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TUE ADVERTISER. Subscription Price is $1.00 per Year Payable in Advance. s. E. BONEY, Editor. PUBLISHED BY ADVERTISER PRINTINO COMPANY LAURENS. S. C. kates POR ADVERTISING. - Ordinary advertisements, per square, om; inser tion, $l.oo; oacnsubsequent insertion, 60 cents. Liberal reduction made for large advertisements. Obituaries: All over60 words, one eent a word. Notes of thanks: Five cents the line. Entered at the postoffico at Laurcns, S. C. as second class mail matter. LAURENS. S. C. OCIObT.R 14, I90S. mi viisk.nci: ok i.kii ok. Saturday night last, tin- streets <?' Spartan btng u.M.. thronged with pen* plo, especially in tie' vicinity of tie court house and j.i?. luenreerutod In the latter, under the protection of the laws of Spartauburg city and county and tin- Stale of South Carolina, was a black brute who had attemptod a llendish crime. Among tho throngs of people gathered about there were hundreds who wanted to gel bold on that brute and minder him. Thej wanted b> gel him. liui bow? There WbrO tin massive walls ol tin prison frowning down upon thmi: there were the hundred and thirty army rides mooting their n../.e; they heard tho sofi tramp of tho soldier sentinels Ike* were lip against I lie Power of the Law. Their common sense combined with their fear deter red tboin in tho contemplated attack. As soiie- one .-aid only a natural born, or a drunken fool would attempt to got into that jail." There was the secret. There was not a sufficient number ol "natural-born" fools Iii the crowd to venture upon the undortok Ing; mid there \\a> tin vvbiskc) to get I hence there wero no "drunken fools" in evidence, The writer mingled with those vaal IbrongH for several hours, ami in onlj one Instanee did he notice a man vislbl.i under the Influence of whiskey, ami this man wns the mil) one whom lie heard utter nnj intentions of lend ing the mull against the .iail. Suppot then- had inen even live hundred men like him. under the influence of drink! Another thought. Suppose spnr tnugtirg county had been the proprio tor of a -key shop: in other words. SUPpOKO the people of S | iii i t a 111 iii i :, had been running a dispensary, ami the crowds had secured whlsko) enough to .set them on lire, to Klilll clcnll,\ Infui into them Hint an attack had been made upon the jail, and the ollicers of * Spurtuiiburg county hau killed hundreds ol her eltlzous. Wouldn't that be the dlrosl travesty on justice? Furiiisli them something to dethrone their judgment, Iben shoot theiU down for uCling without jildg ineiil ? At h a. i one hundred times during tl ?? liighl the writ -r ln anl the uentl lueiit, expressed variously, of this re mark: "Mpnrtiiuhiirg should foro\er I ha nk (nil that she didn't hate a ills, pensarj." Why did the authorities elose ii.xpress olllec where there was min h whlskej stored? They knew ih.il liquor, ami liquor alone, would he the cause of any moo vio lence; lhoy feared lest the people's reason he dethroned. what th'ti Spnrtnnkurg Herald say.-: "The in ability to K"t liquor no doubt snvod lives in spit r( mi burg last night." And the New-, und Courier Corres nondeui has this- ? 'The absence of II duor is responsible in a largo men; in ? for lack of violence on the pan of the moh 11 was a most Hoher mob, Mu re being no liquor in < < Idence, Had Sparluuhiirg bee,, ;, whiskey town ihere Is no lolling the number <>:' lives that might have beoii lost." Ill the name of all reason, people of Lauren-, why do we foster a blisUOSS that mentis our own doslructou? If there hail beeil a dispensary in Spar enburg, if the crowd had become drunken therefrom and in their sonne* less attack upon the jail bOftll slain by the hundreds, every voter of riparian burg would bnvo henceforth and tor < Vor been guilty Of murder; then- arc 110 two ways ahoiu It. 'This is of course hypothetical, bin Whj did everybody Instinctively feel Its possi bility. If (here Weir- |,l, lllltl, in it? a prominent citizen of (?aureus made this remark: -If that had hup* pined In ha lire Us there, would < er tnllll) lllltl' been a lynching." Thon thank hoavi II, it did Pol happen in I.auiens. and ma.v || never! if nvor we ontertninod dotibtn as In the rlghi and otricacy of prohibitlou, they were dispelled last Saturday night. There Is a Chinese editor wliOHO name is Id Sum. but not much. v t> * A man with an mod will is not nucossnrily n pig (iron) -headed per ion. A business man said, sonic time ago. thai ill- dispensary brought trade to Laun ns Wo affirm It as our honest :, illof that one half the whiskey sold by the Laurens dispensary Is sold be iweoil 1:48 |). in. and 2:30 p. ni.. to persons who come here for no other purpose and to purchase nothing else. If ih< business men of Laurena want trade let them offer "value received" for ii.'