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TUE ADVERTISER. Subscription Price is $1.00 per Year Payable in Advance. S. E. honey, Editor. PUBLISHED ItY ADVERTISER PRINTING COMPANY LAURENS. S. C. KATES FOR ADVERTISING. Ordinary advertisements, per square, one inser tion! $1.0(); 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 lino. Entered at the postoffico at Laurens, S. C. as second class mail matter. LAURENS, S. C, SEPTEMBER 23, 1008. A PRESENT NECESSITY. Business men, hankers, cotton deal ers and all engaged in the COMMER CIAL ENTERPRISES of the city are face to face with a SERIOUS PROPO SITION. The situation is caused by the wholesale bridge destruction in va rious parts of the county. It will be readily seen, and indeed HAS been foreseen by public men here, that un less these damaged bridges are repaired and destroyed ones replaced, and that at a VERY EARLY DATE, Laurens will lose THOUSANDS of DOLLAR in trade this fall. Everyone knows that the countj hli upon its handsa STUPENDOUS TASK ; that its accomplishment will take TIME, and a great deal of it; that Supervisor Humbert will exert every energy to speedily restore normal conditions. But it is also known that unless some addi tional help is enlisted the work CO he completed in time to accommodate the trade that would under ordinary cir cumstances come to Laurens. Then arc a number of stream crossings now out of commission that cannot bo re stored until after most of the cotton has been marketed. THEN it will bo TOO LATE for this FALL'S TRADE. WHAT ARK WE GOING TO Dl I ABOUT IT? It will be to the inter* st of the local business men to LEND the county FUNDS to put on EXTRA FORCES of hands to accomplish a speedy RESTORATION f NORMAL conditions. They will thereby make more money in the long-run. We re spectfully suggest an early meeting of the CHAMBER of COMMERCE, of all the business men of Laurens. at which they may organizendefinite plan of assistance to the county in this work. It is for strong, clear-headed business organizations to deal with such prob lem? as faces the commercial life of Laurens just now. Of course the county will in time restore the dam aged bridges, but it is a question of IMMEDIATE RESTORATION, if we arc to have our usual trade this fall. , The work must be done some lime; it will cost the same at any time. Then why not advance the funds and hold the trade that belongs to Lauren.;'.' Alright, we are prepared to record the fifth candidacy of a particular indi vidual who would like to bo senator. Is there a man in Laurens whose life is not insured? If so. he must be a simon-pure hermit; we have never be fore seen such life insurance activity. If prohibition is right in principle the practicability of it should not be con sidered except secondarily, The en forcement of any law rests with the people; if they want prohibition Ihej can have it. "The melancholy days have conic. The saddest of the year; It's too hot for whiskey And most too cold forbooi " was the wail last week of a young man j who does not live in Laurens. There was once a U. S. admiral by the name of George Dewey. No public officer In South Carolina hi met with such obstacles as has Frasi Lyon in the work of prosecuting dis pensary grafters. Editor Wallace, of the Nowborry Ob server never loses an Opportunity to "throw off on" Jacks township, Lau rens county. Now, Mr. Editor, the only censurable fact about .lacks i that it touches Newherry county. Were the Floischmanns and other whiskey dealers afraid that they would not get justice from the winding-up commission and so appealed to Jud Pritchard? Or did they fear getl justice? .The News and Courier says the thing to remember and be thankful for i th< fact that the State dispensary has been killed-"the monster has been slain." But, dear contemporary, we people up hon? have a pretty good sized "cub" on our hands and the State legalizes It. Lost '.vc forget automobiles: no pushcc, no [)tilloe, but runce like hellce. Which is nearer heaven Newberry or Laurens? Who is (lie happiest man in Laurens county now that tiie .second primary | lias beeil held? More and more, is it becoming true thai the people depend almost entirely on newspapers for information upon which to l>ase their ballots! Then, in-I deed, dues il behoove the people to know something (>f the reliability of ; the newspaper or papers from which they gather their information; let them learn the reason for their paper's ex istence, the motive of its editorial pol icy, the sources of its support; these will determine whothor or not a paper is reliable. 'the Union Ti mos says whiskey Mowed freely on election day in the city of Union, in a "dry" county, and there are .