Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Let the Watch word of Laurens County be "SOLOMON" Anything pertaining to Watches, Clocks, and Jewelry you will find my advice of great value to you. My long experience is at your service If you are thinking of buy ing a watch see me first. Watches sold by me are absolutely guaranteed. You will find at my store all re liable Makes of Watches. Also a complete line of - ? - 1 jcwciry of standard quality and la test styles. 1/ William Solomon, Jeweler an Optician. Laurens, South Carolina y mam Change as well as other styles. If you want up to date Jewelry, yon can be sure of getting the very latest and most cor rect tiling here. What ever you buy, you can feel stire that you arc right. ()r if you have anything that needs to be altered, repaired, or reset, bring it to us. We'll do the work well, and charge you but a moderate price. Fleming Bros Jewelers PHOTOGRAPHS The McCord 1 Studio I >> I ? will copy any Photo, en- ? $ large any picture and | 8 make High Grade Pho- << I t?graphs for you at the | ? very lowest prices. No ?< photographer can do | more nor offer any ? more special inducement than the TlcCord Studio has always done. The ricCord j Studio's I motto is I j "Best Pictures, Lowest | Prices" | Come to see us. 8 Simpson, Cooped & Babb, Attorneys at Law. Will practice in all State Courts, p.ompt attention given to all business ROAD CONVENTION FOR LAUREISS COUNTY it win be Held ruder Auspices of the Columbia Record mid Local Papers* The good roads meeting held under the auspices of The Dally Record of Columbia, will be held on Friday, August 20. The meeting will be very Interesting to all who are concerned about highway Improvement, and as this is the most Important subject now before the people there should bo a large attendance. The good roads campaign Is being conducted by The Daily Record in co-operation with the county papers of the Stute, ror the purpose not only of stirring up interest in good roads but of giving the people practical In formation on tho subject. The United States government, at tho Instance of Commissioner Watson and Con gressman Lever, has recognized the Importance of the campaign by as signing one of its best known road experts, Mr. D. H. Winslow, to the work, and at every meeting, Mr. Wins low makes a practical talk on some subject pertaining to roads and how to secure their improvement, lie is a very fascinating talker and thor oughly practical. The ReCord is represented by Mr. C. W. Moorman, formerly secretary of tho Columbia Chamber of Com merce. The party is traveling in auto mobiles, and are having an excellent opportunity to learn the condition of the roads in this state. The Torroiis System What It Is. Evidence of a renewed interest in the Torrens system of land tenures In South Carolina may make interesting some description of its leading prin ciples. H was devised by Sir Robert Torrens. and first put Into operation in Australia, where so many modern political and legislative reforms have had their beginnings. The system abolishes most or all distinctions be tween real estate and personal prop erty, and its chief object is to remove the difficulties, delays, and expenses incident to the transfer of real es tate under the old English system de COlopetl out of the feudal tenures. In Australia there Is a registrar's office with whom the owner of a tract of land, held by the old tenure, de posits a description of his property and obtains a certificate of ownership. The registrar's office examines the title carefully and the certificate guar antees Its legality, whether as abso lute or with conditions attached. If the title were to a life estate, the certificate would so state. Bach ap plicant for a certificate pays a small fee out of which an Insurance fund is created. From this fund the State protects itself when a title guaran teed by the registrar is attacked and the State is called upon to indemnity the holder of the certificate. After the land owner lias exchanged his muniments of title under the older system and received a certificate from the registrar's office, be may trans fer the certilicate by Indorsement as he would a share in a bank or cot- . ton mill. Of course, he may pledge the certificate for money borrowed, as lie would a personal security. Regis tration in the registrar's office with each transfer of the certificate Is re. quired, for which a small fee is charged. The necessity for the exam ination of titles, it will be seen. Is eliminated, because the Stale guar antees the title described in the cer tificate, and the expense and delay of foreclosure proceeds ar<; removed, because the certificate may be dis posed of precisely as may a certificate of shares in a corporation. The sys tem with modifications, has been adopted in Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota and possibly other Stales, and also in New Zealand ami sev ral of the Canadian provinces. The argument in favor of the * ,s teni is obvious. Every bo-.owing farmer Is familiar witli the expense and difficulty attached to using his land as security in a bank. A bank, on account of the expense and de lays in foreclosure proceedings, is re luctant to lend more than half or throe-fourths of the Value on a small body of real estate: and. when a bor rower has paid tho cost of exainin llte the title and drawing nil papers, his interest charges are in effect ma terially increased. One argument against the plan, al though based on the weakness of humunininturo, is not without force. It may be said that the very diffi culties of disposing of land work to keep it in llie possession sometimes of men v. iio would lose !l if they Could sell it as easily :s ll.ey can ?eil a iiorse or a hog. The mani fest answor to this is thai tie- romoVal of the obstacles to the Belling of land would make it more valuable. Law yer..' and CQUrtS' fees, under the pres ent system, are :? heavy lax subtrac ting from the value Of