Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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pOR economy in the table expenses increase the amount of Quaker Oats; eat it at least twice a day. It does more than other foods and costs only a frac tion as much. * The Conviction in (icorgctown. There can be n<> doubt of the Just ness of the verdict hi ;i Georgetown |ury which round Dr. ?'. nighnin mid \V. P.. Avant guilty of manslaugh ter, in the killing of llighum's young wife. The killing wiis conceded and hotb men were legally responsible. They intended lo shoot i,> know ing their victim was n human being. The least that could be true in their case was criminal carelessness, with ii criminal disregard of human life. That much was Known to The State when it demanded that these men should b ? seriously prosecuted, In stead of being turned loose without adequate investigation. it oillccrs of the law iv on hi zealously investigate every "mc- idental" killing there would be fewer ? uch "accidents." In the case m" riighain and Avant there arc dr?i'k suspicions and the plea thai thej did not recognize the unfor tunate woman?a plea, however, that did : ' ;:n upon the stand to make -is controverted by the testimony nf trustworthy men regarding the condi tion of lighl at tin- time of the shoot, illg and much must remain a mystery, but with the tacts before them, and the absence of llll established motive lor a more diabolical crime, tlte jury could find but oi.e verdict. There were good men on that jury. The State. S pon ii i in.-. "A Spnrtnnhurg man who was here yesterday said a woman in that town accidentally swallowed a spoon. And now. he says, she can't stir." Ander son .Mail. "Hill she can still 'spoon,' can't she?" Lancaster News. "Xope. She's a married woman.-" Anderson Mail. Itcdiriiinir I he < all, Wh\ ? spend Sunday. lir it mi into ii . Lauren-- bit Moiiiiaj I Is ad tllllline l!;e i il Wo conn1 ry foilO '.'? like i?> ? ' ' ? city now und (lien (III I n r/? ft I f'Si'j like Laurcns. loo. Thal i -01 ic 0 a ii" If we would gei together <>u that higliwny het ween Oi'eouvlllc at Chili nl bin so thai the automobile 'ii;1 could be more easily made v\e wo;,Id conic to sec you oftciicr. There ought i<? be something doing on ibis mad m> as to make it easier tor automobiles to go to Laurcns. Can't you silr up the boys? Herald and News. Xewlierrj i>. Newbcrry. Mr. P. A. Schumpert, an ex-New berrian, has been elected mayor of Sanford. Kla . defeating Mr. Fores! I^ike, another Ncwberrlan. Newbcrry Observer. >Vnsli I?a> In Ncnbcrn. The Newbcrry Observer should not be burprised that n steam laundry doesn't pay in Newbcrry. The New berrians know a good thing when they see II. All (heir fine linen is sein to the Laurcns steam laundry, the very best In South Carolina. Laurens Ad vertiser Rut the Newbcrry laundry is going to open again next Monday and this lime il is going to continue to do business. Herald and News The Highum (use. "Our contemporary, the Columbia Record, was a bit hasty in its denun ciation of the solicitor in the HIghnm AVant case for allowing a second com. in of Avant to sit on the jury. Mr. William Dlnke, (he Juror In question, voted for a verdict of manslaughter. He was commended to the solicitor by a number of woll-lnfor.1 citizens as a strictly honest, conscientious man. who would do his duty. The resull vindicates the sollcitoi Linnens Advert Iser, Our friend of the I.nur? ns Sdverilser is mistaken In saying liui'l The Record "denounced" the solicitor. The ll?c ord does not "dCfioUnc ?" III ? itCll 1 its* ks; 11 is BtifhcleiM to criticize. No good purpose Is to be s< eved by news pa por "denunciation" rtml The Uecord always endeavors to follow that princ Ciple. It does not hesitate to Criticize, when criticism is deemed to be justt fled; nor to condemn, when condem nation is proper. But "denunciation" is ineffective, or worse than ineffect ive, in any case. As for the Bigham case, we have a high regard for both solicitors en gnged in the prosecution, one of them particularly being esteemed as a per sonal friend. Bui thai does not pre clude our saying they were grossly careless or grossly Wrong in permit linn a second cousin of one of the tie j fendants to sit as juror. Nor does the result vindicate Hielt' judgment, for the law excuses from such an or denl any citizen who is called on to I pass Judgment upon the uuilt or Inno ' Cehce of any person to whom he Is re j luted by blood or marriage. it is too much to presume that a human he inn can send to the gallows another 1 of the same blood. The Juror in question, we submit, should have been sworn on his volr dire r.nd stood r.sldt ; tor cause. it appears that the Jury In this case : was composed of good men. better than the composition of malty juries, I but in bur opinion there whs lib man slaughter ill ti e case ;it all. 