- people's money and not use an Immoral and destructive traiile as an "Inducement." * * ? "Inducement," Oh, yes! We have seen that word before in connection with Laurens dispensaries. V * ? Thirteen thousand dollars spent last month for booze In this county: and yot WO hear of short crops and no money. Small wonder that some of ii:c "tlino merchants" will have to suffer. * * * " Bulgarin has declared war against Turkey horo in the first part of Octo ber, hur that Isn't a circumstance to ? liat ? ?? :\\ be in America the latter part of Novi in hot'. A Wisconsin girl sued a man for - ? not) bet uuse he broke her heart; Wl - given $1.00. What Is a heart worth arlyhow; a real, unscarred. in tact heart? Fall is here, but not in the price of coal. *~ * * * "The Republican party i? on the run" say the newspapers. Hut which ahead, the elephant or the donkey? Bulgaria has declared war against Turkey. "Bulgaria," "Bulgaria" we have a faint recollection of that name, bill it was years ago. Sorry we haven't u geography near at hand. ? It is a shame and a disgrace upon 'I..- citizens of Laurens county to own and operate that whiskey shop" said ;i stranger a few days ego as he walk ed from tie- - tation to the square and -aw the dozens of men, white and lat k, hurrying hack to their trains with whiskey, some carrying quarts; some a gallon demijohn, and some so much as four gallons. Can n man argue that this whiskey is not ille gally sold out in small amounts by hese large purchasers? There are blind tigers in Laurens county now. just as there would he under prohibi tion rule The dispensary law is not ibsolutcly enforced neither would a irohibilion law absolutely prohibit ,d i nslblc man contends that it will. "Shall the people rule?" "Xo!" ay the seekers-for an injunction. in the name of reason, who are the roclt rihhcd democrats in this county? it se.-ms that the injunction spooks ' hat The Advortlser saw two weeks n have taken on shape and flesh. The most general comment we hear mi tho move by the dispensary advo cates is that "they have hurt their ?ause." .Just the degree of truth that 'his remark contains we are nol pro cured lo estimate but on the face of it. ??Mainly the friends of the dis pensary are afraid; they fear for the life of their institution, and they are Irjlng le prevent the people deciding Ihc question. Moore? h aval. .\i He- residence of Mr, W. P. Doot tier in Stone avenue yesterday morn ing Miss Mamie Moore of Laurens .,. married to Dr. Kaval of Atlanta. Itov. w. a. Massebeau ofliciatlng. Tin- collide left at once for their future homo in the Georgia city. - i' reonv 11 lo News. Oct. !M h. A sritl'ltlSKI) Ml MST Kit. "For many years I bavo Buffered from bronchltal catarrh, and had despaired Of anything like a cure. Judge my pleasant surprise when I lirst used llyomei. which brought complete relief. llyomei has been It veritable godsend.*'- Rev. Charles Hartley, Sardinia, Ohio. Thousands of catarrh sufforers have given up in dlspnir. They hi li Hied stomach dosing. snuff, sprays ana douches without success, and now believe catarrh to be in cii ruble. Hut tho Linnens Drug Company hold out hope to all distressed. They sell II remedy called llyomei which Is guaranteed for catarrh, colds and coughs, bronchitis, asthma and croup. llyomei (pronounced illgh-o-me) is niedicnted air, full of tho healthy vir tues of the mountain pines. Yon brentbe in the delightful antiseptic air :nnl as it passes over the Inflamed and g'Tiii ridden membrane, |( allays tin- Inllainntion, kills the germs, ami drives out Hie disease. \ complete llyomei outfit, Includ in. a hari] rubber inhaler, costs but $1.00, and an extra bottle of llyomei. ii afterwards needed, costs but 50 cents. See the Laurens long Com paiiv about it today. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons holding claim against the estatei of Luther S. Abercrombic, de ci asod, are hereby notified and required to present them duly proven, to me, on the 7th day of November next or bo forever barred. Given under my hand and seal the 7th day of October 1008 0. Q. THOMPSON 10 " Probate Judge. JUDGE POPE'S ORDER, Elsewhere in this issue appears an order from Chief Justice v. f. Pope to the commissioners of election for ' Lau re iis county notifying them to ap pear before tho Supremo Court ne.:t Saturday ami show cause why they should not !