-"me who hohl to the ridiculous ar gument dial (here is defect in the law. Nol the trouble is in the people back of the law and with the officers in charge of the law. If the people of Union wanl prohibition let them elect officers who can and will enforce the laws; maybe they don't care to have any enforcement of law and arc so do vising. They say there is nothing new under tl in. How about Smith's majority and Caughmail's election? There are a number of grafters, in dividuals and corporations, who are afraid of getting justice in the final settlement of the dispensary Affairs. Wo present the question with all i: WH \T RIGHT, EITHER MORAL01 CONSTITUTIONAL, HAS LAURENS COUNTY TO DEBAUCH HER CITIZENS? . Columbia is still having trouble with her paving work. The difficulties will never be ovorcomo until those people down there have a consultation with Supervisor Humbert, of Laurens, and Messrs. Briddell and McNeil, of the Southern Paving and Construction Co. An '?observer" makes an appeal to day in behalf of Mr. William 1). Sulli van, of Tumbling Shoals, urging his j friends ami neighbors to assist him in , restoring Ins lost property. Mr. Sulli- 1 van is a time-honored friend of The Advertiser and wo arc ready to do our part in this commendable work. Con sider this paper the medium through which the assistance is to be rendered. In another column appears a coin-? plaint by ?'Observer" of depridations by cat lie that are permitted by the owner-: to roam at large on the streets. There is no necessity for any furthci city ordinances on the matter the la.vs are already on the books; all that is j needed is the enforcement of the ordi nance relative to the matter. Werefcr this to the police authority of Laurens. P.ut even such should not bo required; for the sake of civic pride and for the public good, each and every citizen should sec that his cattle are not al lowed to run at large. To Help Mr. Sullivan. Editor Advertiser: A great many of | our ft How-citizens have been injured | more ; less by the recent Mood, but no doubt Wm. l>. Sullivan, of Tumbling Shoal?, has sulfered ten times as much as any one man in the county. His stock of goods, store bouse, saw mill, and ginnery weri' all swept away and it, will take several thousand dollars to j make him whole. This loss, coming Upon him in his old ago, is calculated to ?ripple and embarrass him serio?slyand il behooves his friends and neighbors to go to his rescUOi He is I ?o proud to ask for aid. but he will no doubt appre ciate material help from his friends. | I happen know that some of Iiis friend ; hn\ ? already gone to his rescue ? in a substantial way and there are hun dred- of oihers whom he has befriended in the past who ought to do likewise. No truer, heller man lives in the . ?u il Ihan William Danklin Sullivan, lb l always stood by and befriended hi neighbors, especially the poorer class of peojde. i His father, Joseph Sullivan, was one of the most charitable men who ever: lived in t'ne county. In the dry year' (18-10, ! think it was,) I have often hoard how ho befriended the people-' lending thom corn, wheat and money i without interest or security, thus en abling many of them to get on their feet again. Surely in this emergency it ought to lie a privilege for the people of the county logo to the rescue of Win. I). Ilivan, OBSERVER. Ir. R. VS. Nash's Card. linke this method of thanking the' people of Laurens county for the many courtesies shown me during the cam ii ign and for (he .splendid vole given me in the first and second primaries. R, W. NASH, Card of Thanks. Kdiior Advertiser; (Mouse allow us Space in your valuable paper to express our heartfelt thanks to our good friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy in the sickness and death of our wiie and mother". i >. it. vaim-.hn and Children, A Public Nuisance. Mr. Kditor: Will you allow space for an observer to observe that Laurens is the best town in the State and doing more permanent public improvement than any other city of equal size in South Carolina, all of which we are all glad to note, and the ladies especially are anxious to continue the good work in the way of civic improvement on the public square, church and school grounds, and about their own homes. Yet they are greatly handicapped by stock and cattle roaming the streets day and night, especially the latter, depridating upon public and private grounds, front yards, hedges and flow ers. Now, Mr. Kditor, these things should not be. The stock law was passed in South Carolina some years ago and such depridation is not now permitted in the county much less in an up-to-date, pro