Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Subscription Price is $1.00 per Year Payable in Advance. s. E. iiom:v, Editor. published by advertiser printing company lauren's, ?. c. I ftATcs kok Advertising. Ordinary advertisements, per square, one inser tion, $l.oo; 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 line. Entered at the post office at Laurens, S. C. as second class mail matter. LAURI-NS. S. C. N0VEMHER 2L 1909. (JIVE Til INKS. In accordance with a custom of more ] than a hundred years standing, one ?day in the year, in the harvest Hum. is set apart tor a day of general thanksgiving to Almighty Clod, our | benefactor. This : ear. Thursday of j This week has beet, dij :. iiated i>. n.? ? president of the t'nited Stal >s and the governors of the various states. The proclotuntioji Issued by Clove:--' *tor Ansel of South Carolina i.- as fal lows: "Another year has rolh d around and another mile stone in the computation of time has been reached and we come oncoagain to the harvest time and the day of thanksgiving, in conformity, therefore, to the long established ami beautiful custom of observing this one day as a dav of thankfulness ami joy. j 1, M. F. Ansel, governor of the stat.> ni Ho.ith Carol Inn, do hereby designato i ami appoint Thursday, the 25th day o .November. A. P. 1000, as a day of gen- \ oral than kg h lug. "The people of South Carolina have many things to be thankful for. 'Ine fields have yielded their fruit in good measure: v\,- have been spared from pestilence and famine: we have hail no epidemics of sickness; we have had peace with all nations ami a fair te turn for all our labors. We should he | thankful also for the full measure of ! iVCligloUs liberty that we enjoy ami j thai we can 'worship Ood under our I own vine and II? tree with none lo molest or make us afraid." "Let all the people, therefore, put .aside for the day their usual work. ;>s SCmblc in their churches, as well as in their homes, and give thanks to Cod .for his many tokens of love and kind ness to us as a people and as a State. Let uss not forget the poor and the needy and the various orphanages with in the State where the fatherless and motherless are cared for. but let us re member them in our prayers as well as | with our means, tool thereby bring a little sunshine into their lives. Let us ' ah.o pray for a continuance of Cod's grace ami gooduess to us in the com ing years." Let the people of Laurens county observe the day. It is primarily a day <>]' religious rites and ceremonies, de signed for praise and thanksgiving to the Creator ami Preservor of the uni VOrso On this occasion it behooves i)9 to recall the many blessings that Lave I.n Oltra during the past twelve months; to reckon the peace ami hap piness that have attended our ways! to be mindful of the man I fold kindnesses (hat have been bestowed upon us. and to r< Uder thanks .or all to Fie diver of all good things. We would especially urge our people ,to remember the orphan- on this day of gladness and joy. The lot of these lias not been so pleasant and bright as that of most of us; they have been de prived, through providential means, of the love ami care of parents, the great est loss that can befall boy or girl. Do something Thursday to make happy one orphan, no matter who or where. If every man in Laurens county who ; Ik able to do so. will give something, no matter how little, there will be ?cvcral thousand happy children In South Carolina tomorrow. The day is for thanksgiving; let us aiot forget. ? ? ? don't stop my PAPER. Talking shop becomes rather mo notonous when Indulged in at too much length tool too frequently. How ?>ver we are very desirlous of Impress ing upon our readers the importance of renewing their subscriptions now, thus getting their standing In shape for the first of the year, when the pa per will be put on a strictly cash in ?advance basis. The Advertiser has been losing a great deal of money during the twenty five years of its existence on unpaid Subscriptions. This Is not good busi ness. Every Saturday afternoon, thl management is called upon to issue ?checks for about $100, expenses for running that week. If we cannot col lect until the end of twelve months, sind even then lose a great many dol inr*, how are we expo ted to do busi ness. It Is not good business for us lo pay out money every week and re <a:ve nor..? until the end of the