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THE ADVERTISER. Subscription l?rice-P2 Months, $1.00 Payable in Advance. s. e. boney, Editor. published dy advertiser printing company laurens. s.c". Kates for advertising. ? Ordinary advertisements, per square, one inser tion, $1.00; each subsequent insertion, 50 cents. Liberal reduction made for large advertisements. Obituaries: All over 50 words, one cent a word. Notes of thanks: Five cents the line. Entered at the postoffice at Laurcns, S. C. as second class mail matter. LAURENS, S. C, MAY 6, 1908. With this issue The Advertiser adopts a new mechanical form. A French nobleman declares that the great American fortunes are fast dis appearing. He is in position to know. Alabama suffered great disaster by storm last week, but the Georgians of Augusta got theirs this week the North Augusta dispensary is closed. They intend to pavo the streets of Columbia. We know of a place that is paved with intentions. A jury recently decided that :i linger was worth $500.00. There's a place we know of where they will sell "three fingers" for IS cents any time. About the most inappropriate, inop portune, ill-timed thing we have heard of lately was the set of resolutions ex tending sympathy to John G. Capers on account of the death of his father, the beloved Bishop Ellison Capers, intro duced and passed at that negro mess in Columbia last week, the Republican State Convention. Surely it must have shocked the sensibilities of Mr. Capers himself as well as of the other decent men who were so unfortunate as to be present. If men wore such obstructions on their heads as the women have in the way of hats this year and wore them to the theatre and church there would be the merriest howl ever raised in this country, yet we poor men must sit back and Buffer in silence, overlooking the caprices (we can't overlook the hats) of the women because it's stylo. Ladies: to make yourselves respecta bly unpopular in this town just start shopping at ten minutes of six. Gentlemen: the stores of Laurens close at six o'clock. A girl up in Pennsylvania lived to reach the age of twenty-seven without seeing a man and then married the first one she met. Is that COVerse proof of the old adage that familiarity breeds contempt? The News and Courier and Columbia State ure still entertaining each other. Congressman Joseph T. Johnson is the man. While the other South Caro lina representatives secured appropria tions for only one town in their respec tive districts he worked in both Lau rens and Union. The sincere thanks of the Laurens people are yours. Mr. Johnson. Secretary Taft is an expert straddler. In a speech in New York last week when asked what his attitude on wo man's suffrage would be if ho were elected President, he replied: "When I was a school boy my first paper was on Woman S?ffrage. " 1 was a strong advocate of it at that time and I have not changed my mind." This was received with loud cheers by the women in the audience. "But," con tinued the Secretary, "I do not think the time is vet ripe for giving suffrage to women.' A contemporary complains t hat Taft's straddling wearies it. Small wonder, but wo know an old gray mule, neigh bor, that could help you out by way of illustration and example. Anderson has an electric theatre named "The I'eek-a-Boo." But what's in a name? Positively and in all seriousness church going these days, in the morn ing especially, is very unpleasant and extremol" annoying to the men. When men do attend church they generally like to seo the speaker; to accomplish this now he must go through a aeries of gymnastic contortions wholly incom patible with the religious devotion and attentive interest that should charac terize his worship. Will the ministers of Laurens request ladies to remove their hnts? The Columbia State admonishes The News and Courier to heed "the quiet voices of the patriots on the hills and in the Valley? of its State" for "the people of South Carolina, particular!) the people of rural South Carolina, are for Bryan." Waiving the question of Bryan or anti-Bryan sentiment in this Stato we would inquire when The Colum bia State undertook to voice the senti ment of "rural South Carolina." Back in 1801 and years thereafter the farmers' movement of this State under the lead ership of Capt. Benjamin R. Tillman had no bitterer enemy or persistent an tagonist than the Columbia morning paper. Oh well! The times change and The State changes with them, we suppose. THE CHURCH MEMBER'S VOTE. Sunday morning at the First Baptist Church of Laurens, the ftev. William E. Thayer preached a sermon on the subject of church discipline. Rarely lias such a sermon been preached here, or anywhere else for that matter; a sermon on such a subject, treated in such a manner is indeed a rarity. There was no "ripping up the back" (using the vernacular of the street) and no wild, unbecoming, unwarrantable, attack on