Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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tKtje &ot)ertt?er Subscription Price In fl.00 per Year Payable iu Adtauce. Published by ADYEBTISEK PKINT1NG COMPANY J.it II IT IIS, S. ( . Advertising Bates oo Application. Obituaries und Curd of tliunks: One cent u word. Entered at tb?> po?tofllce at Laurens, S. C. as Becoud class mall mutter. i_ ??~*^zz.-?> >?1?~ LAl'BKNS. S. C ?EFT. Si, 1910. "Forget It." ? ? ? Thirteen cents the pound for cotton! ? ? Exit Assistant Adjutant General Brook?-officially. He resigned Tues day. ? ? ? There's going to be some new colonels, possibly one or two In Lau rens? ? * ? Wit It the free mall delivery install ed, Laurens will have all the symp toms of a city. ? ? e Elections K<> OU forever. Laurens county has two more primaries before peace Is declared ? ? ? Stores to close at six in Charleston. Sound proof to the clerk thai Charles ton really is the Garden of Eden. ? * ? The special election for auditor promises to be a lively one for the candidates are rigging up full sail for the race. ? * ? Lots of children are glad that the Circus is coming.?-Greenville Pied mont. And lots of old folks in the same 11.\. ? < ? The merchants should do their share of making Monument Day a bin suc cess by closing their business houses during the unveiling exercises; ? ? ? We move thai an ordinance be pass-' ed requiring automobiles ?.) luaki as buch noise in other parts of the city aa they do In front of The Advertiser please will he n candidate for the 'United States Senate two year.- hence, provided "I'ncle Ben Is not in the way". And some Laurens people are already livuiiii^ on :he possibility of the Mayor of Charleston and a few Others being In the race with their: friend, the mayor of New berry. Thus j the game goes merrily onward. ? ? ? Next Wednesday promises to be a bin day in Laurens. The unveiling' exercises Of the Confederate monu ment will tuke place, an entertaining program Inning been arranged by the ladies jn charge. Every man. woman and child iu the county is invited to be present. It is the gift of the whole county and. as such, its unveiling should he witnessed by everyone. Es pecially are the children and Confed erate veterans invited to be present. ? ? ? The Melton Tillies, anticipating twenty cent cotton, more trolley lines more subscribers and fewer bad debts, that a small five column paper could It is now a six column eight-page |>i? per with all home print and printed on a new Cranston Press. We knew that a small live column paper could n't hold Helton and Editor Marshall Within its little bounds. They a re proud of their news ray over there ami they have a right to be for it Is now Smong the hest of the Stale's weeklies. ? ? ? HVK.Vn CENTS i 0TT?.N. in an interview to the newspaper men of Florence several days ago United States Senator H. I). Smith, expressed his belief that COttOll would bring twenty cents this season, pro vided the planters of 'he South sold their staple with a bUslhe8S-llke meth od. He strongly impresses on the farmers, the necessity of spreading the sab of their cotton over the entire year, and not to Hood the market dur ing the firs' months of the season. The Southern farmers, and not the Speculators! should control the price of cotton and the only method by which this cat) be done i.- for the plan ters to stick .together in their determi nation to market their cotton ?lowly. Senator Smith advises a marketing of 10 per cent of the yield each month, wherever this Is possible, and there are very few reanons why It Is not possible every where. The predictions of Senator Smith and his statements are based on sound $UBine8S facts and on reports from all Of the principal cotton growing states Should the farmers take his advice, the prosperity of the South would be greater than ever before and the farm er would reap the rich harvest that heretofore the speculator baa reaped. BEAUTIFUL UBAMTE EM'LOBI'BE. Besting Place of <'him. and Mrs. B?rner L. McGouan Beautified. Representing the children of Cai>t. and .Mrs. Homer L. McGowan, of whom be 1b one. Mr. Samuel .McGowan. pay master of the United States navy, has just had completed a granite enclo sure on the lot in the city cemetery where sleeps the honored parents of j this noble son, his brother and sis ters. The work was designed by Mr. McGowan and he came to Laurens sev eral weeks ago to superintend the placing of the enclosure. Hundreds of I.aurens people have visited the place and all pronounce it as perfectly beautiful as art and taste and love can make it. The work is as nearly indestructible as human ingenuity can devise, and to Mr. Sam j McQowau belongs much if not all the credit for this enduring testimonial of a son's filial love and devotion. The lot, -'(> feet by 16 feet, is en- j closed With a peaked "Winnsboro Blue" granite coping 1U inches thick and a foot bight from the outer