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TUE ADVKKTIsHit. Subscription Price is $1.00 per Year Payable in Advance. s. K. BON 15Y, Euitou. I'UBLISIIKD JtY adveutiskk PK1NTINO company laurbnb. b.c. Kates kok advertising. ? Ordinary advertisements, per squaro, 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 postolliee at Laurens, s. ('.. as second class mail mailer. LAUREN'S, S. C, AUtiUST S, 1908. ??HAI) BEEN TO LAURENS." Below wo give a news Item that throws some light on lite part that our COUnty is playing in keeping up the standard of civilization and advancing the causo of <lee. ra y. 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 Lob Hughes, arrested by Onicors Haynos and Cuduon the charge of being drunk. lie was sentenced to pay a line of $5 ?l' serve Of teen days.. The ofllcors found Bob slooping in the weeds back of the old Union depot. The olllcers aroused him, and ho had recollection enough to know that be was about to get in the same place where he bad helped to put his old friend John. Ho came near stumbling into a branch in his efforts to get be yond the reach of the o filers. Olli cor Hayes was going to lot him fall in with the hope that that would sober him up, but Officer Cudd saw there was real danger of drowning, so he called out "s ' him!'' and he was saved. His Ii linded Hoi, tuat he WtlS under 'o the olllcers for saving his ?'sked him where lie gol 'hat he I.ad been to I lenry was pres d lum \\ hy he b. and llonry ' ' /1'he Lnu ' ro in \ at Oh, how well we are fulfilling the mission of life! How nobly are we striving' to cultivate a respectable citi zenship! And vet there are some good men who contend that the maintenance of a whiskey shop in Laurens is really right. Booze and Bleasel How dues that sound to the voters'.' The news article and editorial expres sions in last week's Advertiser on the Blonsc methods hnvo Created quite a stir in the comity. SCOI'CS of voters have ox pressed gratification at receiv ing information on the subject and havo denounced the underhand methods used by the Blouse workers to deceive them. By the way, what guaranty have we that Grace is a Democrat. He says so, that's all. WHAT PROHIBITION MEANS. TIlO chief contention by anti-prohibi tionisls is thai "prohibition does not prohibit;" at least, that is the "right eons" plea they put up, posing as seek ers for the enforcement of law. No sane person will contend that prohibl- ! lory laws can be entirely enforced any more than the law against murder, i There is a law saying "thou shall not kill." Murder has been committed and will doubtless continue. Hut the law against it is a deterrent force; so would a prohibition law bo relative to the con sumption of whiskey, MAKING WHISKEY LA SI LY PROCURABLE INCREASES the AMOUNT of DRINKING; making it DIFFICULT t'> got will DECREASE the USE of it. There is more whis key used in Laurens than in GalTney. There is more to the man in Charleston than in < 'olumhiu. Some excellent expressions on the real meaning of prohibition are these from the August Taylor-Trot wood mag azine: " 'Prohibition do. ; not prohibit,' say many thoughtful people Who so un thoughtful as lo Kay it docs.' "Who says I hat hangings slop homi cides or prison pen-, theft? But who but will deny that I hey reduce crime to that minimum which, though varying, makes it possible for society to exist at all? 'We know what hehas done. We know not what bo's resisted,'said Rob* oil Burns, in effect, -peaking of the failings, or an unfortunate. ''What's resisted la where the good Of all laws comes in. "And so blind tigers will spring up as naturally behind prohibitory laws as murders behind hangings and thefts bo hind prison pens. Hut even then, as compared to the open saloon, the flow of the Illegal sale will bo as a wet weather Bpi'ing to the Orinoco. "Ami he who drlnkcth will never know when the spring will go dry, And there is nothing- thai will disarrange the . whiskey habit SO much as to interfere *? with its regularity." sun' The Advertiser HAS advised the Democrats of Laurens county; it HAS NOT tried to deceive them regarding tho appointment of negro notaries by a contemptible misrepresentation of fact. And if Tiie 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 bribo 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 $16,000 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. Walch them, voters; they are in des perate straits and no political scheming seems to be too low. 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 BLEASE. Already the RE ACTION has set in and the PEOPLE are condemning such politics. The heat has been terrific recently. We are almost persuaded that Laurens is afflicted with a specimen of Charles ton weather. Tho Advertiser is delighted to fur ...... on, ami yuu nctfu not uiKc me trou 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 I,aureus 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. Rhctt 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 Epjscopalian. Words of commendation are always appreciated. People are so ready to 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 the 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 Covernor Tillnian appointed some twelve or more negro notaries. Amidst all this political heat we rise to remark that Laurens is soon to have about the lincst school building in the State. Laurens enjoyed the excellent privi lege last week of having within her borders a convention of Sunday school workers. The meetings were both plcasuronble and profitable. We con gratulate ourselves at such opporluni l loa 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 OR EATER LADRENS. I. aureus will be a finer city when all tho 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. Cov. Tillman's political opponents are to be commended in that they were never guilty of such "sinallness" as to criticise his course in appointing a dozen or more "dark-skinned" notaries. 