any particular form of vice, either gross or pettv; but a firm clear, comprehensive treatment of the princi ples that should govern the conduct of a church as an organization and the members as individuals. Among the many striking features of the discourse, Mr. Thayer's remarks upon the responsibility to the church of the individual member for the vote cast by him in public elections are especially noteworthy and deserving of considera tion. Has the church any supervision or control over its members in such matters? And is it not a man's prero gative to vote as lie pleases? According to Mr. Thayer's view of the powers of church government and its scope, the church has this right to hold its mem bers responsible for the way they vote. The matter of personal liberty was dis posed of in this manner: a man has the personal right to commit any act, pro vided that, act has no efi'ect upon the public; otherwise it is not an exercise of personal liberty and the doer assumes responsibility to the public for its com mittal. Then the church, which is an organized body of people, lias the right to hold any member responsible for an act which affects the other members of that church and the public; such an act is voting. Mr. Thayer, applying this principle to the specific subject of the dispensary issue, said that the First Baptist Church of Laurens would not tolerate as a member a dispenser or any man who sold intoxicating liquors; this being true, it, as a church should none the less forbid that any of its members vote for the sale of whiskey in any form, either by individuals, county or State. Proceeding, the minister said that the traffic was wrong, and that whoever voted for it, thereby became party to the business, and that the church had the right and power to dis cipline any member who should do this. And it was made clear nt the services Sunday morning that the Baptist church of Laurens means henceforth to enforce its rules of discipline. While it is not incumbent upon a rep resentative of the secular press to sanc tion the stand taken by this church, we do wish, of our own accord, to heartily endorse it; and as an outsider to com mend the course. From the standpoint of the individual member of that church, such discipline should be acceptable to him in that he has voluntarily become a party to the organization and should be amenable to the laws of the compact. If the majority inaugurate a form to which he cannot consistently conform, he has the privilege of withdrawing. Viewing the action of the church, as a church, we think it entirely just and proper. A Baptist church is an inde pendent organization, with the liberty and privilege; of enacting and enforcing such rules as the majority of its mem bers may desire, regardless of the plan or policy of the church at large. There fore, since the majority of the members of the Baptist church of Laurens have expressed their will, as they did in a set of resolutions introduced in Novem ber of 1901 and re-affirmed Sunday, it is only just and right that they enforce the proposed discipline. .lust what the all effects of this move will be cannot be accurately determined. In all likelihood some members of the church will withdraw, some maybe dis ciplined and some may be requested to withdraw. Thl? will not destroy the ? church, nor will it ruin such members as are dealt with. Upon proper conduct I and compliance to church regulations 1 they may lie reinstated. But there is one result which will surely follow: the First Baptist church will become an ac tive force in the public life of Laurens, and by its high standard of morality will materially affect the conduct, of public alfairs, instead of being affected by the nature of the community in which it is located. It will pass from a state of passivity to one of activity: it. will be a fact and power to be reckoned with. We congratulate the board of deacons and the pastor upon their resolve, anil and hope the stand will be maintained throughout the struggle wnich will in evitably follow. Delightful School Picnic. Pine Grove school, Miss May Madden, teacher, celebrated closing last Satur day with an all-day picnic. This was held in the grove near Mr. .!. A. Franks'. P'irst on the program was recitations landdiabgues by the pupils, followed with addresses by Supt. R. W. Nasb. Hon. R. Dunk Boyd and Rev. E. C. Watson. Dinner was then spread and the en tire crowd present, was invite.! to pav take of good things prepared by the la dies. The afternoon wan spent socially. It was a pleasant occasion for ull. BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE First Annual Meeting Will be Held Here | With the First Baptist Church. May 21st and 22nd. The Laurens Baptist Sunday School Institute will hold its first annual meet ing at the First Baptist church at Lau rens on Thursday and Friday, May 21st and 22d, 1008. Every IJnptist Sunday school in the territory of tin; Laurens Association is a member of this body and is hereby urgently requested to be fully represented in this first meeting. Every school is entitled to two dele gates, and those whose enrollment ex ceeds fifty are entitled to one additional delegate for each additional fifty or majority fraction thereof. All minis ters are members ex officio. The people of Laurens will be de lighted to entertain the delegates in their homes and are anxious to have full representations from every school in the association. Following is the programme: Thursday Morning, May 21st. lO.MO? Devotional service, led by Pastor W. E. Thayer. Enrollment of delegates. Report of executive committee. 