sur face of the ground a the top of the ; slope. The coping dm a not follow the incline of the hillside, but instead it runs on a level, so that the granite] at the lower side is some three feet above the ground. The granite work ' rest! oil a foundation of solid concrete two feet tnick and ten feet deep, rein forced by a double row of steel gir ders. At every joint In the granite slabs there Is a high peaked post 12 inches square; and the gate posts at the en. I trance on the East side are some inch es hirtiiOi' than the seven other posts. On the eastern face of each gate post , is an anchor in high relief. On the beveled rise between the1 steps is the word ' McGowan" carved in square black letters in high relief. The level of the ground inside the coping is raised to within a few inches of the edge of the rail: and the en tire mound is covered with snow-white sand. The graves, outlined with strips of slate are slightly mounded and cov ered with evergreen sod. in the corners of the enclosure are red rose bushes "Btolle do France" which blOOm all Che year round. At the head and foot of the new made grave ore marble stones which, in! size, shape and every other detail, are exact counterparts of those which foi thtrty-sevet) years have marked the resting place of Captain Homer L McGowau. The headstone, of while VeriUOUt marble, is of Gothic design and bears the following inscription: in memoriam Julia F. McGowan, beloved wife of Homer L. McGowan. Captain. Co.! F.. 3rd. S C. V, In fantry, Confed erate States Army. Born June -'. 1838, Died March 19, 1910. Endowed with a brilliant mind ami a tenderly sympathetic heart. Inspired and sustained by unfaltering faith in Christ, she gave her whole life foi others ;and, with transcendent forti tude, in her constant self- sacrificing devotion to her children and her child ren's children to all of whom her presence was a veritable benediction she was faithful unto death." "Blessed are the pure In heart, for they shall see God." Improper feeding and Teething Treu? hies. It is now a well-established fact that the terrible death rate among babies under a year old is due to bowel troubles due to improper feed ing. The lining of the digestive trad is very delicate and more susceptible, during the first year of the baby's lit" (bail at any J., period. Tbc natural food for a hahy is. of course, mother's milk. .No patent f<\od or preparation of cow's milk can quite take its place. The death rate among artificially fed babies is as might be expected, much higher than among those breast.fed. A poorly nourished baby has BlHall chance of resisting tile great army of disease germs that are attacking him at all times, ipon all side.s Rabies that manage to live through their babyhood, when Subjected to Improper food and at tent Ion, never become the strong joyful Children that they might have been had they been given the right Kind of food during the first year. There is always considerable anx iety Upon the part of every mother When the teething period fS approach ing. Ail sorts of ills are expected so that the dangerous "second summer" holds the mother hi a thrall of fear. If the baby has been properly fed and cared for up to the teething pe riod- the statistics tell us that most babies are well at birth,?then the teething period should not contain all the horrors attributed to it. In healthy children there Is often fret fulness and poor sleep for two or three nights, there may be loss of appetite, and often slight fever, there may be some symptoms of In digestion, but the other aggravated symptoms attributed to teething are entirely due to Indigestion as the re. cult of bad feeding ?Mrs. F. L Stevens, In Raleigh (N, C.) Progres sive Farmer and Gazettie. I LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION. Mr. Walter P. White who, alter his graduation at ClemBOU in June last, uccepted u position with a Pittsburg electrical manufacturing company, has returned to Clemson ami win he <. ol the instructors in the electrical department. Mr. White is the son of Mrs. M. L. Culbertson of Gray Court. Misses May and .lean McPherson have returned to Greenville after Bpendlllg several days at the home of Dr. and Mis. W. W. Dodson. Dr. .1. Knox Simpson of Rochester, Minn, is in the city visiiing his mother, Mrs. .1. I'. Simpson and other relatives. After an ahsense of several weeks. Dr. issadore Schayer returned to Lau rens Monday from Cincinnati where he has been undergoing special medi cal treatment. His,many friends are delighted with his return and are ?:>?? clally pleased to know that he comes back fully restored to health and his accustomed vigor. Mrs. Josephine Watts is at home after an extended visit to relatives in Newberry county. The regular communication of Lau rens Lodge No. 200. A. F. M. will be held Friday night In Masonic temple. Gov. and Mrs. M. F Am?e! and Mrs. M. J. Perry of Lancaster will be the guests of Mrs. Robert P?. Hell next week while here to attend the unveil lllg exercises. Mr. Paul 1$. Fl 1 is was among the business visitors here Tuesday from Greenwood. Miss Adeline .lohnstone has return ed to her home in Newberry after Bpendlllg some time here as the guest of Miss Mary Todd. Mr. T. C. Turner. Jr.. spent the week-end with relatives in Greenwood Mrs. Uda Harris has been visiting Mrs. Chas. D. West in Spartanburg. Mr. Kb Copeland, a cotton buyer of Laurens. was in the city Wednesday.? Newberry Herald Ai News. Mis. J. C. Burns and children. J. C Jr. and Robert Lee. are visiting in Laurens county thib week?Greenwood Index. Miss Anna Gnrlington of Laurens is spending the day in the C'vy with friends.