year. People who owe a ? ewspaper ami do not Intend to pay are Its worst ene mies; that Is a tact, proved by years and years ol experience The Advor I tiser is roundly bated by a lew people. I moat of whom owe it money. In the I fUtUI'O, this Condition will he avoided. We nie going to run on strictly btisi ii". s principles. If tic people want the paper, they will pjlj for it: and it is up to us to make a newspaper that the people want. llOW Well We ale I MOW Succeeding IS fi" the people to Judge. Our 1*2.000 readers are passing upon this question every week. I.i t lac people renew their subserip. I lions now; this week, if possible. Inning these lew days, their renew als Will count something oil tho great contest wo are coudectlug: it will be a favor to the candidates, who Will apt -c late it. Here is a little poem, bearing mi the subject of subscriptions that may interest our readers: "Don't stop my paper, editor. Hun t strike my name off yet; You know (ho cash com" slowly, And the dollars are hard to get; But tug a little harder Is what 1 mean to do, And scrape the dimes together- - Muollgh for nil' an I > oil. I can't afford to drop it At d l hud it doesn't pay To do w it bout > our paper, Kvcti i! others may. I hate to ask my neighbors To give me theirs to loan. They don't say. but they moan i: : "Why don't you got your own?" We do not want to stop It. Or seem to be unkind. We would love to send it o> you l'i til jno saved the dimes I'm nn b> Summ,, don't you Know. With a purely legal shout. Has said unless you pa> us. We ..ill have to eut you out." Are you a newspaper borrower'.' if so. shame on you! ? ? ? DlSiU'STKI), OP rOl'KSK. While, in our opinion, the concert by Miss Mabel McKinley ami company on last Wednesday evening was nothing extraordinary, it was considerably above the average musical entertain ment heard in I.aureus, and deserved a respectful hearing at least. This was not accorded by the audience that assembled, expecting, we know not what. There were a grout many people there Wednesday evening who. of course, appreciated tho performance. They went expecting to hear idassieal music; they heard it. rendered in very acceptable manner although many of them have doubtless heard better. These enjoyed the program as best they could under the very trying cir cumstances; trying, because of the aoiso that was kept up almost Inces santly. There was scarcely a number, but what was materially interrupted by some one moving about, talking, or laughing. Ill-bred, of course. The pert,.rtners could not be expected to put any feeling or enthusiasm in their music, which was being listened to by aa ..i dler.co which they knew w is un uppreolatlve?the audience is judged by Its striking characteristics and the noise and inattention were decidedly the most noticeable facts of last Wed nesday evening. Of course, the three performers were disgusted: they showed it on their faces, ami we didn't blame them. The occupants of the galley, few in number, true, soon vacated, their ex pectations for a musical comedy, or a minstrel show being disappointed; and they loft while some especially soft or beautiful piece of IUlls|o was being played. And some of the people in the pit were no better; they discovered something funny in their surroundings at odd times ami "hinted out"; or they decided they had to talk about the "babies at home" or how to make (|lllnce preserves. All of which usu ally conies under the bead of bad man ners. If G, II. Southern or Julia Marlow*' were to appear in the I.auretis city opera house, we wonder how they would be received; ves, wo wonder. ? ? ? THE SCHOO!. TEACHER. There are some very fine school teachers in l.nurons county, and they possess tho sweetest tempers imagin able. We can Just picture them, In our mind's eye. contending with the many problems and annoyances that greet them every day. We have taught school too. hence our sniypathy with those of the profession. A great many funny things occurred while we ! were teaching "tho young Idea how to shoot" and wo enjoyed them to the full. In fact, we believe that a school teacher thoroughly alive to all that is Interesting and funny in life can get ?more genuine enjoyment out of the in cidents that occur dav after ilav than any other person In any profession. Just think of what a laugh you might have had if you had received tho fol lowing note: "Pardon nie for calling your