Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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.1. T. Johnson Recovered. Washington. Representative John son appeared in his seat Monday after having been absent for several weeks, tie has been seriously ill at his home in Spartnnburg, but returns now much improved, ami with the feeling that he is all right. ' Nice Gift Poems Longfellow, Tennyson and Shakespeare. Beautifully bound. We thank you for your patronage during the year 1909, and solicit a share of your business for the year 1910. All toys and goods left from Christmas marked down at Dr. B. F. Posey I.aureus. South Carolina PHOTOGRAPHS j The McCord | Studio will copy any Photo, en large any picture and make High Grade Pho tographs for you at the very lowest prices. No $! photographer can do <$! more nor offer any g! more special inducement ? than the |: HcCord Studio | has always done. i The HcCord I Studio's I motto is ? "Best Pictures, Lowest | ? Prices" ? Come to see us. r Red May and Blue Stem Seed Wheat Rice Meal and Wheat Bran for fattening Hogs Multiplying, Sil ver Skin and Yellow Danver Onion Sets Kennedy Bros. Laarens, S. C. UNPLANTED CROPS MAY BE MORTGAGED Repeal of Lien Law Has Little Effect. COMMON LAW RIGHTS Kcpenl of Licit Luv? Will lluvc No EN feet On Mortgaging Crops Such Is Hcncral Opinion.. What effect is the repeal <?t' the lien law to have oa tho farmers who are accustomed to giving liens In order to secure supplies for the year, is a question that has been and is being asked on every hand. And. what can the farmer do. since he cannot give a lien, in order to buy his supplies? These matters have engrossed the at tention of farmers, merchants and lawyers, all of whom are desirous of obeying the law, but of providing means for the relief of the farmer. Many inquiries have come to The Advertiser as to the effect of the re peal and as to the validity of mort gaging a crop before ll Is growing. Basing answers on law and the opinion of the 1)0*1 lawyers, the replies have been thai the only effect is a change of name. It was once a lien, now it Is a mortgage; and, the crop may be mortgaged before it is even planted. The lien law. that has been in vogue in this state lor sonn? years, was mere ly a creature of statute; the mortgage is based on be c unr-.on la ? ; Hiev are entirely 'nd^pc.'ld V'.t of each other, and the repeal of the lien law without taking away the rlgnt la n.oi 11: ago has no effect. The practice., inder the lien law were ineolv a Stilt.lory right ; the giving of a mortgage undei the common law is an inherent right. (iiving a mortgage on an implanted crop is somewhat similar to mortgag ing a mare and her increase, although the increase be not mentioned in the agreement. This doctrine has been upheld by the supreme court, as indi cated in the following: "Verbal promise to give a mortgage on certain .battles to secure the pay ment of a lebt, impresses such prop erty with an equitable lien., Such equitable mortga^" may be created by parole agreement on crops to be raised and attaches as soon as they are in esse, but such an agreement to execute an agricultural lien Is not an equitable mortgage." The only difference now is that the mortgage which is being taken on crops is a better security, and easier of enforcement. So far as cutting off this basis of credit I giving a lien) the repeal of the law is a dead letter. Mort gages are being given every day. and the farmers are securing supplies practically in the same old way. As a matter of fact, the custom in Laurens county, even under the lien law. was about the same that it will hereafter l.e; namely, that of foreclos ing under the mortgage clause. Mer chants took a lien-mortgage, ami if compelled to foreclose, did not carry tie- matter through the courts, under the lien, but effected settlement under1 the mortgage, t ??? difference mow is that the IllOi ltfA<Vj UiUSt be given only in the year that the crop is to be plant ed; for example, no mortgages can be given next December on the 1011 crop, as none were given last Decem ber on this year's crop. CASH IN ADVANCE WATCH YOUR LABEL! ('ash lit AdvflhCO System Meets With Approval |? The County?Words of Commendation. "I approve of your cash in advance plan; enclosed you will And $1.00 on my subscription. 1 hope you will exert yourself to continue to give us a good paper and am sure the system will work well and be approved every where" were the words conveyed to The Advertiser this week by a long time subscriber and friend. And that is the point: if The Adver tiser continues to "make good" the people will co-operate with it to make the cash in advance plan an unquali fied success. It should become a bet ter paper from now on: and It will. Business win be business; all sub scriptions will ho strictly cash In ad vance; no favors will be granted; all | are treated exactly alike No oft? need ask that his subscription be al lowed to "run over." It's the system and the management has decided to stick to the rule. As announced two Weeks ago. the plan went into effect on last Saturday. A great many good friends and sub scribers allowed the time to slip up on them and did no renew in time; of course their names had to come off the lbst. Hut even since Saturday there have been numbers and num bers who have sent In their renewals end of course their names have been re-entered on the lists. There will be still more who will allow the time to slip up on them and thin will con tinue until everybody becomes accus tomed to the habit, and then every