- Anderson Daily Mail. Mr. L. L. Moore, who recently suf fer, id a relapse from a serious at tack in the summer, is rapidly recover ing and will soon be out again. Misses Lila and Nonnie Clark, daughters of Mrs. Mattie O. Clark of Tylersvllle, have entered the Saluda seminary at Saluda, N. C, the former as an instructor and the latter as a student. Misses Etta and Erlllo Urownlee re turned home Monday from a very' pleasant visit to friends and relatives at Gray Court. Mr. Woodruff Tucker of Indianapo lis, but formerly of this place, is spending a few days in the city. Mr. Clarence Reid til Clinton was In the city Friday. Miss Carrie Prior of Enoree visited relatives in the city last week. Miss Eunice Riddle or this city is visiting relatives In Newberry. Miss Marjorle Gelder has gone to Ninety Six where she will visit rela tives fro several days. Miss Helen McGhee. who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. GU kersotl Spent a few days in 1'nion last week. Mr. R. F. Fleming was a visitor in Spartanburg for a few days this week. Mrs. Lilian Sitton a' Chester is here on a visit to Mrs. W. IL Gilkerson. Mr. Robt. S. Owens, editor of the Clinton Chronicle, nave us a pleasant call while iu the city Thursday. Mr. J. R. Blake, and son, Mr. Lowery Hlake of Abbeville, were vis itors to the city from Abbeville during the past week. Mr. James Davis of Clinton is spend ing a while in the city preparatory to going on the road with Mr. I). A. Davis Dr. Samuel j. Taylor and family of Charleston arrived in the city this week and will make Laurens their future home. Dr. Taylor is a prac ticing physician and will open an Office at once for the practice of his profession. Could Kradlctile Ticks for Losr than Tbej tost in I'iie Years, Those living some distance from tin1 quarantine line can not be made to realise these facts, but those liv ing along the quarantine line need not be j.,1.1 of the Injury sustained from the restrictions placed on the marketing of their cattle. In these Cases it Is not at all rare for cattle of the same quality to sell for from $5 to ?l?i a head less just below the line than a few miles away in the free area. This is one form of the tremen dous tribute which we pay annually to the cattle tick. These ticks could. In five years, be completely eradicat ed for less money than the Imposing of this quarantine line causes the South during that time and yet be* Cause of our indifference (we use the term Indifference because It sounds a little more polite than stupidity we go on, year after year, submit ting to these heavy losses when it has been proved beyond doubt that It Is easy, practicable and profitable to eradicate the ticks. Yet there are people who call themselves intelli gent, who pretend to believe that the ticks can not be eradicated, or op 0OSS permitting the National and the State governments helping us to do lt.?Raleigh IN. C.) ProgreRalve '?'inner and Gazette. ? CANDIDATES' ANNOUNCEMENTS, g I am a candidate in the approach ing special primary for the office of county auditor, subject to the result of said election. ALEX X. UK AM LETT. I most respectfully announce my seit as a candidate for the nomination in the special primary for the office of county auditor, and hereby agree to abide by the result of the same. J. ROSS DORROH. I hereby announce my candidacy fai the office of county auditor. BUb Jet i to the decision of the voters In the special Democratic primary elec tion. W. H. G1LKERSOX. SR. 1 respectfully announce myself as a candidate for the office of auditor sub jecl to the result of the special pri mary election. CLARENCE L. HAMMETT. I hereby announce myself as candi date for the ofllce of auditor of Lau rens county in the coming special primary and promise to abide by the results of the same. JOHN A. MAHON. Fur County Auditor. ' hereby announce myself as a can didate for county auditor, subject to the rules governing the nomination of said officer. M. L. NASH. I hereby announce my candidacy for the office of county auditor, the same being subject to the rules and regu lations governing the special primary . lection. J. WADDV THOMPSON. 