1 Jy the way, none of Bloaso's oppo nents have ever assailed him for acting on the hoard of trustees of a negr.o college. Really, it is loo bad that I Please hate.- tho "nigger" so. | TO DEFEAT LYON S PLANS. One meets many people these days who openly aver that the whiskey ele ment and 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 J. Prazcr Lyon in prose cuting the grafters. No one could be found bold enough to oppose Lyon, so the trick scorns to he to elect legisla tors who arc 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. Hut 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 the State to see that the work already done is not ruined by the next legislature. Yes, after reading over the testimony taken in the .VJyostigation two years ago, we are persuaded' that there are some residents of South Caroh'na who would welcome the defeat of Lyon V, plan.s Till: BOND ISSUh. Fur 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 going on here. As all know, the original contract with the Southern Raving Construction company call for the pav ing of the public square, and approach es and the sidewalks enclosing 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, be paved while the Construction force 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 ex cellence of the work done by the com pany now in chargo 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 the city to undertake any further work at present. Can Laurens afford to spend any more money just now in this kind of improvement? Our judgment, based on the present bonded indebtedness of the city and its financial facilities, is that the harden would not be too heavy to issue bonds to the amount of $15,000 or $20,00(1, which sold and costing about four or four and a half per cent will be amply sufficient to complete this work, and will not be too heavy a tax upon our finances. The natureof the invest ment should argue? an extra effort on our part ami the gootl resulting from it should he a plea for the step. The matter will be presented to the people and an election will doubtless he hold 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 Laurens ami we sincerely hope they will give it their attention because of it-; importance and the effect it will have Upon every resident in the city. Masonic Picnic. The annual picnic given by the mem* hers of Wallace lodge, A. V. M., Young's township, was held last Sat urday. Entertaining addresses were delivered by Messrs. R, A. Cooper, of Laurens, and GcO, T. Mryan, of (ireon ville. At the Conclusion of the speeches a bountiful picnic dinner was served and enjoyed by the crowd. Mr. Ball Answers Grace. To the Editor of The Advertiser: since Mr. John I'. Grace, of Charles ton, saw lit to coll attention to my sup port of Palmer and Buckner in 1896, Which I 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 18i)<> 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 expect to vote for Bryan, not because I think he is a great statesman or better than some other men in his party, hut 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 appo nt a few negroes and third class white men lo ollice in the South and the tiling tl at I want above all other things is for tide white people of the South to stand together. I Since fjlr. Grace lias lugged me into the campaign 1 shall say this much about Mil. Grace. He is a lawyer who was in th,e case that knocked Up the la bor contract law last year. Deciding the easel 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, saicr. in his decision that the case had been b rought by the young lawyer "apparently-* without cost" to them. In other words Judge Hrawley sug gested that /this case which led to the annulment lof the labor contract law was started! as a matter of principle and not for a five. The Judge was highly complimentsiry to Mr. Grace. Of course I know nothing about the facts I that the JudJge spoke of but the deci sion is on file.lin the clerk of court's of | lice and spoalks for itself. Now Mr. Grace may halve been entirely conscion I tious in this nwiattcr but I do not think that a man wljiio thinks as he in regard to the relat'ripns between the white farmers and take negroes whom the} hire is a man t?o advise the white farm ers and I do neat think the white farmer; will listen to l?'is charges against tin democrat/ of ojoodwyn Rhett. I would like to Rhett electee United States senator bueaus7Pj*kM)jdiov< that he would count in the Senate. HtT would help the State. He would help Laurens. He is not only a good busi ness man but he is a thoroughly edu cated man and a student. He can meet Aldrich, of Rhode Island, and Hale, of Maine, on even terms' when financial questions are 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 hanker. Peo ple who think bankers ought to be lynched should not support him. He 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 is no millionaire and is not a very wealthy man for that matter. There are men in Laurens who are worth more money than he 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. HALL. Charleston, July 2Kth. Granulated