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TO BETTER PROTECT OUR CITY PROPERTY lasnrawc* Com miss loner MoMiister Sends Letter to City Authorities ?Regarding Inspections* State Insurance (lornmissioner K .11. McMasfer has sent out to all munici pal .ovthorities a circular letter in Which it Is advised that a regular building code be adopted, that careful Inspection of all property be made at regular Intervals, removing all com bu>-3.lble materials, and that the au thorities see that only such buildings us conform to the code be allowed built. Mayor Habb of tins city has i eceived the letter and the council will doubtless take the matter up at some early day. The letter is as follows: "In the hope of reducing the fire Waste in this state I call to your at tention section i of the act of r.MU Which gives the chief of the lire de partment, or chief of police, <>r In tendant, where there Is no chief of the hro department, the right to make ?examination of all buildings and prem ises within their several jurisdictions, tat reasonable hours, and 'whenever any of said officers shall find in any building or upon any premises com bustible material or Inflammable con ditions, dangerous to the safety of such 'building or premises, they shall >I\\er the same to be removed or rem edied", A like power is conferred upon the Insurance commissioner, as i ?the successor of the comptroller gen oral, or his deputy, to act in a like 1 nit nner. "it Is the desire of this department i " H t in co-Operation With the muni cipal authorities of the State, and to rentier such assistance as is within its power in such matters. In order that tho assistance which this depart-' men! is able to give, may not be over estimated, it 's proper to say that the Only fund at the disposal of the de partment for this purpose amounts to abo.nl si."en a year, derived from a t,:x on lire insurance coin pill) los. This fund must be used primarily for the Investigation of Incendiary tires. The ?l<(piily of the department may aid in i in- Inspection of buildings, only when lie Is not employed in investigating ^opposed Incendiary llros. "lb nee the appeal is made to the municipal authorities to have made periodic examinations of all buildings and premises within their jurisdiction to discover 'combustible material, or Inflammable conditions' ami to have Ith??*.? evils corrected. The suggestion is made that a house to house exam ination be made at least once each ? quarter. "This matter is of stub great Im \porXn?C6 that I should he glad to give alt sud within my power, to furnish informmhvn concerning building codes Or tire protection means. All requests for information or correspondence will be gladly answered, "I believe the following to be ax ioms: ? (]) The destruction of property by lire is a loss of wealth to the world. | and especially to the community in which it happens. "(2) Property destroyed by fire, if insured and replaced by insurance money. Is paid for by the other in- | .sored member., of the community througli their Insurance premiums. Insurance companies merely ncl as' rtho clearing houses for the collection and distribution of fire losses, ami so far as they are able they nt tern pi to! make erteil Community pay for its own Mro losses througli the rates charged :'i v lire InsnninCe. in cases of great conflagrations, ns Itnltlmoio, San' v ranclsco, and Chelsea, the whole country i-< laid under contribution, j ti n as a general ruh- each community j 1ms its lire Insurance fates Um d by its lire losSOs. "<::i Careful property Owners 1 .-mould not be subject to loss either hv direct d" -11 net Ibll fil (heir proper ly, or by being laid under contribu tion to repair the losses of their ear. - Jess or criminal neighbors. "Therefore the meat need for the municipal authorities to take steps lo prevent lire los.-, it preserves Wealth and money in liie pockets of those who take care of their own property. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. The rOWOvftl of com lutstlbto inn l Tint, or cor reel ion of In MaiKinable conditions, may save thous at.ds of dollars, or may prevent the loss of life or limb of firemen who at tempt to put o ;t the fire after It has l,tin ted. "With due respect I SUggOSt: "Ml The adoption of a building Code by each municipality. "(2) The careful Inspection of all bulldinge it: process of construction lo see that they conform Lo the build ing code. "(3) The quarterly Inspection of iill buildings and premises (whether a building COdS Is adopted or not) to :-see thrtl combustible material 1? re vived, or Inflammable conditions are remedied". Herman soil fee.ds nine-tenths of 'he/' people. A cubic foot of gold weighs 1210 pounds; silver 05G. THE CITY SCHOOL IIUILDIXG. . Visitors Here Last Week Praise the Mugniiicent Structure* Lust Tuesday morning, with the speakers from the educational rally, was Mr. W. VV. Dull, representing the Columbia State. On Wednesday, ap peared the following dispatch from him to The State: "At 10 o'clock this morning, the hour for the beginning of the educa tional rally, the rain was falling steadily with abundant signs that it would continue to fall. Consequent ly, County Superintendent Pitts, after consultation with others interested, resolved to postpone the rally and August L'."? was fixed as the day for it. "President Mitchell of the Cnlversl ty of South Carolina. Superintendent Swenrlngen and Mr. .lohn I). ('apple innn of Charleston, who were here to spcnk, visited the new school build ing of 1.aureus this morning, where the rally was to be held, and thorough ly inspected p. pronouncing it a most excellent building and rallying point. The building is at the top of a high bill on a principal street. 300 yards from the county court house, the school park Including nine acres 'I.aureus people observe in their confident way that the building and the site are the most superior ever ami none of the educational ralliers today had the temerity to withhold assents to a proposition that is quite self-evident in I.aureus. Anyway, the school hou-e is creditable to I.aureus, as it would be to any city in Seuth Carolina of treble the size lit' any such there bei and it lias 'sanitary drinking fountains' in the ??on idors which spout perpendicular ly limpid prohibition arguments whenever .vou turn a little wheel. That is because Mr. Pealherstone Is one of the hoard of trustees. More over the class room** have green blackboards, whereby the nature of a paradox Is Impressed upon the plastic mind of youth, and upon these dust less chalk Is used. The one objection that educational millers lind to coining to 1.aureus is that ii ten Is to bedim the recollections of the magnitude of Spnrtanburg." ite?..ll> at Cold Meel. "Your only hope." said three doc tors to Mrs. M. F.. Fisher, Detroit. Mich., suffering from severe rectal trouble, lies in an operation: then I used Dr. King's New Life Pills," she writes, "till wholly cured." They pi event Appendicitis, cure Constipa tion, Headache. 25c at the I,aureus Drug Co. and the PalmetttO Drug Co Two $.">0 gold pieces, struck at the United States mint at Philadelphia, in l>i77. have been bought by William H. Woodin. a wealthy collector, who paid the record price of $20,000. Granulated Sore Eyes. "For twenty years I suffered from a bad case of granulated sore eyes, says Martin Moyd of Henrietta, Ky. "In February, 1903, a gentleman asked me to try Chamberlain's Salve. 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 the Laurens Drug Company. The total trade of Canada with France in 1908 shows a value of $I2\ 000.000, which is $1,374,748 less than Canada's trade with Germany. Intense Colicky lhiios Helloed. "For some years I suffered from intense colicky pains which would come on at times and from which I could lind no relief." says I. S. Mason, of Heaver Dam. Ky. "Chamberlain'. Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem edy was recommended to tn ? by n friend. After taking a few doses of the remedy I Was entirely relieved. That was four years ago ami there has been no return of the symptoms since itint time." This remedy Is for sale le the Laurens Drug Co. CHARLESTOM AND WESTERN CARO LINA RAILROAD. \rri\al ami Departure ot rrains, l aureus, South Carolina. KFFFCTIVK APRIL I. 191 5. WEST not \;>. No. 1. Leave AugUsta No. 1. I .cave Laurens .... No. I, Arrive Spartanl urg No. ."). Leave Greenwood.. No. .">. Leave Laurens. No. a. Arrive Spnrtanburg No. .">::. Leave Greenville... NO, 63. Arrive Laniers.. No.*8?, Leave Greenville .. No.*80, Arrive Laurens..., SOUTH HOI'S'P. No. j. Leave Spnrtanburg . No. 2. Leave Laurens. No. 2. Arrive Augusta. No. I>. Leave Spartanburg . No. <I. Leave Laurens. No. G. Arrive Greenwood . . No.'ST. Leave Laurens. h:10 a m No."87. Arrive Greenviiie. . ,,10:20 a m No. 52. Leave Laurens. 