1 most respectfully announce myself as candidate for auditor of Laurens county, subject to the decision of the voters in the special Democratic pri mary. B. MARVIN WOLFF. Bishop Ouerr> To Preach. Disiiop W. A. Querry of the Diocese of South Carolina will preach tonight at the Church of the Epiphany, tin service to begin at 8 o'clock. Card of Thanks. We take this method of thanking our Laurens friends and neighbors for their sympathy and kindness shown us and ours during the illness of our son who was seriously hurt w hile working w ith const rue. ion car company at Welch. W. Va. Mr. and .Mrs. T. Mc. Roper. Laurens. S. C. Sept. 1!?. Good Phi) Last -Niiiht. The Demo rest Comedy company which opened a three night's engage ment at the Laurens opera house last Monday night, was enjoyed by one of the largest crowds the house has ever had. Last night the company presented St. Elino to a huge and appreciated audience and it can be easily said that Mr. Demorest has one of the largest aud strongest companies be has ever had In the city of Laurens. Tonight they will present a pretty' four act melo-drama, "A Kentuck Filed." This play has two of the strongest negro Characters ever written, also seven high class vaudeville acts which will do away with the long waits. Tonight will conclude the engage ment of Demorest Comedy company in this city for the present time. There will be a matinee today at I*. M.. prices 10 and 20c. The beautiful old English drama "East Lynne" will be presented for the matinee. Cereal Creps for Cover and Grazing. The crops generally used for fall sowing to serve as cover and grazing crops are crimson clover, the vetch es. I>ur clover and rye. Oats, wheat and barley are also sometimes used, but generally these crop' are sowed for making seed or forage the next summer, rather than as cover and grazing crops, although they serve more or less for both these purposes, In fact, for grazing purposes, if the land is rich, we would put the cereals in the following order of merit for winter grazing: Barley, wheat, rye (Southern grown) and oats. It is Useless to sow barley on poor land, but on rich land we have no hesita tion in placing it first among the Cereals for furnishing winter grazing, Wc also regard wheat as superior to rye or oats, but it also requires rid er land than the rye and oats, but not necessarily as rich land as is re quired for barley. For a winter cover crop and for <?ra/.'ng these cereals should be sow id moderately early. We are often 'isked if they may be put In at the land cultivation of the cotton, but while this may be successfully done in many cases, we advise sowing 'hem. as cover crops and for grazing, the latter part of September or first half of October. When sowed In cotton, we believe It usually better to sow immediately after the first Dicking rather than at the last work ing. As a hardy cover and winter graz ing crop for general use on rather thin land. 8outhern-grown rye Is probably the most reliable of the cereals. The Northern-grown seed give plants that seem to lie on the ground more and are not nearly so satisfactory for grazing. We regard oats as of the least value for winter grazing, but in the lower half or two-thirds of our terri tory they are the best for maturing for seed or grain ?Raleigh (N. C.) Progressive Farmer and Gazette. ? OUR SPECIAL NOTICES. << For Sale?Oue entire stock of furni ture und household goods at greatly reduced prices. Reason, going out of business. The Caiue & Pitts Furniture Co., Laurens. S. C. For Sale Seed oats, apples, and red rust proof oats, at T.'-c per bushel. Applv to A. P. Fuller. Mountville. S. C. * 8-4t Wanted You to know that you can now buy any article of furniture or! houBefuruishing goods In our store at B greatly reduced price. Reason, go ing out of business as soon as stock can be reduced. Come and get a bar gain. The Caine & Pitts Furniture Co., Laurens. S. C. For Sale?Pure in eed Berkshire pigs sons and daughters of Stylish Chief 129G01 Laura Totter 133182. Can fur nish pedigrees for same, write or call D. E. Todd. R. F. D. No 1. Laurens. S. C. 8-lt Notice to Housekeepers?We are now offering our stock of furniture, cook stoves, kitchen utensils, heating stoves, rugs, curpets. crockery, china, silverware, parlor and bed room suits, ; etc.. in fact, everything in our store, at greatly reduced prices. Come nod j see tor yourself. Reason, we wish to : reduce stock and go out of business. i The Caine & Pitts Furniture Co.. Lau rens. S. C. Notice- Found on my place thre yearlings about 8 months old. One , dark colored, one jersey colored, the other red. All males. Owner will j please call for them at once. A. A. Qarlington. For Sale?7". bushels of Rust Proof Red Oats for sale. Apply to A. E. 1 Cleveland, l.aurens R. F. D. No. 2. I 8-lt. Far Sale?1 feather bed and I! mat tress, in good condition. Mrs. .1. W. t Clarke. 8-lt Lost?One gold watch extra large ladies size, black velvet fob with 1'. C. T. inscribed thereon. Lost between : Ed. P.lakelcy's and square. Finder i will be rewarded if returned to this office. 