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tCfje &tfoertt?er Subscription Price In $1.<M> per Year Payable In Adrance. Published by ADYERTISER PRINTING COMPANY Laarens?, S. C. Adverting Rates on Application. Obituaries and Card of thanks: Ono cent a word. Kntered at M"? postofftce at Laurens, 8. C. as second class mall mntter. LAUREN'S, S. C., MAY .1, 1911. The Advertiser will he (find to reecho the local news of all the communities in the county. Cor. respondents are requested to sign their name to the contri butions. I,idlers should not he mailed later than Monday morn ing. Soon be time for picnics but let us give thanks that there are no candi dates. ? ? ? , Wouldn't i! be a curious sensation to see Columbia at the top of the col umn toward the last of the season? ? * a* Ii looks as if Laurens Is the center of automobil,' travel for this section of the State. Never a day passes but that several pass through. We are on the (lasso lane. Awful! ? * ? ft Is now said that Mayor Gaynor's administration has been wrecked. Un til he was shot a few months ago .May or Qaynor had proved himself an able and fearless executive of New York and the country was watching his ad ministration With keen interest and admiring approval. However, since the dastardly attempt was made on his life he seems to have lost control of the situation. ? ? ? MEAT INSPECTION. It lias been weil suggostod by a cit izen of this city that some plan should ?"? suggested am! carried out whereby all tin- raw meals of the city might be Inspected before being placed on the* market. While it hits never been charged thai spoiled meat was being sold in the city or was ever offered Tor sale, still there is no reason to be lieve that it has never been done, it is quite posslhlc that beeves which arc diseased are at times offered for sale when the owner is Ignorant of the fact. But cases have come up where COWS which were more or less dis eased were killed P.llll sold to avoid a loss by natural death. Only a few days ago throe persona wore Indicted for doing this very thing in a county not so far from here. This matter might he discussed 'ay the city father:-, and some sf.->ps taken to provide for the proper inspection of meat offered for sale. m m m ?POOH PASSENGER FACILITIES, Unless our friends of the C. N. & L. Railroad do not soon begin to Improve their passenger equipment, they will be ciassi I in the ranks of the unpro gressive und Rio tightwads. The ser vice betw . a litis point and Columbia is not nearly what it should be. con* sid< ring the Large amnunr of business that tin- road gets and the quality of !i. t faille. The rolling Bloch on the mo nlng and ov whig trains might do very well for some Jork-watcr line, I'll: .the C. N. ft I., lias gotten out of that class. The pntrosh are beginning to grUmbl!. ? r ? i>:> VWAY WITH IT. '.'he report has been sent oui from i loliimbjlii that Oov. Blosse win recent ad doing away with the hosiery mill i" fee Penitentiary;; while he has n I definll dy said that he would, his ?Mows oi. th question are very well known and I Is our belief that ho will ?-??'? i'oeomrnend. if ho sjhottld succeed '< ' lkip's Olli ff til.- :t;;te prison th!: breeding place for disease arid agency qf dentil, he Would rellect credit upon himself and ;.t the same Hnie remove a stain from (he state's good name. It ha:; b; . a repeatedly und truly charged tlmt this hosiery mill is nn unsafe and unhealthy place to work in. The keepers of the Penitentiary them selves will t ll you thai "they don't but long in thero", they look herd thy, orac of them, but their lungs ain't no count." The very nature of the occupation dofnnifdy close confine* ment in an ntmosphere soothing with fine dust and panic] s of cotton fibre. The strongest constitution, in time, will succumb to the attack and the prisoner will be carried t-> the hos pital Whore death will he a matt -r of time only. From time to time Wo have seen fit to discuss tins penitentiary situation and to urge the proper care of its in mates, while in Columbia recently we took occasion to visit the institu tion. After a talrly searching examina. Uon, one tlmt a layman and not a phy slclan could make, we came ti the conclusion that, with the exception of the hosiery mill, everything possible was being done to protect the inmates. When we except the hosiery mill, we do not charge that those who have It in their care have been negligent in taking the proper precautions that have been taken elsewhere In the Pen etentiary. Sanitary rules are enforc ed there with as much care us in oth er departments. They havo taken proper cure, in s? far as their limita tions Will permit, but