atten , tion to the fact that you have pulled Johnnie's right oar until it Is getting I longer than the other. Please pull tlio left ear for a while and oblige his mother". How delirious! How kind aad considerate: This really hap. pcned. But. la the v trnaoular of the street, thai ail) t nothill' to this on-? received by a lady toachor some time ago. This good teacher aad good cause for com plaint. Johnti> had .1 goat, and John ny diil love to rid'- that goat every morning bet?re he came to school; aad Johnny never changed his trousers, commonly known as "pants" before he came to school. The teacher and I all the other pupils could a!! ''hear" Johnny coming (you know :hai goats are a very odoriferous animal*. So the teacher wrote a very kind note to the mother of youthful Johnny ro q.testing that he he required to change his ' breeches'' bi fore Coming to school jis the goal odor was not at all pleas ing. Well. lo. and behold, our good teacher received the following note from the very matter-of-fact parent; Dear Ma'am: Johnny ain't got but one pair of pants, and besides he ain't no rose anyway, and besides that. Johnny is Sent to school to '?e learnt and not .-melt". Just what the teacher thought and said we cannot tell; we left Jll3t about that time. This did pot happen in 1 .aureus county. ? ? ? ?? nip. sen ience of the court". Some recent sentences Imposed in the various courts in South Carolina furnish food for thought. So much is being said about the Undings of furies, that we seem to forget the sentences that follow the conviction-. in the case of "Peg-leg" Hughes, who killed a white man. the sentence of the court was that the negro be con(Ined to tin' state penitentiary for 'he remainder of his natural life. The evidence showed that Hughes' Victim had come to his house for immoral purposes, had beat the defendant, the wounds still being on his body. Thos. Dndgett, who shot and killed .1 neuro woman, was sentenced to serve a term of ten years in the state penitentiary. w. p.. Avant and c. c. Bigham, for the killing of a white woman, the wife of the latter, were given three and one-half years each. A negro man. in the Spni'tanburg court last week, was given a sentence of live years for stealing some leather belling. Another negro, for stealing a horse was given a term of live years. Circumstances, of course have great intluence on the sentences imposed. The circumstances in each of the a hove-inentioned cases are an interest ing study, the conclusion of which Is the simple, yet complex interrogation point. ? ? ? the shadow of a six. There is a little town, let us say in Tasmania (we believe that is suf ficiently remote to render a word of criticism perfectly safe and free from immediate danger of an assault i where tin* members of the ladies' clubs are very particular about the games in which they indulge. Indeed, they are extremely guarded, avoiding the least semblance of wrongdoing. Cards, reg ular playing-cards, they abhor: the things are outlawed. Why? Sie h an outrage could not be permitted; vis. ions of razors and English "bull-dogs" accompany these instruments of the devil. And yet. these holies of the dear Hi lle town in Tasmania mast have n musement; the heavy hours must be whlled away in some manner ami bj some means. So the ingenious minds of some got busy and a clever play was devised. The game of "nations" was invented; possibly it has been heard of in I.aureus and Clinton: it recently broke out in a very mild form at IMb-nton. a small town on the All gUSta-Heatlfort road. These delightful little cards are so dainty and so neat; on one suit are artistic pictures of In dians these represent Hie Anlerican "nation". The ace for this suit is a very line map of America, so instruc tive, so elevating; the king Is repre sented by a big Indian chief, so awe inspiring, so majestic; and the queen is an Indian squaw, so queen-like, so interesting. And then the African "nation" Is represented by specimens of Its rulers and little thatch-roofed huts and so on. Asia and Huropo com plete the suits. How fine! The cards are so instruc tive; the ladles ponder over them so Studiously; they learn so much of the world's geography. It was really a happy Idea, and the originator Is in deed a benefactor to mankind, or at least the female branch of It. How is the game of nations played? Oh. that's very easy! Of course, they all know hOW to