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TUE AliVKKTlsKK. Subscription Price is $1.00 per Year Payable in Advance. S. 13. boney, Editor. published by advertiser printing company laurens. s. c. kates for advertising. ? Ordinary advertisements, per Bquaro, one inser tion, $1.00; each subsequent insertion, 60 cents. Liberal reduction made for large advert iscments. Obituaries: All over 50 words, one cent a word. Notes of thanks: Five cents the line. Entered at the postoilico at Laurcns, S. C. as second class mail matter. LAURENS, S. C, AUGUST 5, 1908. "HAD BEEN TO LAURENS." P.elow we give a news item that throws some light on the part that our county is playing in keeping up the standard ot* civilization and advancing the cause of decency. The Spartan burg Herald in reporting the mayor's court proceedings of Wednesday morn ing says: "The next sinner before the bar of justice was Bob Hughes, arrested by Officers Heynes an ? Cuddon the charge of being drunk, tie was sentenced to pay a fine Of $5 Ol* serve fifteen days. The officers found Bob sleeping- in the weeds back of the old union depot, The officers aroused him, and he had recollection enough to know that he was about to get in the same place where he had helped to put his old friend John, He came near stumbling into a branch in his efforts to got be yond the reach of the officrs. Officer Hayes was going to lot him fall in with the hope that that would sober him up, but Officer Cud? saw there was real danger of drowning, so he called out "s ? him!" and he was saved. His h rinded Bob tnat ho was under ''< the officers for saving his ??sked him where he got 'Wat ho had been to Henry was pres d him \\ by he !>. and Henry ' The Lau '" ???uro in >m prc tt at n at ru Ob, how well we are fulfilling the mission of life! How nobly are we striving to cultivate a respectable citi zenship! And yet there are some good men who contend that the maintenance of a whiskey shop in Laurcns is really right. Boo/.e and Blease! How does that sound to the voters? The news article and editorial expres sions in last week's Advertiser on the Blease methods have created quite a utir in the county. Scores of voters have expressed gratification at receiv ing information on the subject, and have denounced the underhand methods used by the Blenso workers to deceive them. By the way, what guaranty have we that Graco is a Democrat, lie says so, that's all. WHAT PROHIBITION MEANS. The chief contention by anti-prohibi tionists i ; that "prohibit ion does not prohibit;" at least, that is the "right eous" plea they put up, posing as seek ers for the enforcement of law. N'o sane person will contend that prohibi tory laws can be entirely enforced any more than the law against murder. There Is a law saying "thou shalt not kill." Murder has been committed and will doubtless continue. But the law against it is a deterrent force; so would a prohibition law bo relative to the con sumption of whiskey. MAKING WHISKEY EASILY PROCURABLE I NCR EASES the AMOUNT of DRINKING; making it DIFFICULT to got will DECREASE the USE of it. There is more whis key used i.i Laurcns than in Gaffney, There i.; more to the man ill Charleston than in Columbia. Some excellent expressions on the real meaning of prohibition are these from the August Taylor-Trot wood mag azine: " 'Prohibition does, not prohibit,' say many thoughtful i.pie. Who bo un thoughtful as to say it docs? "Who says that hangings slop homi cides or prison pens, theft7 But who but will dony thai they reduce crime to that minimum which, though varying, makes it possible for society to exist at sill? 'We know what hollSS done. We know not whai he's resisted,' said Bob ort Burns, in offect, speaking of the failings, of an unfortunate, "What's resisted is whero the good of all laws comes in. "And so blind tigers will spring up as naturally behind prohibitory laws as murders behind hangings anil thefts be hind prison pens. But even then, as compared to the Opon saloon, the How of the illegal sale will he as a wet weather spring to the Orinoco. "And ho who (Irinketh will never know when thn spring will go dry, And there la nothing tnal will disarrange the Whi?ko) babil BO much as to interfere \ with its regularity." The Advertiser HAS advised the Democrats of Laurens county; it HAS NOT tried to deceive them regaining the appointment of negro notaries by a contemptible misrepresentation of fact. And if The Advertiser were so un principled as to attempt such deceit it would, by nature, bo too DISHONEST to ever apologize. The PEOPLE know where honest opinions uninfluenced by bribe come from. Voters are reminded that they must re-register to vote in the general elec tion this fall. The books are open every day at the