gressive city. We know that stock do sometimes through accident or careless ness get out, but should not be of daily or nightly occurrence. We also know that there is a city ordinance against same but it generally happens some dis tance away from the policemen's regu lar beat and no one wishes to report his neighbor or friend. Hence these lew lines from an observer begging owners to properly prepare for and keep same on their own premises. Also one other observation wherein we are behind the times. Our beauti ful sidewalks are otten completely ob structed by people congregated in groups "passing the time of day." Can't this also be stopped'.' OBSERVER. Complimentary to The Advertiser. Editor Advertiser: While in a differ ent section of tue .State a few days ago I heard an experienced newspaper man say that your paper is the best weekly in the State. I am telling you about this not merely for the purpose of mak ing you feel good but because I believe it will cheer you along the way and en able you to do even better things in the future Post mortem compliments do not amount to much, but kind words to the living often are productive of muchgood. Yours truly, C. C. FEATHERSTONE. Laurens, S. ('., Sept. 19th, 1908. AI (I. Field's minstrels will show in Greenville tomorrow night. Congressman Joseph T. Johnson was in the city Thursday on Ins way to Fountain Inn, where the Fairview stock show is being held. While in the city Mr. Johnson, who is a native of Lau rens, and has not been weaned oil", con tributed his dollar to the Bryan cam paign fund from this county. Mr, John son very much admired the paving work in Laurens and extended nearly con gratulation to the citizens for their up to-date and progressive step in the mat ter. .lust Exactly Rij?lit. "I have used Dr. King's New Life Pills for several years and find them just exactly right," says Mr. A. \. Felton, of Harrisville, N. Y. New Life Pills relieve without the least dis comfort. Best remedy for constipa tion, biliousness and malaria. 25c. Laurens Drug Co.'s and Palmetto Drue, Co. 's drug stores. Grand Display of Ladies' Ready to Wear i Thursday and Friday, Sept. 24th and 251 J. E. Minter & Bro It gives us pleasure to announce to the Ladies of Laurens and surrounding country that we will display on above dates a very complete line of Tailor made Suits, Ladies' Coats, fine Skirts, and Silk Petticoats. In all of these lines we shall display many garments all from the best manufacturers, and it will pay ladies who are interested to see our show. In Suits we will exhibit fifteen to twenty of the newest styles ranging in prices from $12.50 to $30.00. In Coats we have the new cuts and colorings $8.50 to $25.00 In Skirts we have a great variety, including the new Sheath Skirt $5.00 to $12.50. In Silk Petticoats a large line black and colors, $3.98 to $7.50. A Special Val Lace Sale. Ten thousand yards! That's some lace you say. Yes, you can hardly appreciate the vastness of the quanti.y. It took some nerve to take hold of it, too, hut the overloaded manu facturer from whom we got it made the price so tempting we could not resist the inclination to buy. Now the best merchants, both in buying and selling, are those who do most for their trade and that's what we are always trying to do. So we bought these laces cheap and we are going to make von prices on them t hat will open your purse strings. These laces have been divided into two lots: Lot No. I, Values Sc to 10c, to be snld per dozen yards at 49c Lot No. 2. Values 12c to 20c, to be sold per dozen yards at 6?c Owing to these very low prices we will not cut less than one dozen yrrds. We want you to see our Dress Goods While visiting us sec <> ir l)M'ittfit1 litt: >;' S'tiri: waist Silks one yard wide only 89c. Our elegant line new Dress Goods, 50c to #1.50. Our swell line ladies' Neckwear, 25c to $1.50. Our great lim- of Kid Gloves, $1.00 to #3.50. Our magnificent line Ladies' Shoes, black, tan, ox blood, #2.00 to $4.00. Now Gentlemen Don't let the rush of Ladies interfere with your com ing, also, for we have good things for you, too. A great line of the very latest styles and materials in Michael, Stern & Co. and the Griffon brand Suits. Prices $10 to $25 See us for your fall Suit and you won't be disap pointed, for we handle only reliable makes, and we ?; see to it that our prices are right. 0?*VKItNT i*o* BY TMC MICHAELS FINE CLOTHI NO MICHAEL*. ?TCNN * CO. riooHiiri*, M, V. J?B?" J. E. Minter & Bro.? % o I 5 4 x The Reliable Store Laurens, S. C OOPVAIOMT <*0* ftV TMC M?M m. or ICHAELS-STERN FINE CLOTH I NO MIOMAKLS, tTIRN 4 CC. ROCHIftTtft, N. 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