play old fashioned whist. Yes. Well "nations" Is played exactly the same way; in fact nations has been called Presbyterian whist. Just why we cannot say. So far as our knowledge extends the la dles of Presbyterian Inclination have not betrayed any more weakness along this line than others; however, our limited acquaintance with customs in this Tasmnnian town may have de ceived us. Yes. it Is just like whist; the only difference Is In the kind of cards used. Why do the Indies prefer to use a I very cheap kind of card-hoard to the regular playing-card, which is of much superior quality. Oh. because nations is so Instructive, ami Incidentally he cause their religious allltiattons do not admit It : the rules of their church pro. hiblts or advises very strongly against the use of can!.-. So the good ladies must, of course, must not violate the ! mandates of their churches or offend their consciences. Hut they do want' to (day Whisti they love it. Hence, the very Ingenious substitute?and s?bt? r fuge. Poor deluded creatures: They are, balking at the shadow of .< sin nor the ' a.; admits consciousness of wrong" ami yet committing the sin itself. The disgraced playing-card Is outlawed ? lifeless, unoffending cardboard, but the ladies still play whist. Is the harm in the card Itself? it seems to I be, for have not these good women by their acts declared it so? There is no harm In whist Itself; no. not at all. The fault is with the card. The game is precisely the same; no harm in the game. We will not enter here into a discus sion of the right or wrong of cards: they have proved decldely hurtful to many people; to others, they have not But card games are card games, and our point is simply that, no matter the I exact nature of the card employed, if the game is wrong and sinful, then those who Indulge are guilty of sin. Our dear friends in Tasmania, seem to be conscious of wrong in whist playing for they have discarded the game, and yet they play whist by subterfuge. They object to the shadow, but revel in the pleasures of the reality. Con sistent? Well, not much. ? ? ? Out In Kansas last week, eleven thoassand chickens were destroyed by tire. An I thus it is proved that tires are close competitors to Methodist conferences. ? ? * We beg of our people not to forget Thorn weil orphan ige tomorrow. There are those there who will appre ciate a kindness. ? * a The most remarkable piece of news that we have stirred up recently was contained in the headline of an article in an old copy of The Advertiser, it said: "Bryan Not A Candidate." ? * ? P.ig hats in church have been con demned by the Baptist women in re cent convention. Very good. But why deprive the dear c reu tu res of all the enjoyment in attending Sunday morn ing services? ? ? ? Love may make the world go round: but it usually makes the lover go flat. ? ? ? Watch for It: some day there will he a belt line taking in Cnlon. Spart tinburg. Greenville. Anderson and Laurens. Yes even Cnlon will get In. ? ? ? The other day a Missouri woman married a man who eats tacks, nails, tin cans etc. Her job. as eook. is what might be termed a cinch. ? ? ?? The man who designed last year's huts for women was at the time on a big spree: he had the nerve to design this year's styles while sobering up. ? * * Laurens comity cannot afford to dil ly-dally in the matter of our confeder ate monument; let's raise the money now; why wait? ? ? ? Kvery man, Woman ami child in Lau rens county has something for which to he thankful. Think it over tomor row, and give thanks. ? * ? What is (he matter with our coil temparary, the Woodruff News and Herald? What i- the game? We no tice that its edltOI'iad page is headed with this very slglliflclnnt couplet: "Oh what a tangled web we weave. When first we practice to deceive." Better cut it out. brother. ? ? * Is there money in raising hogs? .lust ask Mr. P. P.. Bailey and T. .1. Weathers about it. And furthermore, just read what these two men made on some sales last week. Mr. Bailey sold $42S worth of hog flesh last Sat urday -not a bad day's work. Why depend on one poor crop, which is likely to fail, when moro money may be made in other directions? ? ? ? Think of it: eating at the banquet table in Charleston with the presi dent of the I'nited States one even ing and then in a Columbia restaurant the next morning. Horrors of mid night : ? ? ? The bird shooting season is on. but