11.00 Methods of increasing the at tendance in Sunday schools. Supt. G. II. Roper, Rev. .1. A. Martin. 12.00 Institute work. Sec. .f. D. Moore. I. 00. -Intermission. Afternoon. 3.00?Teachers, their qualifications, duties and opportunities. Rev. W. E, Thayer, Rev. Geo. M. Sexton. 4.00?Institute work. Sec. .1. 1). Moore. Evening. 8.30 Evangelistic spirit in the Sun day school work. Rev. E. C. Watson, Supt. Frank L. Bramlctt. Friday Morning, May 22nd. 10.00 -Devotional service, led by Rev. C. W. Salter. 10.15?Verbal reports from the schools by the delegates. II. 00?Need and method of Bible study in the school and home. Rev. 0. L, Fowler. Dr. J. 0. Martin. 12.00?Institute work. Sec. .J. I). Moore. L. 00?Intermission. Afternoon. 3.00?Reciprocal relation of a church and Sunday school. Supt. W. H. Drum mond, Rev. W. I). Hammett. 3.30?Question box. Sec J. D. Moore. Annual election of officers. Miscellaneous business. Adjournment. VV. P. CULBERTSON, Chairman Executive Committee. Laurens County Teachers' Association. The next, meeting of the Laurens County Teachers' Association will be held at the Laurens Graded School building May 9th, 1908, at 10 -/doc .. The program appears below: 1. Arithmetic in primary grades. (a) Paper by Miss Clara Welborn. (b) Illustrated recitation bv Miss Emily Meng. 2. Manual training in primary grades. Paper by Miss Eva Brownlee. Civics in the public schools. Supt. 11. B. Dominick, 4. Memory work in the class room. Paper by Miss Helen Goggans. 5. Self improvement of the tcnchl f. Supt. R. A. Dobson. This will be the last meeting of the teachers during the present session and it is desired that the attendance be as large as possible. The teachers of the Laurens city schools will serve refresh ments at the school building. R. W. NASH, Chairman Executive Committee. A Peculiar Owl. William Fuller, a well-to-do negro farmer from the Waterloo section, ex hibited on the streets hero Monday a curiosity in birds. It was evident, that the bird belonged t<> the owl family, but exactly what species seemed Impos sible to determine; everybody had an opinion, but at the same time admitted that he had never seen one like it be fore and was in nowise certain. Col, John II. Wharton, of Waterloo, who is well up on stich subjects, could not say positively what kind of owl it was, and Col. T. B. CreWS, of this city, thought it was the "snowy" owl but was not certain of nis ground. The bird was perfectly white under the wings, had white hair-like feathers around the beak, enclosed by a ring of light brown; its breast was white specked with light brown, almost golden spots, while; the back and wings were barred with the same light brown, the legs and talons were unfeathered; the face was very much like that of a mon key. What is it? Celebration nt New Prospect. The tenth anniversary of children's day will be celebrated at New Prospect Church on Saturday, May the 24th, with appropriate exercises and a picnic in t he afternoon and the graves of Con federate veterans buried in the church vard, will bo decorated by the children Every is invited to come and bring well filled baskets. Young Men's If 8 ft X X HE Young Man is always a severe critic in the question of style and qual ity of Shoes. In the details of style, width of toe, shape of last, height of heel, he is well posted. Shoes with distinctive style appeal to him. We've been shoeing these Smart Dressers for years and we have the sort of Shoes they want. Smart styles in Lace, Button or Bluchers. Patent Colt and Kid Skin. New Spring lasts, Military heels. $3, $3.50 $4, $5 to $6. Also low cut Shoes for Ladies' in all the mj7 wanted leathers. Ties, Pumps, Bluchers, Hja Buttonsand the new Buckles. $1.50, $2, 5% $2.50, $3 to $3.50. We've all the Snappy models that go ir* straight to the heart of the Young Man 3? looking for swell Shoes. U X 8 COPELAND'S. The One Price Store Customers' Shoes Sinned Free, AN IMPORTANT CASH SETTLED. The Law Relating to Labeling of Fertil izer In Effect. A suit of State wide interest was de cided in the Court of Common Pleas here last Wednesday in favor of the State. It was an action brought by the Stale of South Carolina against the Coe-Mortimer Company, of New York, State headquarters in Charleston, for