tho land It self. Therefore, as the land Is made more valuable, the Incentive to hold it grows stronger. Resides, the pro gress of society ought not to bo de layed for the sake of the improvident man who can not take care of himself. j CLEMSON EXTENSION WORK 5 ?r * **** **** 4c**? **** *JMM< One of the most common and alarm ing deseased conditions occurring In horses and mules Is that of colic. The term Is a very loose one, being gen erally used to denote any abdominal pain whatever, and It may readily be Inferred that It therefore occurs In a great variety of diseases. It Is however, only necessary here to con sider it under two heads, viz., spas modls colic and colic due to Inipac tlon or obstruction of the bowels. Spasmodic! coilc is probably of the most frequent occur^nce and consists of a violent contraction of the musc les of the Intestines causing Intense pain. It is usually brought on by giving large amounts of cold water to a horse over-heated; bU exposing such a horse to chilling rains after a hard drive; sometimes by giving a heavy feed of green succulent feed; and in horses that are predisposed to It, a sudden change of diet may be all that is necessary to bring on an at tack. The condition Is recognized by the horse suddenly showing symptoms of Intense pain following some of the causes above mentioned: stamping violently with one hind foot; looking around at the thinks with an anxious expression; sweating; lying down sud denly and rolling innagony. and with occasional' periods of freedom from pain followed by similar attacks. ('(die from impact ion. as the name indicates, is a condition in which there is a partial or complete stoppage of the bowels, and may be brought on by overloading the stomach when in a tired out condition and particularly with dry. Innutritlcus feed. A faulty condition of the teeth may also be a predisposing feature on account of Imperfect mastication of the food. This condition is accompanied by con stipation and the animal shows evi dences of a continuous dull pain as compared with that of spasmodic colic moving stiffly, lying down occasional, ly and groaning due to absence of violent movements. It also runs a longer course usually than spasmodic colic. While it is always Advisable -to con sult a qualified vetetinarian when possible, this is frequently impractica ble on account of the small number of veterinarians in this State, and every horse owner ought to have some intelligent idea as to how to recog nize and treal the condition. In spasmodic colie it is evident that a sedative or narcotic treatment should be resorted to in order to over come the violent contraction and re lieve the pain. One of the best rem edies is fluid extract of Cannabls In dien, or Indian hemp given in doses of six drains by the mouth. This brings on drowsiness and as a rule by the time the drowsiness has worn off the colic has disappeared. Another good remedy lr. cholral hydrate given in doses of one ounce dissolved in a pint of water, or If a hydoderinic sy ringe be available, two grains of sul phate of morphine may be dissolved in a little water that has been boiled and allowed to cool and Injected under the skin With impactlon colic, entirely dif ferent remedies nre needed, the ob ject being to unload the Intestines of the offending material. For this purpose five drams of aloes dissolved, in a quart of hot water and conjoined with one ounce of oil of turpentine and one dram of fluid extract of mix vom lea may be given or if this Is not conveniently at hand, one and a half pints of linseed oil may be giv en, and if there is evidence of much pain three drams of Cannnhis Indlca may also he given. Copious rectal Injections of soap suds are benefi cial also. These remedies will usu ally sufliee. but If more drastic treat, inent is necessary it should be en trusted to a veterlanInn. Much can be done in the way of prevention and by referring to the ?auses mentioned the methods of pre vention win suggest themselves, Dr. B, ?aruott, s. c. Experiment station Vetorlnlan. MILD LIQUID VIMS hCZh'MA.. skin Sufferers! i>n>p Oreasj Salves , ami \nxf\ Medicines. That/mild, soothing liquid, D. I). D. Prescmnrion stops the awful itch with the ttfci dips. A proscription of ac knowledged value. Clel a trial bottle at 2fie. It will lake away the Itch right awa\ and you will sleep soundly. We nSSUt'G you personally of the merits of thin rem edy; for we KNOW. I Pann us Drug Co. In tlwse ihivs a young m in or young woman without an education is hnmliuappufl. EUSiflNE COLLEGE, yue West, S. C, offers' an opportii\lry to remove the handicap. ERSK 1NE ( olle/i\ gives thorough instruction in all/opalrtmonts. Two courses leading/o degree o( A. B, THE VtYUE H9ME offers an excep tional opportunity to yonpg women ready for t,he college Classes. Write for illustrated catalogue to J. S. MOFFATT, President. Red-Iron-Racket Big Sale Is Going On Now Hurry up! Come this week and get some of I the Red Hot Bargains. Goods are being sold re- I gardiess of New York and Baltimore cost. We | want to sell $6,000 more of fIerchandise--come=-it | will pay to buy now. LS T Red-Iron The House That Sells Bargains Laurens, S. C. Ninth Annual Midsummer EXCURSION TO ATLANTA, Qa. The New York of the South -VIA. C. N. & L. - S. A. L. Ry Tuesday, Aug. 9 $3.00= Round Trip = $3.00 Longer Return Limit than ever before. Don't forget it?don't miss it! Leave Columbia 7:30 am $3.50 Leave Irmo 7:54 am $3 50 " Chapin 8:13 am 3.50 " Little Mounts 8:30 am 3.50 " Prosperity 8:45 am 3.50 " Newberry 0:00 am 50 " Kinards 0:20 am 8.00 " Goldville' 9:30 am 3.00 " Clinton 10:00 am 8.00 " LAU KENS 7:20 am 3.00 Ai ?rive Atlanta 4:00 pm ? Tickets good to return on regular trains ftp to and including Seaboard train No. *8 leaving Atlanta 8:55 p. in. Friday, August 12. ' For information and tickets call on any C. X. ?Sc I,. Rgeut or w.ile J. R IJVIXC.STON, S. A., W. T. PULTEN, C. I\ A , C. N. ec L, ;\ j ^ Columbia, s. C. Columbia, S. C.