'I llO <i< - fendants' attorney was correct in as sert im; that the offense \ytis <;;;??;? niurdel' or justifiable homicide. In our opinion. Avant silo! to !<?'.!. am! i liighain was as guilty as Avant. The.' may not have known it was Mr.-. Btg ! hum they may not have been in con dition to know hut they intended to wound and kill the "object" they saw. the identity of which is immaterial in the eyes of tile law. Til.' Vei'dlCt of (he jury was a compromise, and per j haps the presence of a relative on the jury had Something to do with it. Co ' lunibia Record. Tower of The Pre*-.. The following is (lipped from an j exchange for tho benefit of those who may doubt the power of the press: "Owing t<? the overcrowded condition of our columns, a number Of births and deaths are unavoidably ' postponed t his week." Anderson Dally ' Mail. Laurcns Itcniitj at Xcwhcrrj'. Among those who witnessed the play of 'The Lion and the Mouse'" on Mon day evening were eighteen persons from Laurcns, including the prettiest young women of that town. Prosper ity was represented by a large and handsome delegation, and Clinton was also. Newbcrry Observer, <i!i You, Jackass! The editor of the Anderson Journal seems much alarmed since pellagra Ibas struck the mule family.-i&pnr'lnh \ WcllmilKl Mlntstcr (tree in mend* < Intiiilierlaiii's Colic, Cholera at: I Diarrhoea Remedy, Chai Latin j if von do i - t think your |own i- the, ' lu st one of its size in the country, it's j time \ ihi mo\ cd out. ( a red Croup ami Saved a Child's Lite. it affords me great pleasure to add my testimony to that of the thousands who have been benefited by Chamber lain's Cough Remedy. My child. An drew, when only three years old was taken with a severe attack of croup, j and thanks to the prompt use of I Chamberlain's Cough Remedy bis life I was saved and today be is robust and healthy boy." says Mrs. A. Coy. Jr.. of San Antonio. Texas. This remedy has been in use for many years. And thousands of mothers keep it at hand, and it has never been known to fail. For sale by the Laurcns Drug Co. Mr. Taft says golf is a poor man's game. We think so. with a little dif. ferent inflection. Good Cough Medicine for Children and Crown Filks, Too. "We could hardly do without Cham, berlnin's Cough Remedy," says Mrs. Flora Des pa In of Bloyd, Ky. "I found it to be so rood for the croup and have used It for years. I can heart ily recommend it for coughs, colds. and croup in children and grown folks too." The above shows the implicit Confidence that many mothers place in Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, a I confidence based on many years ex perience in the use of it No one need hesitate to use this remedy for it contains no chloroform, opium 01' other narcotics and may be riven to a child as Confidently as to an adult l or sale by Laurcns Drug Company A SqtiarO mertl is a religions tract s best advance agent. We'd rather he the K. '/.. Mark than the skin game operator. Begin 1010 by profiting by the mis taken of Inofl not regretting them. \\ hat W mild \ mi Po .' In case of a burn or scald what would yon do to relieve the pain? fluch Injuries ate liable to oc< ill' in any fa til II J and everyone should be iu? pared for them. Chauiberlnln's Salve applied on a sOfl clotll Will re I love Hm pain til most instantly, and unless the injury i a very severe one. will cause the parts to heal without lea . in? a scar. For sale by LulU'CltS Drug Co. I,aureus Visitors in ttpartnnhurg. Among those from Laurens attend ing the Carolina, Clinchfleld & Ohio celebration in Spartanburg l i 1 Friday were the following: Messrs, NV. H, Gilkerson, Sr., Broaddus Bstes. A. D. Gray. NV, II. Washington, S. B. Money, J. \V. Boh. 11. k. Alken, J. N. Wright, W. 1*. Brown, Jr., M. il. Fowler. \V. il, McPhall, J. J, Dendy and wife, S. M. Wilkcs, <".. B. Bundrick, (). B. Ander son. W. II. Dial. R. KS. Hughes, T. B. Crews. R. T. Dunlnp, J. s. Machen. Laurens Bnrksdale, W. L. Gray, F. K. Spratt, F. W. Greene, NV. C. Win ters, and F. .1. Nelson. Those from Waterloo who went to Spartauburg Friday morning were: Senator John II. Wharton. Dr. J. L. Fcuncll and wife. W. C Wharton. G, w. Long and Miss Maggie Long, T. s. Boyd, Melton Boyd, .1. A. Lipford and wife. Mis W. II. Culhertson, T. J. An derson, and Jno. Moore and wife. Forced Into Fxilc. NVm, t'pfhuch of (ihn Oak, Okla., was an exile from home. Mountain air, he thought, would cure a fright ful lung-racking cough that had do (led ail remedies for two years. After six months he returned, death dogging Ills si, |?s. T hen I heran using Dr. King's New Discovery." he wr'tcs, ''and after taking six bottles I ; m as well as ever." Il saves thousands yehl'ly from desperate Inn? (llsensi Infallible for ('oUghhs and Cold, it dispels llnni'senosn and Sol'o Throat. Cures tlrip. Broticlittis, Hem orrhages. Asthma; Croup. NVhooping Cough. "?" cents and $1.00. trial bot tle free.: guaranteed by the I .an tens Drug (f. and the Palmetto Drug Co. We four the business world would take a slump if men spent as much time fixing their hair as the women dn Hxing their own. h?ls Her Foe of _'<i Years. "The most merciless cm my I bad for twenty years.'