>>? enjoined against hold lug an (lection on the dispensary ls Bue as set for November the third. The order was Becured by uttorney .lohn M. Cannon, in behalf of the ? Laureus County Dispensary Board? ami the members individually: asso ciated with Mr. Cannon are his part-, ner. Mr. H. s. Blackwell, and th<- Rrn of Blense and Dominlck of Newberry. As will he noted from the reading of the petition upon which was based the idea for the order thore art Sei forth four grounds wh) an election should not be hold and Upon which the restraining order should be issti d. [These points will he discussed in the hearing at Columbia. Saturday. in the Brst place, the validity of the Carey-Cothran law which provides [ for the election is attacked in that the legislature which enacted that law I was not legally elected, because the registration provided tor by the con stitution had not been done. Next. [ the signers of tin- petition upon which Supervisor Humbert issued the order of election were not then qualitled electors according to the new regula tions; the number of hoxes provided for is illegal; and further that the petition was not signed by one-fourth tho electors in the county. We lay no -claims to great knowl edge of tlie law m>r are we able to foretell (he decision of a court. Put it is our opinion thai the Supreme Court of South Carolina will give little con sideration c? any of the points in the petition except the one in reference to the number of signers to the peti tion calling for an el eel ion. And If that petition docs not .contain the re quired number of names the election should not be held. We desire an expression of the will of the people, hut it should be in strict conformity to the law. And yet we regret to see that there are those who will employ far-fetched technical points in order to prevent this expression of the peo ple's will. They want to save the dispensary; of course they do. And they, at least the majority of them, claim they are democrats. The peo ple of the county should is- able by this time to see w!.o are the demo crats and who are tin- political dema gogues. Excellent Health Advice. Mrs. M. -M. Davidson, of No. 379 Clifford Ave.. San Jose, Cat., says: "The worth of Electric Bitters ai a general family remedy, for headache, Biliousness and torpor of tho liver and bowels is so pronounced that I am prompted to say a word in its favor, for the benefit of those seeking relief from such nftllctious. There is more health lor the digestive or gans in a bottle of Electric Bitters thean in any other remedy 1 know of." Sold under guarantee Laurent Drug Company and Palmetto Drug stores. 50 cents. Some Bargains in Real Estate. One house and lot in Sullivan St., good six room house and the lot alone containing about one acre almost worth the money. Price k, iJOO.OO. A nice cottage on Garlington Street. Price $1,450.00, Some nice building lots on tin: edge of town, six acres for only $1,000.00 Some bargains in nice building lots and small farms, suitable for truck farms, just beyond tho Watts Mill, see us about these. We also have some nice tnrms on our list. Sec us if you want to buy or sell real estate. The Laurens Trust Comp'y II. A. McLEOD, Mgr. Real Estate Department. Office in Todd Building. A SQUARE DEAL In photogiaphs ftoni tho cheap* est to the highest priced. Nichols Studio West Maijn Street INSURE with Carolina'! RST and ONLY old Line Company. Then REST, for a clone a GOOD DAY'S WORK. Southeast Life Insurance Company B R O ADDUS ESTES AGENT Box N . 27S, Laurens, South Carolina. 3 i a ate Offerings KM) acres of land in Youngs township, 11 room dwelling, two tenant h u good barn. Price $2.250. 255 acres of land in Waterloo town ship, known as tho John Y. I: >. 11 with dwelling and out*buildings Price $1.700. 180 acres of land in two miles of W aterloo, with dwelling and out-build ings. Price $2.250. 1") acres land known as the Clrn Court quarry. This quarry i now in good working order and a lino i eat mcnt for men thai want this lino of business. Ask for prices and tern . 127 acres land in Sullivan tov 9 room dwelling, good oul building tenant house. FrTce $30 per aero. j 27 acres land bounded hy.J. ('. Owinga and J. R. Willis. Price $50 >. 30 acres land bounded by land! Thomas Armstrong and .lohn Drawl Dwelling and outbuildings. Price per acre. 42 acres bounded by lands Badgett farm, J. (). C. Fit ming, w. I. ( opeland, one dwolling and oul-hq . -y ing. Price $2,250.00 One lot with four room bou ol lington St., nicely located. Price 50 acres at Gray (.'curt, 4-room and out building, bounded by I u E. T. Shell and M. II. Durdine. $60 per acre. Seven room houso and two acre town of Gray Court, modern Price 2,500.00. 