court house. Regis ter. The ''Please methods" have come to light much to the disgust of fair minded people who are becoming weary with such campaigning. The same contemptible agencies that hinted at and whispered that J. Eraser Lyon was using some of the $15,000 set aside tor the prosecution of dispensary grafters, for the propagation of his personal interests now intimate that Taft is paying Rhett's expenses. These grapevine telegraphers are also the same ones that put into motion the per verted representations concerning An sel. Look out for them, voters; they are ready to bite and sting anybody; the poison is just oosing out of them; they will start any kind of report. Watch them, voters; they are in des perate straits and no political scheming seems to be. too lmv. We issue the first call to poor, suffer ing man. and will volunteer to lead in a dress reform. However, we reserve the right to balk at "sheath trousers." The hot wave cannot be justly attributed to the opening of the county campaign. No denials have yet been heard rela tive to the despicable use of the ne gro notary business. IT WAS USED; POLITICIANS here USED it to BOOST PLEASE. Already the RE ACTION has set in and the PEOPLE are condemning such politics. The heat has been terrific recently. W ? are almost persuaded that Laurens is afflicted with a specimen of Charles ton weather. The Advertiser is delighted to fur nuu .>ii, nuu jou nvtfvi not carve liiti irou ble to give us credit for its use. Some one remarked once upon a time that there was "nothing rotten in Den mark," doubtless intending to say Lau rens. The effort to deceive the voters of Laurens county by the perverted use of a fact failed signally. The Advertiser has never deceived the PEOPLE. The Advertiser refuses to put any faith in the utterances of a man whose campaign is actuated by motives of spite, just as it refused to believe the despicable misrepresentations of the Laurens politicians relative to this ne gro notary public business. Now another campaign lie is sprung in a section of the country: Mr. Rhett is reported as being a Catholic. Informed people know this to be untrue ?the Catholic and Irish elements of Charles ton are lighting him. Mr. Rhett, if our memories serves us well, is an Episcopalian. Words of commendation are always appreciated. People are so ready tu criticise and call our attention to errors and mistakes and so reluctant to praise that when the latter is done the act is doubly appreciated. We wish to pub licly thank quite a number of the Ad vertiser's friends for their kind words recently. This weather makes t he call, "back to nature," very enticing to us. Now is the opportunity for wide awake property owners to increase the value of their holdings pave the side walks on your streets. So it seems that Governor Tillman appointed some twelve or more negro notaries. Amidst all this political heat, we rise to remark that Laurens is soon to have about the finest school building in the State. Laurens enjoyed the excellent privi lege last week of having within her borders a COnVOntion of Sunday school workers. The meetings were both plonsuroablo anil profitable. We con gratulate ourselves at such opportuni ties and on such occasions. Now that the Chamber of Commerce has in hand some definite plans, let all the citizens co-operate with that body and pull together for a GREATER LAURENS. Laurens will be a liner city win n all the streets and sidewalks are paved. The bond issue will bo presented to the people. It means an investment in permanent improvement, to which pub lic-spirited citizens cannot object. Now that a brand new straw hat has been ruined by the recent rains, and a complexion badly damaged by the scorching sun, our umbrella has been returned; for which, in spite of these sore bereavements, we are duly thank ful. A man was recently taken in custody who remembers nothing of his past. He must have had some connection with the late South Carolina dis pensary. Rockefeller is writing a book; it will be illustrated in oil. Ciov. Tillman's political opponents are to be commended in that they were never guilty of such "smallness" as to criticise his course in appointing a dozen or more 'Mark-skinned" notaries. Hy the way, none of Mease's oppo nents have ever assailed him for acting on the board of trustees of a negro college. Really, it is too bad that Mease hates the "nigger'* so. TO DEFEAT LYON S PLANS. One meets many people these days wdio openly aver that the whiskey ele ment anil ex-dispensary grafters et al. are exerting their energies to elect a legislature of their own kind, and thus block or frustrate the plans of Attor ney General .1. Frazer Lyon in prose cuting the grafters. No one could he found hold enough