2:38 p m No. 52. Arrive Greenvil'.e_ 4:00 p m Trains*88 and *H7 daily except Sunday, ^ Tri-weekly through Pullman Parlor Car service between Augusta and AshevIUe on trains Nos. I and 2; North bound, Tuesdays, Saturdays; Southbound. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridavs. C. H. 0ASQUF3, Agmt, Laurens, H. C. 0. T. IJRYAN. Gen. Agt.. Greenville, S. C. A. W. ANDHItSON. Gen Supt.. BRNEST WILLIAMS, G. P. A . Augusta, Ga. ,10:10a m .. J J p m .. I ;< ?5 p in . . ''>?"?' a m .. 7:65 a tn .. 0.80 a m .. 12:20 p m .. 1: t "> p m . . I :'?' '> f> rn . . 6:25 p fh .. 12:20 p m .. 2.-2 p m .. 6:15 p m .. 5:00 p m .. (>::>"> p m .. 7:60 p m A LIBERAL OFFER. We are established right here where you live. Now, it stands to reason we wou'I not dare make the claim that Rexall "9JM H-iir Tonic will cure dandruff, grow hair and prevent baldness, except w<$ are posi tive it will do so. We ask you to try this remedy en our guarantee. Your money back if not satisfied. Two sues, 50c. and ft 1.00. Laurens Drug Co., Laurons. s. C. THREE LARGE FAMILIES. Olio of Which Formerly Lived Be tween Newberry and Lnurens. The Scrap Hook for August. 1908, contains a very Interesting article ? too lengthy for our columns?under the caption, "Who Was the Greatest Mother".' We make room for two short paragraphs, following: "The extreme limit of size for mod ern American families seems to have been closely approximated, if not unite reached, by Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Hoyd, of Oklahoma, to whom the twentieth child was born on February 2. 1908. But the registry of births in the Cnited States is so incomplete as to be practically worthless. So. there may well be larger families of which no records are available. "Two families, less in size than the Boyd family, but more famous, are those of former Mayor Edward P. Dunne, of Chicago, and Dr. William H. Folk, quarantine officer of the port of Georgetown, South Carolina. i>r. Folk and his wife are the parents of fourteen children, all Of whom are alive, well and happy". |}r. Folk is a Newberrlnn. and for years lived at his home at .lalapa. on the old Newberry and Laut'ettS rail toad. W hai Is liest for liidhresilnn.' Mr. A. Robinson of Drumquin, On tario, lias I.u troubled for years with Indigestion, and recommends Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as "the best medicine I ever used.*' If troubled with indigestion or constipation give them li trial. They are certain to prove benellctal. Tiny are easy to take and pleasant in effect. Price. '-'?"? cents. Samples free at l.aiirens Dl'Ug Co. FINAL SETTLEMENT. Tnko notice (bill on the -Mb day of August. 1909. I will render a final ac count of my acts and doings as Ad ministrator of the estate of L. S. Aber Crombie. deceased, in the office of the .llldge of Probate of Laurens county, at I I o'clock, a. m.. and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as Administrator All persona indebted to said estate are notified and required to make pay. men I on that date; ami al' persons having claims against said estate will oresent them on or before said date, duly proven, or be forever barred. I., l''. Abercromble, ludst rator. July 28. 1909.- > The Peo-p_ne Getting Wise To the superior quality of the ?"NICHOLS PHOTO" anil arc buy tug; them freely, the attractive ppices we are making with prompt delivery of our wore i> enough to make competi tion wake tip. Bee our specials at 85c-, 51.00, &2.?O, $3.00 and $3.50 p>; dozen, they speak for themselves, Nichols Studio H. Nichols " The Photograph Man" FINAL SETTLEMENT. Take notice that on the 30th .day of August, 1909, I will render a final ac count of ray acts and doings aa Ad ministrator of the estate of Bluford Simpson, deceased. In the office of the Judge of Probate of Laurens county, at 11 o'clock, a. in., and on the same day will apply for a final discharge from my trust as Administrator. All persons indebted to said estate are uotified and required to make pay ment on that date; and all persons having claims against said estate will present them on or before that date, duly proven, or be forever barred. .1. s. Winebrenner, Adminisl rator. . July 28. 