people ought not to kill the game just for the fun of It. ? ? ? The melancholy days are hero--for those who sold cotton at ten cents. ? * ? There is a flag over at the new graded school building; In case you do not see it on top of the building, where you will naturally look, glance down to Hie side; It's there all right. ? ? ? In the course of a criticism of tho special newspaper correspondents who accompanied President Taft oa this southern tour, The Greenville News says: ?during the president's visit to Charleston the half dozen or more special correspondents who ac companied him made themselves very stares and not one of them appeared , at the banquet given that night In honor <>i" the president." You are (put- mistaken, Brother Branson. Mr. R. T. Small, of the; Associated Press was present lit the Charleston hau.tuet seated ut the south table. The A. P. is always on hand. Business methods <>n the farms? Head the article oh another page Which tells about Mr. F. .1. Leonard of Woodruff and see what he is doing on his farm. Read the article; it may | be of vast value to you. ? . . Who is the greatest living South Carolinian ? ? ? ? Those Abbeville holies: Now we would have given six mouths' growth to have seen them last Saturday at the dispensary auction. Of course they bought only cooking sherry, as The Medium says. Yes. they will need it. because Christmas is coming: and then the Methodist conference meets there in a few days. We can just picture the scene there on Saturday, when :h<>>e, women were bidding against each oili er for their "cooking sherry". The Abbeville Medium says: "The drouth" will not hi4 fdt for some time as most persons laid i:i a supply of drinkables which would last a reasonably moderate man at least until after the Christmas holidays. The sherry wine went off like hot cakes, the ladies in town getting enough for cooking purposes to last for the next year or two." Wise and sagacious, ye women of Abbeville. ? * ? A floating debt Is not necessarily an unpaid-for airship. ? * ? Illinois physicians are much per turbed over a case in which a man's heart is encased In a bony growth. That's nothing: we've seen lots of women whose hearts were encased in steel. ? ? ? Of course, the Spartanburg Journal has the right to say what it pleases, but that does not make it's utterances in good taste. Our friend, the Ander son Daily Mail admistered a well-de served rebuke a few days ago. for The Journal's harsh criticism of Capt. W. H. Gonzales. Criticism is all right, but when it sinks to the level of mean, cut ting Instinuations, not even based on fact, it is an offense to the ethics of journalism. (? A 11 DM KU L. I)AVIS IS DF. AD. L'x-t'oin'errrate Soldier and Good Citi zen of the Ora Section. The Rev. W. 1). Hammen was called out to Langston church Saturday af ternoon to conduct the funeral of Mr. Gardner L. Davis whose death occured Friday about one o'clock. Mr. Davis was sick at his home near Ora for several weeks, but his condi tion was not considered critical until a few days before his demise, lie was an ex-Confederate soldier, a member of Langston P.nptist church and a most highly esteemed citizen. The deceased was a native of Cl'OSS Keys. I'tlion county. After his mar riage to Miss Alice SextOII of Cross Keys, he removed to Ohio when' he resided until about fifteen wears ago when he returned and located in Lau retta county. Besides his wife. Mr. Davis is survived by several Children, among them being Rev. .1. 0. Davis. Messrs Walter. Jason, and Lander Da vis. Mrs. Fit/.hUgh Donnan and Mix Alice Davis. Great Thanksgiving Preparation at J. W. Payne&Co's. Don't forget we have a very complete line of the best of the seasons goods that are absolutely fresh. Full line Citron, Crystal ized Orange and Lemon Peal, Figs, Raisins, Currants, Pulverized Sugar and a big line of Nuts and Cranberries, Miuee Meat and Plum Pud ding. We also have a full line Salad Dressing and all other things nesessary to make your Thanksgiving complete. SEE US J. W. Payne & Co. The Cash (ffocei s. Dial?Gray Block. OUR SPECIAL NOTICES. For Sale One house and lot in town of Mountvllle. will sell for cash or exchange for farm property. Also several houses and lots in city of Laurens. and quite a number of farm lands very cheap. Call on Anderson & Blukely If you need any properly or have any to sell. Cabbage Plants -SOO.i. Wakeflel 1 and Harly Jersey Wakefield Cabbag i plants ready for delivery at $i."