to oppose Lyon, so the trick seems to he to elect legisla tors who are unfriendly to him. There are numbers of people in this State whose interests would be admirably served in the defeat of Lyon's plans. Attorney General Lyon, while no brilliant lawyer, is about the hardest working, most persistent prosecuting officers we have had in recent years. He has encountered obstacle upon obstacle in his work on the dispensary investi gations; even his own committee did not give him proper support and co operation, to say nothing of the Federal court interference. Put despite these things, Mr. Lyon has persisted and is merely waiting for his hands to be un tied, to act. It behooves the law-abid ing people of tin; State to see that the work already done is not ruined by the next legislature. Yes, after reading over the testimony tokenTnlhb4}S':stifffttion two v,i,ls ago, we are persuadeo ,,,at th(,,v aro seme residents of South Carolina wn0 would welcome the defeat of Lyon*' plan.s I UI- BOND ISSUI-.. For some days past there has. been much agitation on the subject of a bond issue by the city to complete or rather extend the work of paving now goinp on here. As all know, the original contract with the Southern Paving Construction company call for the pav j ing of the public square, and approach es and the sidewalks unclosing the square. Seeing already the vast im provement and the lasting good of this work, many citizens have interested themselves in the extension of this work. It is their desire that the street and walks to the depot, and other much-used thoroughfares, bo paved while the Construction farce is on the ground and since the good work has been begun. There is none who will dispute the good of the improvement and the ox cellenco of the work done by the com pany now in charge here, .and none will gainsay the lasting benefit of the ven ture or the economic value of the in vestment. The only question to be raised, and a very sane and sensible one too, is the financial ability of 'In city to undertake any further work at present. Can Laurcns afford to spend any more money just, now in this kind of improvement? Our judgment, based on the present bonded indebtedness of the city audits financial facilities, is that the burden would not. be too heavy to issue bond.1, to the amount of $15,000 or $20,00(', which sold and costing about four or four and it half per cent will be amply sufficient to complete this work, and will not he too heavy a tax upon our finances. The nature of the invest ment should argue an extra effort on our part and the good resulting from it should bo a plea for the step. The matter will he presented to the people and an election will doubtless be held in which the people are to decide. Mean while we invite through our columns a discussion of the matter that all may become thoroughly acquainted with the points in question. The matter is before the people of Laurcns and we sincerely hope they will give it their attention because of its importance and the effect it will have upon every resident in the city. Masonic Picnic. The annual picnic given by the mem bors of Wallace lodge, A. F. M., Young's township, was held last Sat urday. Entertaining addresses were delivered by Messrs. R, A. Cooper, of Laurens, and Ceo. T. Itryun, of (been I ville, At the conclusion of tl.poeehoi a bountiful picnic dune r was served and enjoyed by the crowd. Mr. Ball Answers Qrace. To the Editor of The Advertiser: Since Mr. John 1'. Grace, of Charles ton, saw lit to call attention to my sup port of I'aimer and Buckner in 1890, which 1 referred to more than once in The Laurens Advertiser, it may he worth while to call attention to the fact that Mr. Bryan has asked Mr. Henry Watterson, editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal, to have general charge of the newspaper campaign in Mr. Bryan's interest this year. In 189(5 Mr. Watterson was a Gold Democrat, sup ported Palmer and Buckner, and the friends of Mr. Watterson wanted the Indianapolis convention to nominate him instead of General Palmer against Mr. Bryan. Mr. Bryan wanted Judge Cray, another Palmer and Buckner man, nominated for vice-president this year. Mr. Bryan is trying to get the Democrats to come together. This year I expeet to vote for Bryan, not because I think he is a great statesman or better than some other men in his party, but because he has abandoned free silver and a Democrat is better than a Republican, for the South, on account of the negro question. Taft would be compelled by party pressure to appoint a few negroes and third class white men to oillec in the South and the thing that 1 want above all other things is for the white people of the South to stand together. Since Mr. Grace has lugged