- declares Mrs. .las. Duncan, of llaynosville, Me., "was dyspepsia. I sniveled intensely after eating or drinking, and cot Id scarcely ' sleep. Alter many remedies bad full ed and several doctors rave me up. I tried lOlectrlc Hitters, which cured me completely. Now i can e;.t any thing. I am Tu years old am', am overjoyed to gel my health and strength back again." For Indiges tion, loss of appetite, kidney trouble, lame back, female complaints, ii is uncqunled. Only r.O cents at Laurcns l n ur Co. Speaking of "currency reform", will somebody please invent a currency 'that will have a little more adhesivc ' ness? A scalded Hoy's Shrieks horrifies his grandmother, Mrs. Maria I Taylor, of Nebo. Ky ..who writes that i when all thought he would die. Buck len s Arnica Salve wholly cured him. Infallible for Burns, Scalds. Cuts. Corns. Wound.- am! Bruises, Cures Fevcr-Sorcs, Boils, skin Bruptions, Chilblains. Chapped Hands. Soon ??outs Plies. ?_'.".<? at the I.aureus Inn : Company and 'he Palmetto Drue Co. i ? i ????Iis IJruu Company ami t!.?- Palmetto Dl'Ug Company. slice of ".salt risin" bread thai) we would for a three-story chocolate cake. Slcfc Headache. Tills distressing disease results from a disordered condition of the stomach, and can be cured by Inking Chamberlain's stomach ami Liver Tablets, Gel free sample at Laurcns Drug Company's drugstore and try it When a young man "makes night of it" he usually has to spoil two or three good days to do it. FOR STBW W II AGONY. tsk a Laurcns Citizen About Mi-o-na and il (lives Belief in 5 Minutes. The l.aurens Drug Co. Co. will tell you that it guarantees Mi?o-na to re lieve promptly and cure permanent ly all diseases of the stomach and In digestion, or they will return your money. Have von gas on your stomach? One Ml-O-nn tablet and the misery is ended. Are yon bilious, dizzy or nervous? Mi-o-na tablets will put you rlghi in a day: give relief in to minutes. Now. dear reader, don't go on suffer inp with stomach trouble. He fail to yourself: throw aside prejudice and try Mi-o-na. It is a great doctor's prescription. No doctor ever wrote a better one. And money back from yon if yon don't say say Mi-o-na is worth Its weight in gold Solo by lending druggists everywhere. Out in l.au rens by a fifl cents a large box. Test sample free from Booth's Mi o-na. Buffalo, N V. Mrs. Mary Hutchinson says: "Pnnls and distress in my stomach and a general stomach complaint was entirely cured for me by the line of iwo boxes of Mio n.i. and I b,r < no hesitation in recommending it-; use.'' Mis Pearl Street. Ypsilnnti. Michigan. I icci nib. i' 10, IflOft. Cures catarrh or monoy back. Just breathe it in. Oompleto outfit, including Inhaler $1, Extra bottles ooo. Druggists, I Sewing Mach That Will Last??1 Give Satisfaction Because they are made of the best quality of material and so constructed that there is nothing to get out of shape. They are easy to operate and are light running machines. On account of buying them in large quantities direct from the manufacturers we get them at prices that enables us to sell you the best constructed and best finished machines for less than you would have to pay for a cheaper quality at other places. Be sure to see our line and get our prices before von buy. I 1 ;$m?> luJl lauri:ns, s. c. vvwvw. Weekly Ballot 10 VOTES CREAT POPULARITY CONTEST I Vote for lmbihw11iih"JIII?BII1IMi"ilIJIfc |,?wbmw Necessities Citron, Fancy Seeded Raisins, Currants, Figs, Spices, Almonds, Cran berries, Grapes, Apples, Bananas. IMahaffcy & Babb PHONE 241 i.ackkns, s. c. Tetter, Sail Rheum and Eczema All l:resh For Sale Cypress Shingles all heart hand drawn, car load lots. Write for prices. Augusta* Oa. What about prot< cling* your property against !??: 5 by (ire. VVo have as good as the licM in I he way of Insurance Laurens Fire In surance Agency C. W. McCRAVY, Mgr. money am! nir>( yjnir pay for a how hoint E.H.WILKES&SON Stocks - Bonds Insurance. Kniet prise Hank Building I-aureus, S. C. If you are sick, you wish to get well, don't you? Of course you do. You wish to be rid oi' the pain and misery, and be happy again. If your illness is caused by female trouble, you can quickly get the right remedy to get well* Itr3 Cardui. This great medicine, for women, has re lieved or cured thousands of ladies, suffering like you from some female trouble. TAKE JS9 For Women's Ills Mrs. Fannio Ellis, of Foster, Ark., suffered n/y>ny for povoti jpm:,. Head hat letter about Cardui. She writes! "1 was flick for seven years) vi'itli female (rouble. Every mouth 1 iv?uld Very nearly die with inv !i a ! jntd bnek. I lo<k 12 bottles of Cardui and was cured. Cardui is n God-scnd to suffering women." Try it, AT ALL DRUG- STORES