08 acres land 2k miles Grnj 1 bounded by lands of J. II Armstrong and Others. 4S8 acres land, bounded by Abercrombie, Enoree lover, J, I Q, C. Cox and others, known I the oil Pattorson home place. Price sv. o.i 112 acres land bounded by land of W. P. Harris, Knoree liver, J. It. Abercrombie and others. Pl'lct 12,0 200 acres land, Waterloo town bounded by land.; of estate of vV T. Smith,.l. it, Andorson and Saludu riv? ef, Price $2,600.00. One led in city of Lauren. , nicely located, six room cottago, containing 5-8 acres. I'rice $2500.00. 4 acres land and nine room dwelling, servant's house, in town cd' Gray Court. Price $2600. 115 acres of land Dial's township, i as the old Wham's homestead, dwelling and out-buildings. Price 50 per acre. >0 acres of land one mile of Dial's i . irebj 5 tenant houses?-$30 per acre. Torm 3 mado easy. cri of land, 8 room cottage, 2 : > .i bouses, in one half mile of Dial's eh, Price $4,000. Terms mado i acres it; Fairviow township Greon unty, near Cedar Kalis, bounded lohn 'I crry, ('ly<le Willis, John Pcd t\nd otlv rs, three dwellings close to . i i and line school. Price $18.00 pef acre. . lol . uitable for building purposes, ho t >wn of Simpsonvllle; prices made right l'i ico . Godfrey, John Pricc$l,G5fl 0 >. J, H, . Grrty, >1d .00 res' land, known as tho old Wh un ho/nesteauor "Wham's Lawn," i dw/lI ing andlout-buildings. Price \0jnov acre ? /w -res of land known as the Gray ?t Kock Quarry, There is a great id for this rock, which is within l., ? I railroad and the railroad author are willing In be liberal in coll ide track. A good chance for capital. Price very reasonable, tor further information. 12(5 acres land 2'... miles from Barks d le station with dwelling and out ? ; 2-horso farm in cultivation; lino pasture and well timbered. Price $3,000. (! I acres of half mile from Dial's h with dwelling and outbuildings, h 10 acres in cultivation, 10 acres of bottom land. Price $1,800. 48 acres of land, bounded by lands of Miller Curry, David Barton and others, with a beautiful eight room cottage, line well of water and good outbuild ings. In one mile of Green Pond church. Price $47.50 per acre. 53 acres of land in one mile of Green Pond church, bounded by lands of K. C. Stone, Robert Woods and ethers, with A six room cottage, tenant house, lino wired-in pastures. $;!5 per acre. 810 acres in Laurens township, bound ed by lands of W. A. Mills, W. A. Simpson Ludy Mills and others, nice dwellings, well supplied with tenant houses. This farm will be divided into 50 acre lots if so desired, ranging in price from $25 to $5(1 per acre or Will sell the whole for $32,000.00 2 acres land in the City of Laurens, on Hast Main Street, bounded by prop*" erty of Mrs. Catharine Holmes and oth ers. Price $l,;i(H?. 5.32 acres land fronting North Harper street, just outside corporate litnils, with 7-room dwelling. Price $;?,0(i(). 103 acres near Ml. Olive Church. Waterloo township, known as part of the Washington place, two dwelling and necessary out-buildings. Price $15.00 per acre. 530 acres land 2 miles of Tumbling Shoals, nine room delling, good barn and outbuildings, 10 tenant houses, well timbered, 14-horso farm in cultivation. Price per acre $:t5. 500 acres of land within six miles of Laurens, live miles of Clinton, with dwelling and four tenant houses, 2f)i> acres in cultivation, balance in wood land, Terms made easyat$20pcr acre. i acres of land in Dial's Township, nwn as tho Wham place, hounded by 180 acres lands of W. M. Deck, Wm. Wham and Mills and J. It, \. Nash, wlthgood dwelling, tenant seven room and three hbrso farm in cultiva tion. Soc this property for there is a I irgain for you. Price $4,000. I icrcs near Friendship church, good Hing and outbuildings. Pounded by land W. R. Cheek, I). Woods and others. Price $2,500.00. i: ' acrea of land, bounded by estate l J, It, Switzor und Simpson estate, \ lh dwelling. 2 tenement houses and I outbuildings. Prlco $20 por acre. barn and $3,350. land, bounded by 0. C. Fleming and dwelling, l tonnnl good outbuilding. Henry olhcrs, houso, Price 08 acres hind near WnlU bounded by S. (). Leak and Knight, 1 tenant house. Price acre. Mills, M. A. $40 per '200 acres land, bounded by lands of Mrs. Jesse 'league, Jno. Walls, Dr. Fuller, dwelling and tennent houses, I horse farm in cultivation. Price $5,000.00. J. N. Leak Real Rstato, Stocks and Bonds. Gray Court, S. C,