<t- the 1.009, or 20 eis th-> 100. J. \V. Don nan. Laurens, lt. D. 2. 13-6t. Trespass Notice -All persons are hereby forbidden to trespass oh my premises hunting or otherwise. .John I>. Mills, Laurens. S. C, Nov. Stil 16-3 For Sale or Rent?All that Planta tion Of Land, situate, lying and being in the county of Beaufort, South Car olina, known as "Cane Island." bound ed on all sides by waters of Beaufot'l River and just opposite Tort Royal, containing four hundred and forty acres, over two hundred and fifty Of which are under cultivation, the bal ance could easily be cultivated tills year. Large tine dwelling, barns, tenant houses, wharf and all conven iences new and 111 perfect state of preservation, an ideal cotton planta tion or truck farm and beautiful hone . abundance Of labor. Address W. J. Thomas, Beaufort. S. C. or J. Ross llanahnn. Charleston. S. C. 15-31 t op)Tight Flour, is a flour of Qual ity. wU-'.t you bay Copyright you should feel sntlsfteid. You have bought the BEST Value money can buy. For Rent Dwelling and Farm of 1" acres, located OU South. Harper street. Property formally owned by Mrs. Tnllulnh Irby. Now having House thoroughly repaired ?.<.- painted. Would sell the dwelling & lot. Ap ply by letter, T. '.>. Darlington. Lau. rens. S. C. For sale or Rent Storehouse in Mouutvlle, s. C. W. W. Warts. Sales ma ii Wanted To look after our interest in Laurens and adjacent counties. Salary or Commission. Ad dress The Harvey oil Co., Cleveland o. Wanted A live hustling man to represent us in this section in hand ling monuments and cemetery work. We have a good proposition for the tight man. References required. Ad dress Owen Bros. Marble Co.. Green wood, S. C. l<>-.'.( Wanted?A good white tenant for liest ". horse farm in county. J tulles from Laurens. (loo! house and tine stock. R. Y. irby. It For Sale -Controling interest in a well established furniture business, satisfactory reasons for selling. Apply to B. K. Humphries at the Caiae & Pitts Furniture Co. 17-ti For Rent -Two up-to-date store rooms, several offices, splendid dwell ing newly re-covered and freshly painted inside ami out; in two blocks of square. W. 11. Dial. 41 Professional Horse-Sheer FVu blacksmithlng and horseshoeing come to my shop. I have a professional horse-shoer employed: he heats the world. General blacksmithlng and re pair work done. ROBERT L. WHITLOCK. it Mountvllle, S. ('. Registered Berkshire Roar Read] for service. Fee $2.DU. I). K. Todd, Laurens. R, F. 1). No. 1 L't-pd Notice?Don't fail to read the special offer of 28 per cent reduction at pres ent on Farrand Pianos. Notice?Don't fail to read the special offer of 26 per cent reduction a; ice., ent on Farrand Pianos. Pardon Refused .lohn Lvatis. Governor Ansel on Saturday an llOUlis d his refusal to grant a pardon to John Evans, colored, of this county. Evans was convicted in 1008 for man slaughter and Sentenced to live years in the penitentiary. His counsel. Mr. U. E. Babb secured a strong petition, backed by a letter from Solicitor Coop er : however, Judge Memmlnger de clined to endorse the petition. . ST mi MUNT Of the Condition of The Peoples Loan ami Exchange Rank. Located at Lau rens, S. C? at the Close of Btisincs.* November Hi. 1900. RESOURCES: Loans and Discounts.$328,777.60 Overdrafts. 28,736.31 Bonds and Stocks owned by Bank. 37,060.00 Banking House. 16,000.00 Furniture and Fixtures... 2,461.32 Due from Banks and Trust Companies. 63,616.73 Currency. 13,764.66 Gold. 3,142.80 Silver and other Cola. 3,461.48 Checks and Cash Items. . . 17,628.67 Total.$864.861.70 LIABILITIES: Capital Stock Paid In.$100.000.00 Surplus Fund. 28,000.00 Undivided Profits, less Cur rent Expenses and Tax ft? Paid. 74,472.28 Due to Bank and Trust Com pantos. 3,r.4i.3s Dividends Unpaid. 32.00 Individual Deposits Subject tO Cheek. 10t.406.0S Time Certificates Of Deposit. 90,137.89 Cashier's Checks. ,820 07 Reserve Fund. 7.000.00 T(),aI.$604.601.70 State of South Carolina County of Laurens. ss. Before me came C. W. Tune. Cashier of the above named hank, who, being duly sworn, says that the above and foregoing statement Is a true condi tion of the said bank, as shown by the books of the said bank. C. W. Tl'N'F. Sworn to ami subscribed before me this 23rd day of Nov.. I960. W. r. McCuen, Notary Public. S. ('. Correct -Attest: J. W. Todd. W L [Gray, w. a. Watts, Directors.