo not yet reached the point of being able to price our own cotton. The gamblers and their quotations still rule the markets. But we have lifted the price of cotton from 6 or 8 cents to over 12 cents, and those of us who could hold aro reaching for 15 cents, the reasonable price un der present trade conditions* Wo are determined to stay in the fight, with no thought of surrendering to the spec ulators of the New York Exchange and their allies. A. C. FULLER, President Cotton Association, Laurens Division, Smith-Armstrong. Miss May Smith, df Gray Court, and Mr. H. Jeff Armstrong, of thia city, were united in marriage at tho Metho dist church, tho ceremony being per formed by Rev. John D. Crout, last Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Armstrong holds a salesman's position with Mr. J. L. Hopkins, and he and hja bride are at home to their frjoiids at the Barre hoarding house. Possesses wonderful medicinal power over the human body, removing all dis orders from your system, is what Hol lister's Rocky Mountain Tea will do. Makes you well, keens you well. 35c, Tea or Tablets. Palmetto Drug Co. J. A. M'CULLOUGH FOR U. S. SENATE Greenville Lawyer Has Announced Candidacy. SOME OF HIS VIEWS. In His Platform Many Issues are Dis. cussed, Including State Rights and Immigration. \ Greenville, Jnn. 20. ? Hon Joseph A. McCullough, a 'prominent lawyer of this city, today announced that he would be a candidate ? for the United States Senate to succeed A. C. La ti mer. Mr. McCullough in his announcement, stated his views on some of the leading questions of the day. He favors a cen tral government bank and says that he believes that the constitution is a rem edy for any trouble that might %arise. He explained his position on immigra tion, saying that he believes in restric ted immigration. He longs for a re turn to the old Calhoun and Jeiferson Dpmocracy and his slogan is "Back to the constitution." PAKT OF IIIS PLATFORM* "I believe that the national legis laturo should deal only with national ques tions. T am in favor of guarding es pecially at the present time with jeal ous care the rights of the States and would stubbornly resist any encroach ment upon these rights; and T believe that such questions as 'divorce,' 'in surance,' 'factory inspection laws' and the laws concerning the 'relationship of master and servant' which engage so much of the time and attention of our national legislators, should be relegated! to the State legislatures for considera tion. "I believe in the right of the State to adopt its own domestic policy con cerning all matters of whjch the fed eral government has no jurisdiction without outside interference, and 1 be lieve the federal government's laws should not practically nullify the wishes of the people concerning such local matters, (prohibition, for instance) by permitting, under the guise of regulat ing commerce, that which the State law prohibits. "1 regard the rights of the State so sacred that I oppose bartering them away for a moss of federal pottage. "I believe in the right of the indi vidual to earn his bread by the sweat of his brow, and I favor those laws that guarantee to him a just recompense for the labor expended. "I believe that it is the function of government to issue money, and for that reason favor the establishment of a central national bank, whose prov ince it will he to protect other banks against the disasters produced by panic-stricken depositors, and come to the relief of any community in case of a stringency in the money market. "I believe in peace universal peace ?and favor arbitration as a settlement of all questions, both international and intranational, in so far as the federal constitution permits. This 1 deem to be essential to the preservation of the nation. I am opposed to war and be lieve that the command of God, 'Thou shalt not kill,' should apply to the na tion as well as to the individual. I be lieve that the measure of a people's power should not be their ability to slaughter their fellow-men. "In making this campaign, I do not intend to spend 'barrels of money.' even for legitimate purposes, as it has been suggested that a candidate for the United States Senate must do to be elected. I will not do this for two rea sons. In the first place 1 haven't it to spend, and in the socond place 1 think it more important to the State that the individual should exercise his honest, conscientious judgment without any sort of influence or undue persuasion, after investigating as thoroughly as he can the capacity and qualifications of the various candidates than that 1 or anybody else, should occupy a seat in the United States Senate. If it has como to this in South Carolina that it requires the expenditure of a large sum of money for one to be elected to the United States Senate, the sooner the fact is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the people tho bet ter. "I will not flood tho votcr.s of tho State with letters and literature of all sorts. Of eour.se, 1 want your support, if, after investigation, you feel thai, you can conscientiously give it to me. That is what I am running for. "I have great confidence in the ulti mate judgment of the people as to all matters submitted to them, and al though, as a circuit jud^e once said in reference to our jury system, they sometimes shoot with a 'wabbling gun' nine cases out of ten they hit the bull's eye. "In conclusion, I believe that vou will extend to each and every one of us who may enter tho contest, that courtesy which Benjamin Franklin once suggest ed in a letter introducing an unknown person to another equally as unknown: 'Do him all tho good offices and show him all tho favor that on further ac quaintance you will find him to deserve.' Watched Fifteen Years. "For fifteen years I have watched tho working of Hucklcn'a Arnica Salve, and it has never failed to cure any sore, boil, ulcer or burn to which" it was ap plied. It has saved us many a doctor bill," aays A. P. Hardy, of East Wil ton, Maine. 25c at Laurens Drug Co. ana Palmetto Drug Co.