the nature of the work does not permit of taking abso lute prohibitive measures. Confine ment is necessary and the air cannot he purified and cleansed of the dust and fibres. These disease fostering conditions cannot be avoided so long as the mill exists. While due care has opsslbly been taken all these years, the history of the institution will boar OUt the statement that a large number of thoso who have been forced to work in the mill have contracted lung dis casi s and died. Nothing can be done to reduce the fearful death rate and we believe that the only thing and the humane thing to do is to wipe it out entirely. There Is no other remedy for conditions such as are in there. Our duty to those prisoners demand that we do something to protect them. INVADING SOUTHERN FIELDS. Reported that Foreign Spinners are Buying Southern Lauds to Grow Their Own Cotton. Union City. Ca.. May 1.?Charles S. Barrett, president of the National Partners' Union, sends a solemn warn ing to farmers and bankers against the definite movement of foreign splu tters to ncqulre and cultivate South ern cotton hinds. As evidence of the correctness of his views, he sights the fact that an English syndicate has already ac quired a largo acreage ot tine cotton lands in a Central Southern state, and he says this Is only an entering wedge of a widespread movement coming along this line. To Use Smith's Laud. President Barrett declares that he has information indicating an inten tion on the part of foreign spinner to secure cotton lands to produce their own staple, independent of the South ern cotton growers. President Barrett urge.-, fanners to awaken to this now menace by own ing their own lands and then using the most progressive methods of cul tivation. Above all, he stresses the necessity for raising home supplies, thereby making the fanner absolutely Independent. His statement |s of vital interest just now. when the slate must ! inevitably face the boll weevil evil, j * * Dots From Ora. * ? * * * *?? * * * * * * * * * * >.?" * , Farmbrs are most done planting but would be glad to see a rain. Cap!. W. McCllrttock has been quite sick with grippe. Ills friends hope for a rapid recovery. Mrs. V.. Bryson has returned horn > after several days' stay with her fath er and mother, who have been criti cally ill. Miss Euphemia Thompson entertain.' ed a number of her friends at a sing ing, Sunday night, which was enjoy ed by all. Miss Bfllo Jnck30U, of Augusta. O.a. was a pleasant visitor for several hours recently at the homes of Mlsu Odessa lloiubree and Miss ?hiphemin Thompson. A scries of meetings will he carried on tit the A. It. P, church al this place by llev. Stophenson, next week, Mrs. Parker Blnkeloy has returned to her home aftor n stay al Ashevllle, n. c. Do Ghosts Hnunl Swamp; .' Xo. never. Its foolish to fear a. fanclcl evil, when there are real and dead I} porils to guard a^Uujt^^nH .vamps and marshes. bayouK^nVTTowTxnds. These are the mnlarWTgerms thai douse ague, chills and fewer, weakness/ aches in the bones uudvpuisclcs andmiuy induce (badly typhoiX. Btit^jjrectrlo Hitters destroys and efc*t?r*out these vicious germs from the blood. "Three botiles drove al Ithe malaria from my sys t vi.'' wrote Wm. Frotwoll, of Lu?nma, X. C? "and I've bad line health over since.'" Use this saTe, sure remedy, only .".Or at I.aurens Drug Co. ami Palmetto Drug Co. WINTHROl' COLLEGE Scholarship and Entrance Examination The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop Col lego and for the admission of new stu dents will bo neUKni the County Court ll.nise on KrWrffy. .Inly 7. at '.? a. m. Ap plicants musT bo not less than fifteen years of age. When scholarships are vacant after July 7 they will be award ed to thns" making the highest ver ngo at this examination, provided they meet the conditions governing the award. Applicants fpr scholarships should write to President Johnson be fore the examination for scholarship examination blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session will onj?n September 20. 