8-lt Lost?One pair of rimless specta cles. Lost during the meeting of the \Yomaii8 Missionary union at Highland Creek church. Finder phase return to Mrs. .1. S. Menuett. Wunted?To buy a Con Mill Rock. Aonly to X. M. Dial. Laurens. S. C. S-tf Not (.inner}?We havo installed a new six stand ginnery with all modern improvements. Give us a trial. Phoenix Oil Mill. Cross Hill. S. C. r-it Per Sale?One good saw-mill and ' 1"> horse power engine at a very low price. All in good running order, a good bargain boys. Apply to s. L. Burdette, Route Fountain Inn. S. C. Notice?Byrdvllle Dairy and Stock Farm Jack is still in line condition. The season is rigl.1 for fall colls. We also have 20 pigs fo? sale, AY. D. Pyrd & Son, prop. Phone No. 10. Laurens. S. C. 1-tf For Sale?One Llddell & Tonikins : 25 11. I'. engine. ::0 H. P. boiler. Good as new. J. IL Davit-, Clinton. S. C, j R. F. D. No 3-tf For Sale?PInson Apple trees for I fall delivery. Anyone desiring these excellent apple trees please send me their order. W.ll be in Laurens first i Monday in November making delivery. Abo have Arkansas Black \pple Ad dress David A. Madden. R. F. D. No 1. Waterloo, S. C. 4-?t For Rent?Very desirable farm three hundred acres five horse farm open. Good dwelling and out houses. Schools and churches convenient. Good neigh bors, located two and half miles from Ooldvllle, six miles from Clinton, thir t< en miles from laurens. Rent rea sonable. Apply to J. K. Vance, care Southern Cotton Oil Co.. Charleston, S. C. Draining >Vet Lands. The final drainage of wet lands is the problem. How can it be <ione? Not best be done, for all are ready to admit that the tile is the best drain age. Rut while the scheme that ityj now upon foot to add the manufact ure of drain tile to an already es tablished Industry of brick making, is sure to materially CtiCapen the first cost of tile, yet this cost will be Still beyond the Immediate reach of many of the purchasers. Open ditches are. compared ftith their cost and very Inconvenience, so inferior that it is hoped that not many will be compelled to resort to them for long. While not so permanent nor quite so efficient as tile, very good results can be obtain ed by what is known as pole drains. These are constructed by digging a ditch, such us would be needed for tile, and about the same depth, say from two to Litres feet. The deeper the ditch the further apart they can be for efficiency. A ditch an average depth of three feet, would easily drain 50 feet upon euch side, so these could be placed 100 feet apart. After dig ging the ditch with ns much fall as possible, then lay a continuous line of green pine poles In each side the the bottom of the ditch and another so as to partially cover, but not fill the space between. If available, place a few inches of dead grass or straw on top of these poles, then fill the earth back In the ditch on top of the poles. Such drains, costing noth ing for material, can be cheaply constructed, and will last for quite a while. I have seen seme such that had been In operation for 20 years and were still giving satisfaction. They will at lea^t last long enough not only to pr.y for their coat, but to more than pay for their ultimate substitution with burned tile.?D. N. Marrow, m Raleigh. IN. C.) Progres Grass and Field Seeds Lawn Mixtures and Blue Grass, Rye, Barley, Oats, Wheat, Lucerne, Red, Crim son and Burr Clover Seeds, Vetch, Pearl Onion Sets. Kennedy Bros. Laurens, S. C. i -1 Wrap Your Cot= ton With Good Bagging and Ties We have it. 2 pound and 2 1-2 pound re-woven Bagging. 2 pound and 3 pound brand new Bagging. New Arrow Cotton Ties. Fix your cotton up good and neat for that 15c per pound it's coming. Let us sell you your Seecl Oats, Barley, Rye aud Crimson Clover Seed. Ptepare to live at home next year aud have your cotton crop clear. Yours for business J. H. Sullivan LAUREN'S, S. C. Big Land Sale! Several lots on Soutli Harper street. 94 acres near Mouutville, rents for 2,100 lbs. lint cotton. $25 per acre. House and lot on R. Main street, 8 1-2 acres and 15 room concrete dwelling; lincst place in upper South Carolina. On easy terms. House and lot near Baptist church. Cheap at $1,C00. 321 acres near Darlington station. $10 per acre. Two elegant residences on Sullivan street on easy terms. Two eight room dwellings and one four room dwelling on North Harper street, on easy tferms. One hundred acres tillable laud within corporate limits of city, very reasonable and easy terms. Three lots on South Harper street well located and (heap.. Two elegant farms near McDaniel's mill, well improved, 72 acres and ^ acres, line neighborhood, schools ami chu rches. A number of farms and other prop erty for sale, seo us before yon pur chase or sell your property. ANDERSON & BLAKELY. Todd Building Laurens, S. C. DR. CLIFTON JONES Dentist Office hi Simmons Building Phone* Office No. 86; Residence 219.