thing will work as smoothly as old number 31 (with due npollgles to Capt. Smyth for ?dlous (?) comparisons.) Now there are quite a number of' subscriptions that expire about the ' first of February. Let these patrons keep (be fact in mind; le? them exam ine tbe date on the tabel. und renew before the time is out. Some mistakes are bound to be ! made. In a lis( as large as that car-, l ied by Tbe Advertiser it is impossible not to make some errors. All that the management asks is that when diese errors do occur the people let them know at once and (be thing will be righted The cash in advance system! It has been put in operation: let every friend of the paper help make i; a go. This Is Lee's birthday. Today, Wednesday January 19th. is the anniversary of the birth of Rob erl Kdward Leo, the greatest general tbe Culled Statos has ever produced.. Tl.vent will be appropriately cele brated in the schools throughout (he county. This afternoon, the local chapter, Daughters of (he Confeder-' acy, will hold a memorial meeting. Dr. Brown's Lecture Good. The lecture by Dr. Milton W. Brown on Monday evening at (he city grad ed school auditorium was decidedly the best number, so far, in (he school lyceuni course. The subject, "The Superfluous Man" was dealt with in a most entertaining and instructive way. (he speaker proving himself thoroughly capable of handling it in both a scholarly and pleasing manner. The audience was rather small, which was noted by a few pleasantries on die part of Dr. Brown. NOTICE -OF COUNTY TREASURER The books of the County Treasurer will be open for the collection of State, County and Commutation Road Taxes for fiscal year, 1909, at (be Treasurer's ofllco from October 15th to December 31st, 1909. After December :51st, one per cent will be added. After Janu ary :51st, two per cent, will be added, and after February 28th, seven per cent, will be added till the 15th day of March, 1910, when the books will be closed. All persons owning property in more than one township ar? -equested to call for receipts in each i the several townships in which the property is lo cated. This is important, as addition al cost and penalty may be attached. All able-bodied male citizens be tween 'he ages of 21 and 00 years of age are liable to pay a poll tax of $1.00, except old soldiers, who are exempt at fifty years of age. Commutation Road Tax $1.00 in lieu of road duty. Road Tax to be paid by the 1st day of March, 1910. Other taxes to be | ( pain at the time stated above. Prompt attention will be given those who wish to pay their taxes through the mail by check, money-order, etc. Persons sending in lis(s of names ' to be taken off are requested to send ] them early, and give the township of I each, as the treasurer is very busy during the month of December. The tnx levy is as follows: State TttX . f,Vi Mills Ordinary County Tax .... 3% Mills Special Railroad Tax _ 1 Mills I Road Tax . 3 Mills I < Constitutional School Tax. 3 Mills -< Total . 15V6 Mills - I SIMM I IL SCHOOLS. Lnurens Toonship, . Lau i ons No. 11 . f. Mills ' Trinity Ridge No. 1 . I Mills Maddens No. 2 . 2 Mills Narnlo No. 3 . 2 Mills Bailey's No. ? . 2 Mills Mills No. f> . 2 Mills Oak Crove No. 0 . 2 Mills Youngs Torr nship. Youngs' NO. 2 . 3 Mills Fountain Inn No. 3b .10 Mills I.an ford No. 10 . 2% Mills Ora No. 12 . 2 Mills Dials Township. Oreen Pond No. 1 . 3 Mills Shlloh No. 3 . 2 Mills Crav Cotirt-OwlngS No. 5 _ 2 Mills Rarksdale No. 6 . 2 Mills Dials Church No. 7 . 2 Mills Sullivan Township. Princeton No. 1 . 3 Mills No. 3 . 2 Mills No. 4 . I Mills No. r, . 4 Mills Tumbling Shoals N<rT 0 _ I!1:. Mills Brewerton No. 7 . 3 Mills Sullivan Township Railroad Bond . 4 Mills Waterloo To unship. Waterloo No. II . 3 Mills M(. Callagher No. 1 .3 Mills Bethlehem No. 2 . 2 Mills Kkom No. 3 . 2 Mills No. 4 . 2 Mills No. 5 . 3 Mills Mt. Pleasant No. 6 .2 Mills Mt. Olive No. 7. 4 Mills Cross Hill Township. Cross Hill No. 13. 6 Mills Cross Hill No. 1 . 2 Mills Cross Hill No. 2 . 2 Mills Cross Hill No. 4 . 2 Mills Cross Hill No. r? . 2 Mills Cross Hill No. 6 . 2 Mills Hunter Township. Mountvllle No. 10 . 4% Mills Hunter No. 2 . 2 Mills Hunter No. 3 . 2 Mills Clinton No. r> . 3 Mills Scuflletown Township. Lanford No. 10 . 2\'2 Mills Ora No. 12 . 2 Mills J. D. MOCK. County Treasurer. October 1, 1909. Wait for the BIG SALE Red Iron Racket Big Sale Will Open Saturday Feb. 5th Get yourself ready for the Big Red Hot Sale February 5th. J. C. Burns & Co. 5 Cut Price Stores. Laurens, Greenwood, Spartanburg. Anderson, S. C. ;0OOOOOOOOOOO<<4OOOOOOOOO9OQ( | SPECIAL THIS WEEK " X-?AT' X % I p ro.'sg w X X X X X X 8? SPECIAL VALUE IN WHITE GOODS We have just received a big lot of the newest things in White Goods for Waistings, Dresses at 10c, 15c, 20c, 25cts per yard. Extra special, 2,000 yards of short longths, 40-inch Lawns worth lOcLs per yard at special Red Tag price 5cts One lot of best 36-inch Per cals worth 12.'.cts, Red Tag price at. 10c The choice of any Ladies' ^aStUit in ..the $10.00 One is worth $25.00 One is worth $22.50 One is worth S20.00 Take your choice for $10.00 MEN'S CLOTHING AT RED TAG PRICE Remember now is the time to buy that suit at a big saving: $18.99 16.99 15-99 10.99-11.99 7-99 5-99 $25.00 .Suits, Red Tag Sale 22.50 " 20.00 " 15.00 " 10.00 " 8.00 u One lot corded Madras for sheets, worth 12icts, Red Tag price, per yard,. 10c New lot Ladies' Muslin Un derwear, including Gowns, Corset Covers, Pants, at special Red Tag prices. X A Few Wool Blankets to Close Out! J. E. MINTER & BRO. % x>oooooooooo<<>>ooooooooooooot