1909 ?1 mo. Nomination Ballot 500 VOTES CREAT POPULARITY CONTEST I Nominate -SC (Only one of these may l>? ca^t for a candidate.) Talk Astigmatism of The Eye When an eye is said to be as tigmatic, the meaning isthat the eye has a double focus. Tins annoyd the brain and the eye will strain unconsciously to bring about a clear focus. Tins strain usually causes headaches. As tigmatism is usually congenital or so at birth it is remedied by wearing glasses ground from the segment of a cylinder; these glasses, if rightly made bring images to a focus on the retina and this relieves all strain. Children as well as adults suffer from astigmatism. I am pre pared to correct all common or complicated errors of sight. My examinations are free. Room :*> am' 4 Enterprise B'ld'g. Office days. Friday and Saturday Dr. E. J. lnman Eye Specialist Laurens, S. C. WANTED To exchange a brand new Adam Schoof Piano, guar anteed for ten years, for a good road Horse; must be young, gentle and sound. For further particulars apply j to Dr. F. J. I NM AN Eye Specialist Bntcrpfise r>.ink Building Laurens, South Carolina ff HE BLACKSTON ^SCHOOL FOR GIRLS MOTTO: EUtablithed lo ISM. Tho aim of the nchool Ii clearly ??*t forth by it* "ThortHiarh instruction und? r i ? ?ti*.-:/ Chriatian Influoncoa at the lowest poniht/? < h1 by ventl < >H. Thoobioct haa l>"on o fully MITwd <>i - that a* a Itli to-day. with itf furul v of J?. it* boirdinir patronage of 300, and 1U building ar > wound*, wo: h $140,000 w 'fhoohool waar?tabll*h*d by th? Motho':?t t'huroh. rot to n >'. ? money, but to furnlah ? ;.! i ?? where tfirla 0*n Ixi nlven thoroiiRh tr. ininir in body, mind, and h>'urt at modorutu RESULT: THZ LEADING TRAINING SCI OOL FOR GIR1.3 IN ViRGINI A. $150 pay<* n'l ehiirfren ttr theyoar. in.dndinfr tha tahb> board, room. Ii <>?.?.?. ?t?<am h?-it. laundry, r-rdicnl at'enti >?). ph. ncal ridtur?, and tuition in nil aqbjeeU except mnriic and <?I x uti.in. / pply for catalogue and application blank rO RCV. JAM"3 CAN SON. JS.. M. A., Principal, BUclutooo. V Fresh Postum, Post toasties Grape nuts, Oat flakes in air tight tin can, Pigs, Seedless Raisins, and cleanen Currants, California Lemon cling and yellow free stone peaches, Canned Peas, Canned Tomatoes, Fresh and domestic Sardines, Cheese, Hulk and Bottled Tickles Snow Flake and Pack age Crackers, Fresh Vegetables from the Coast and all the sea sonable dainties, qual ity and prices right. KENNEDY BROS. Laurens, S. C. ANCIENT AND MODERN bathroom plumbing is not to be com pared. If the cost has prevented you from replacing your old closed, germ breeding plumbing by a modern bath room come have a talk with us. MODERN PLUMBING COSTS a little more at first than the old style, but better health and fewer doctors' bills make up for the difference, The cost isn't so much greater either. Ge our figures. They'll prove it. DoaK ? McKechnie South Harper Street Phone 292 Laurens, S. C. Returns From Real Estate depends upon the wisdom shown in buying it. Money can be lost on prop erty as well as made. So when you want to invest consult those who can give you valuable information. Why Risk Loss When Our Advice insures you a profit? We know prop erty values and prospects thoroughly, and will be glad to give you the bene fit of our knowledge and experience in any deal you may contemplate. ANDERSON & BLAKELY. Todd Building Laurens, S. C. D. E. Duyler Ice Cream It's Pure?Abso 1 ute 1 y?it tells with the first spoonful you taste of the efforts we put forth to make it the synonym of unexcelled and unapproached g< lodness. IPs rich?with the richness of pur.1 cream from a reg istered Holstein Dairy and the making is ideal i:i every detail. Ice Cream served any flavsr ioc. Have you trsed it? Agent for Yours Dodson, Edwards Drug Co. A Word to the Parents of Laurens County Do von desire a liberal education for your boy? If 80 can you send him to a better place than ERSKINE COLLEGE, Due Weat, S. C. ? You know the good reputation of Due West. ERSKINE COLLEGE lias been a neighbor to you for more than TO years. It offers the opportunity for liberal culture at a reasonable coat, Free tuition in VVylie Home for girls, for illustrated catalogue, apply to J. S. MOFFATT. Due West. S. C. ?i Misses Drop Stitch f 1 HOSIERY % mm 9f The 15c quality this week * at 10c a pair, colors Pink Blue ? 1 ? and White. ? ? Many have taken advan- Ji ij tage in the reduction of summer & ?5 goods The cut prices will con- I? ?2 tinue during this w eek an oppor- & ^ tunity to secure a nice dress at ? a small cost at, * JW. G. WILSON & COMPANY | mm mm *m Laurens, S. C: \if * ;? Littleton Female College #Ve of the most, successful and best equipped boarding schools in the South with hot water heat, electric lights and other improvements. 2stb annual session wdl begin Sept. 15, 1909. For catalogue address J. M. RHODES. President. Littleton. N. C.