Sore Ryes Cured. "For twenty years I Buffered from a had case of granulated sore eyes, says Martin Hoyd, of Henrietta, Ky. "In February, 1903, a gentleman asked me to try Chamberlain's Salve. I bought 1 one box and used about two-thirds of it and my eyes have not given me any trouble since." This salve is for sale 1 by I,aureus Drug Co. Woodville wT?Tw. Picnic. Magnolia camp, No. 166, W. (). W., I gave its sixth annual picnic at Wham's . lawn last Friday with about 1,000 pco ' pie present. The 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. II. H.Stewart. Following some interesting ceremonies conducted by the Woodmen speeches were made by Messrs. R. W. Nash, ('. A. Power, .1. M. Cannon, J. II. Wharton andij, p, Holt. After dinner other speakers to address the large assemblage were Messrs. Jared I). Sullivan, W. ft Richey, Sr., W. C. Irby and Congress man .). T. Johnson. ? The secret of fashionable beauty. ] naked the qtieation of a beauty special ist. In order to be round, >'o.ny ii1u\ very stylish, take Hollister's fynoky Mountain Tea. 86 cents, Tea or Tali, lets. Palmetto Drug Co. i ***** *** ;? * * * * **** i =* ******? * AMONG TMO BXCHANOES. j r * ? ?. ****** ? ? If*** ******** ?*? The Pastors of Ncwberry's Churches. Owing to certain statements that have been made upon the stump in South Carolina this summer the public has become somewhat more than nor mally interested in religion in Newherry and in the pastors of the churches of Newherry. Will those pastors inform that inter ested public whether it is at liberty to infer that they will vote lor Colo L. Blease for governor? The State. Qovemor Ansel's (Jood 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 hoys 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 I does not flutter or deceive, but whose ! bluntness is the bluntness of sterling j 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 State. 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 lias aaccomplished a great deal, lie 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 ii worth anything lie will be re-elected bj a very handsome majority. Green villi News. Come Across or Shut Up. 1 f any person is disturbed about the loyalty of The News and Courier to the Bryan and Kern ticket, we shall he I glad to consider his case and convince l 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 I and Laurens, but we have no t ime to waste on the honorary members of the j Democratic party. News and Courier. 9 ~ " 7T*&&pectable White Man's Vote. The attempttb*~i(it?.,jke.|t appear thai Gov. Ansel is a "negro IovcmV "^or tljal he has been careless as to the best in terests of the white race, will not amount to 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 I'ost ia directed to the fuel that tho Laui'ens 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 Courier. Laurens for Bryan, Tho second dollar contributed to tho Bryan campaign in Laurens eomes from Rohei t c. Davis, one of the most unre constructed 11 ampton-red-shirt si might out-anli-Tillman farmers in South Car olina. We doubt if lie has over been a free silver man. but he has generally been at work for his parly when others were merely making- a noiso. N0W8 and Courier. Public Will Need P election. Tho exchange of infoi acea holwoen rho News and Courier and Mr. 0. U. Martin will booh, und? r. a .lightly pro gressive rule demand Ihe atthnlion of he olllcials of tin ; tollicc dopart nent charged with the duty of protec ting a delicately-minded public. The Stale. \\ ill Nut Vote for Ansel. The blind tigers anil the friends of the blind tigers in Charleston will not vote for Ansel to succeed himself. They know him. The tigers of Columbia, Greenville, Spartanburg, and elsewhere, and their friends and sympathising kinsmen, will not vote for Ansel. They know hint. Those who feel bitterly about the abolition of the State dispensary, and the exposure of grafting, will not vole for the re-election of .' , ? I. They know him. Those thai arc vieioi uild lawless; those- without pride in South Carolina, and without patriotic regard for the standing of the Stale itmolig her sis ters, will not vole for Ansel, They kt ow hint. Some good men will vote against Ansel. They will not ki n\\ either of ihe candidates t",- governor. The I Stale. A Faithful 1 ricml. I "I have used Chamberlain's 'Colic, 1 Cholera and Diarrls? n Kennedy 1 iure it (was first introduced to lite public in I 1S72, and have never !'? und one instance , whore a cure wa ? no! specdil. elVucted [by its use. I have been n commercial traveler for eighteen years, and never start out on a trip without this, my faithful friend," Says il. S. Bichel , of Oakland, Ind. Tor. Ween a man has used a remedy for years he knows , its value and is competent to speak of it. For sah; by Lauren.. Drue' Co, I Simpson, Cooper & Ltabb, l| Attorneys at Law, L f ?eXill Practice in all Slate t .ml. Prompt n?tciuioYi KnWwJj) ail hui ii e DR. CLIPTON J0M5S Dentist OFFICE IN SIMMONS lUlll.DlNti Phono: Onico No. 86: Residence 210. w i V!/ i w ?> e?. -"(nOCKiN.n, w Hp. tty] H)l ,,N NOT IHIY tlu- best H""' ? It will'pay you cvcn? tiiiie. "Coluni. ?'9rf I'lpur is made h,,1M pick pf ihc wheat. The sweetest, lightest, don POLUMDIAN most perfect ||,(l,r Try it. T,,,1;,. quality will toll. > and \fy J.S. Machen & Co. Jj> ____ ^ v.- ^ sjt ^ ;?? v? ?? We have just received 250 BOOKS They were $1,50 Books, we offer foron.y 50c / / Drop u$ a postal and we will mail yorii a list of all books. Do not delay. In the lo: is St. Elmo Palmetty Drug Co,