me into the campaign I shall say this much about Mr. Grace. He is a lawyer who was in the case that knocked up the la bor contract law last year. Deciding the case the United States district judge referred in terms of high praise to Mr. Grace, not calling him by name but describing him as sprung from an oppressed race, the Irish. The .Judge, commenting on the poverty of the ne groes, said in his decision that the case had been brought by tl young lawyer "apparently without cost" to them. In other words Judge Brawley sug gested that this case which led to the annulment of the labor contract law was started as a matter of principle and not for a fee. The Judge was highly complimentary to Mr. Grace. Of course I know nothing about the facts that the Judge spoke of but the deci sion is on file in the clerk of court's of fice and speaks for itself. Now Mr. Grace may have been entirely conscien tious in this matter but I do not think that a man who thinks as he in regard to the relations between the white farmers and the negroes whom they hire is a man to advise the white farm ers and I do not think the white farmers will listen to his charges against the democrat ?* of Goodwyn Rhett. - l. 'tfould like to"" $Q Jghet t elected United States senator because'.believe that he would count Hi the Senate. He would help the State! He would help Laurens. He is not only a good busi ness man but be is a ^thoroughly edu cated man ami a student. He can meet Aldrich, of Rhode Island, and Hale, of Maine, on even terms when financial questions an? under discussion and he is the only man that I know in South Carolina who can, because he is the only man that 1 know who has carefully Studied and gone to the bottom of this subject. Mr. Rhett is a banker. Peo ple who think bankers ought to be lynched should not support him. lb has the same interest in the prosperity of the country that Major Watts and Mr. Pluss have. Mr. Rhett has made some money for himself but he h no millionaire and is not a very wealthy man for that matter. There are men in Laurens who are worth more money than be is worth if my information is correct. Furthermore, he is a decent, unassuming gentleman who conducts himself properly everywhere, helps the new enterprises in the community, and has the respect of his neighbors. I should not like to be understood as suggesting that Mr. Grace is considered seriously as a candidate. There are 500 men in Laurens who could get more votes for United States senator than I think Mr. Grace will get. W. W. BALL. Charleston, July 28th. (iranulatcd Sore Byes Cured. "For twenty years I suffered from a had case of granulated sore eyes, says Martin Boyd, of Henrietta, Ky. "In February, 1003, a gentleman asked me to try Chamberlain's Balve. I bought one box and used about two-thirds of it and my eyes have not given me any trouble since." This salve is for sale by Laurens Drug Co. WoodvTlle W. 0. W, Picnic. Magnolia camp, No. 156, W. 0. W., gave its sixth annual picnic at Wham's lawn last Friday with about I.ooo peo ple present. Thi' exercises of the day were presided over by Mr. W. S. Adair, consul commander of Magnolia camp, and the welcome address was delivered by Dr. IL B.Stewart. Following some interesting ceremonies conducted by the Woodmen speeches were made by Messrs. R. W. Nash, C. A. Powver, J. M. Cannon,.!. II. Wharlon ttndl J, F. Bolt. After dinner other speakers to address the large assemblage! were Messrs. Jared I). Sullivan, W. R. Richey, Sr., W. C. Irby and Coiy^ress man J. T. Johnson. ? The secret of fashionable beauty. | ashed the question of a beauty special, isl. In order to be round, rnsyi nnd very stylish, take Holliater's Iftocky Mountain Tea. 85 cents, Tea <?r iai, lets. Palmetto Drug Co. ******** ?*?***?***# AMONG THE EXCHANGES. * * =*-A ?*-4 4 I . . ? #*1 i1*0 I K * 1 ? ?* 1 The Pastors of Newberry's Churches. Owing to certain statements that have boon made upon the stump in South Carolina this summer the public has become somewhat more than nor mally interested in religion in Newberry and in the pastors of the churches of Newberry. Will those pastors inform that inter ested public whether it is at liberty to infer that they will vote lor Cole L. Blease for governor??The State. Governor Ansel's Good Record. "Martin F. Ansel will never take the blue ribbon as a hot-air artist; he will never star as the promisor of wonders to perform; he will never 'take a drink with the boys to get the votes of the boys; he will never secure the endorse ment of illicit dealers in whiskey. "But he will succeed himself as gov ernor of South Carolina, because a vast majority of the people admire the man who, without fuss or feathers, but ploddingly and faithfully, does his duty. The vast majority