violation of the statute in reference to the sale and storage of fertilizers. The statute, as approved on February 23d, I 1006, provides that all fertilizers, guanos, etc., offered for sale, exposed for sale or delivered after sale in this State .shall have on each sack or barrel a printed label stating among other tilings the chemical composition of the contents and the minimum per cent, of I any of the following ingredients: Avail able phosphoric acid, nitrogen and its equivalent, nmmonia, and potash s?iua blo in water; and on the other side of the lag on the barrel or sack shall be printed the grade ? "high," "low," or "standard." Failure to comply with these demands subjects the dealer to a line of $3.00 on each bag or barrel not having the required labels. The ease here was about lot) bags of Peruvian guano, sold by Mr. T. D. Darlington, representative of the Coo-Mortimer Company, to Mr. B. A. Hamilton, of this county, and at present stored In j the Farmers' bonded warehouse in the city. The fertilizer was sold by Mr. Darlington and is stored here ready for delivery, and the requirements of the law were not fullilled. .bulge QagOdirected the jury to bring In a verdict of $300 for the State. Two Departments Combined. At the regular meet inj1: of the city council last Tuesday night it was de cided to consolidate the management of the light and water businessof the city. Some years ago the two departtm its WOl'O under one head but were divided and placed in the hands of Mr. J, II. Boyd and Mr. D. B, Swygert. The plan has not proven so satisfactory as was hoped and the decision was reached that the old method was belter. The council will place Mr. J. II. Boyd in charge of both the water and the light business and hereafter it. will be known as one department. CITATION The State of South Carolina, County of I,aureus. By 0. G. Thompson, F.s quire, Probate Judge. Whereas, W. K. Kichey, made suit to me to grant him letters of ad ministration, with will annexed, of the estate and effects of K. B, Holman. These are therefore to cite and ad mo ash all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said It. It. Holman, deceased, that thoy bo and appear be fore me in the Court of Probate, to be held at. Laurons C. II., S. ('., on the 2l8l day of May, 1008. next, alter pub lication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. (liven under my band this, I?th day of May, Anno Domini 1008. O. (I. THOMPSON, 40-21 .1. P. I.. ('. Grand Pianos and Player Pianos. Hereafter McCord, the Piano Man, will use this space to present attractive piano propositions. I i* you desire to be informed about pianos, or to pur chase a Piano at the very LOWEST PRICK and on the very best terms, it will pay you to see or write him, Notice the names of a few of His Valued Patrons in this immediate section; Many o,ther purchasers throughout South Carolina could be mentioned, but a few home purchasers are mentioned, and it is hoped, they will not be offended by this presention. Dr. L. S. Fuller, Mrs. M. A. Fike, J. Walter (iray, C L. Fuller, Mrs. S. L. Nelson, Mrs. Mattie Medlock, Miss Yeargin, J. J. Dunn, Mrs. J. W. Clark. Miss Corrinne Martin, Mrs.Mary Gage Miss Nannie Bramlett, Messer Babb, R. M. Hill, W. H. Drummond, .1. W. Garrett, T. F. Babb, Dr. Beason, Augustus HufT, G. C. Hopkins. T. J. Weathers, Rev. E. C. Watson, W. C. Hipp, M. II. Fowler, R. W. Nichols, Mrs. Luther Roper. Capt. J. M. Philpot, B. A. Sullivan, J. A. Austin, J, A. Franks, Miss Agnes Boyd, Mrs. A. S. Easterby, I). A. Davis, T. D. Lake, T. Mack Roper, M. A. Summerei, T. B. Brown, Mrs. J, Warren Bolt, J. W. A. Boyd, B. C. Burns, Adolph Shayer, J. L. Hopkins, Mrs. Mattie Lindsay, S. J. It a lor, J. L. Boyd, Mrs. L. A. McCord, Mrs. Albert Burns, Mrs. Willie Walker. W. M. Myers, .1. Lee Langs ton, .1. I. Coleman, Mrs. .1. M. Hampton, Miss Lyde Mi lam, .1. T. Brown, Miss Irene Kay. First Presbyterian Church S. S Mayor c. M. Babb, O. C. Cox, J. W. Thompson, B. C. Crisp, W. F. Cleveland. Mr.. Monte Dagnall. City Graded Schools. And others, besides many scores of organ purchasers w hic h will be mentioned at another time. Write to him if you Want a Piano; it is to your inlere.' t. L. A. McCORD, The Piano Man. April 22, 1908. LAURENS, S. C Thirty-six Jurors Engaged Simultaneously A peculiar condition arose at the court house Thursday of last week. There are thirty-six jurors serving at the present term of common pleas court, and on Thursday all the thirty six were sitting on cases and all three juries wero out of the room deliberating at the same time. Clerk of Court John P. Bolt says that he cannot recall any such occurrence in the history of the Ijiurcns court, while Judge Cage states that Such has been his oxperience in all I is rounds only once before. KILLtheCOUC and CURE the LUNGS w,th Dr. King's New Discovery FOR CSfg?8 , ,"?P"? and all THROAT AND LUNGTROUnLFS GUARANTEED SATISFACTORY^ OR MONEY REFUNDED.