admire the man who does not Matter or deceive, but whose blindness is the blindness of sterling honesty. The vast, majority wish a governor who is independent, whose word is sacred, and whose integrity is absolutely beyond question." The foregoing is an expression from the Columbia Stale. The News sub scribes most heartily to every word contained therein. Governor Ansel's administrotion has not been a noisy one, but it has been a busy one, and he has aaccomplished a great deal. He has made mistakes, no doubt, but none of his errors have amounted to the slightest injury to the State at large. His is a wonderfully clean record, and it is a pleasure for the Greenville News to speak from its heart its sin cere endorsement of Governor Ansel's administration. If a man's record is worth anything he will be re-elected by a very handsome majority.- Greenville News. Come Across or Shut Up. If any person is disturbed about the loyalty of The News and Courier to the Bryan and Kern ticket, we shall be glad to consider his case and convince him of his mistake, provided he will first send a contribution to the Demo cratic campaign fund to this office or to our sub-collecting agencies in Culumbia and Laurens, but wo have no time to waste on the honorary members of the Democratic party. News and Courier. * ? ? V^cctiible Whit.: Man's Vote. The attempt to"H.\'.ko it appear that Gov. Ansel is a "negro lovei," or that lie has been careles: as to the best in terests of the white race, will not amount lo anything here in the Pied mont, where he served so long and so efficiently as court solicitor. No re spectable white man will vote against him because of his appointment of the negro notary public, after he knows the facts. Anderson Daily .Mail. The Advertiser's Crime. The attention of the Houston Post is directed to the fact that tho Laurens Advertiser is the only corporation In South Carolina which has violated the rule against corporations contributing to the Democratic campaign fund, and the Advertiser has odly given a dollar. News and < Jourior. Laurens for Bryan, Tho second dollar contributed to the Bryan campaign in Laurens comes from Robert C. Davis, one of the most unre constructed Hampton-red-shirt-straighl out-anti-Tillmnn farmers in South Car olina. We doubt if he has ever been a free silver man, but he ha t generally been at work for his parly when otlu ra were merely making- a noise. New., and Courier. Public Will Need I' otcclion. Tho exchange of infei ncea between Tho News and Courior itnd Mr. O. B. Marlin will ?oon, und? r . lightly pro grcssive rule donmml tho utthulion of the officials of th< ; toflicc depart ment charged with the duty of protec ting a delicately-minded public. The Slate. \\ ill Not Vote for Ansel. The blind tigers and the friends of the blind tigers in Charleston will not vote for Ansel to succeed him elf. They know him. The tigers of Columbia, Greenville, Spartanburg, and elsewhere, and their friends and sympathising kinsmen, will not vote for Ansel. They know him. Those who feel bitterly about the abolition of tho State disp "i ary, and the exposure of grafting, will not vote for the re-election of Ansel, They know him. Those that are vicious and lawlei s; those without pride in South Carolina, and without patriotic regard for tho standing of tho State among her sis ters, will not vote for Ansel, They know him. Some good men will vote against Ansel. They will not know cither of the candidates for governor. Tho Slate. A Paithflll friend. "I have used Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy since it was first introduced to I In* public in 1S72. and have never f< und one instance where a euro was not sj uedily effected by its use. 1 have been a commercial traveler for eighteen years, and never start out on a trip without this, mv faithful friend." says 11. S. jicholi Jf Oakland, Ind. Tor. When n man has used a remedy for 35 yeai \ he knows its value and is competent to :><?:;!< of it. For sale by Laurens Drug C<>. Simpson, Cooper & Babb, Attorneys at Law. Will practice in all Stale Courts. Prompt attention rt. .'..to all bu DR. CLIFTON JOSES Dentis! OFFICE IN SIM.Mox.-; BUILDING Phono: Office No. 86: Residence 2PJ. *r >4t -is- \.f ?3^.\?X TT"' *ff~~?t.\ JjOtUMBIAN Hockport, ind _ columbian IIV N( >T liUV the best IMour I 11 will pay \ i>u everv Cime. "Colum bian" Klouv is made from the pick of the /wheat. Tho'sweetesl, lightest, eloaite. t and most, perfect Hour is ?'Columbian" Plour. Try it. There's a reason quality will tell. J. 5. Machen & Co. Sis for only We have just received 250 BOOKS They were $li50 Books, we offer 50c Dropu/a postal and we will mail you a listiof all books. Do not delay. In the lot is St. Elmo Palmetto Drug-Co. MUS?