1911. For further In formation and catalogue, address Tics. I). B. Johnson. Kock HUI, S. C. 7-9-1911 NOVEL SUIT FILED. Rallrond Charged with Unlawfully Hiring and Soliciting Laborers Al ready Under Contract Messrs. Simpson, Cooper and Rabb have Instituted throe suits against the Seaboard Air Line which are novel in their nature and raise a question which It Is not recalled has ever be fore been boforo the courts of this State. The three cases aro those of W. D. Boyd, T. P. Davis and C. R. Workinav against the Seaboard Air Lino, for damages in the sum of ten thousand dollars each, the cause of action being the alleged hiring and soliciting of labor through the agents, servants and employees of the road. It being alleged that these agents, si iwants, and employees were "un lawfully engaged in the business of an emigrant agent." The complaint of W. 1). Boyd, which is similar to the two other complaints except that the employ ment of dif ferent laborers Is alleged, sets out "that Mack Attaway, Nora Attaway. Will Pettus, Lude Neoly, Emma Neely and Anthony Kingsboro were under contract with this plaintiff to perform farm labor for him during the year 1010." on his plantation in Laurens County, "and were, on or about the first day of August of said year liv ing on the plaintiff's plantation in the county and State aforesaid and en gaged in the performance of their aforesaid contracts with the plaintiff, all of which was known to the de fendant. "That on or about the first day of August. i!?io, the defendant, through its agents, servants and employees being unlawfully engaged In the bus. iness of an emigrant agent and hir ing and soliciting laborers in the county and State aforesaid, to be em ployed in the State of Alabama, did willfully and unlawfully. In violation of the rights of the plaintiff, in dis regard of the laws of the State of South Carolina, and intending to In jure and oppress the plaintiff, hire and solicit the aforesaid Mack Atta way, Nora Attaway, Will Pettus, L?de Neely. Kmina Neely. and Anthony Kingsboro to go beyond the limits of th's State ami to labor for the de fendant in the State of Alabama, and the said defendant did furnish to the said laborers free transportation ov t r its lino of railroad from the county of Laurens to Rngsdale, In the state of Alabama, and the said laborers of the plaintiff, by reason of th" wrongful conduct of the defendant as aforesaid, were thereby induced and persuaded to breach their contract With this plaintiff and to leave the State of South Carolina end go to the State of Alabama and there work fot the defendant. "That the plaintiff was unable to procure other laborers to take the place of the laborers aforesaid and by reason of the wilful and unlawful conduct of the defendant as above stat? d. has been damaged Jn the sum of $10,000." .7. K. A. SPECIAL NOTICES. Tiie fiyrdville Ball'} anil Stock Farm still have their .lack. The season is now open. This last year s work is Showing ii i > line. yS^t; him, before breeding olsewhero."^Wlll take care of mares over night for those from distance. Fee .-$! 2.?*>'.? living colt. PhoiK No. 10. Laurous lt. F. i>. No. ::. \V. D. Byrd and Son 10-tf Strayed or Stolen From my place ii far (Jray Court ou the night of the 20th one dark colared soil with brand son i( ii sitl'. vfTpii' i ii tee years old. A reward will he paid For information lea,ling, to its recovery. T. W. Vaughn. k. F. i?. No. :. Gray Court. :o-it pd Strayed or stolen Brown and white spotted Shophei'jjr dog answers t<> name "Pup." u**ti.mii If return I t'> Sltgroavcs, Lattrens, s. c. 10-it* pd For Sale Binder One cheap e condl !oi inUdLj hid Ighl ly us ed. Apply to .vtT^rr league, Laurens, C. 40*21 pd For Sale 20 btwhols of Improved /i I * i i irotn t..: King fni*m. .1. Wade An', ir? son. lo-?'t pd For Salc---Cowi frc&fa In milk and young calf. Apply T7T k. 1.. Blakeley, UotttO Clinton. S. C. Spanish Jack-?My hir, Spanish Jack, Sampson, will make the seasi n at my stables Ho was sired by noted .Samp sou Jack from s/ain .".nil is K. 1-1 hands high ami ??fffyi~'.S 800 pounds. Foe $:-.'<U. AlflO my not. d stallion. William Donmark a standard bred sad die and harness hots.: will make the reason at the same place Fee $10, M. W. Martin, Lam ens. s. c. 35*8f Chicken Komi and Stork Powder: See Hunteitfrft1 Co. far Hollybrook chick Food, oyster shells, and Inter national Poultry and Slot k Powders. :?,(;-;.: For Sale -Cordt Weed. Two hundred and fifty cords fit Rend wood <>;? Price $2.50 per cord. (1. 11. Bdlt, Lnu rons, Route G. ' 38-f>t p<i Notice t<> lec-j Cojptimers reo 1 sold toi.ih, Jrffers will .' Ilyotf and '?oilect fi r hocks. Laurens led Fee lory. 88-61 pd .lust received a large shipment of beautiful Rugs and Art Squares. Our line is the largest in the State, and our prices are lower than you will find them elsewhere. S. M. A B. II. WRkos & Ck>. Es? ? ? Its Good Policy To know the quality of Buggies or Wagons that you are buying Ours are the best by test and reputation We have just received one car load of Hughes, one car load of Anchors, and one car load of Normans, the best Buggies on the market. For wagons there are none better than the famous White Hickory Wagons We handle them. Come around and let us show them to you. R. C. GRAY & CO. Laurens, South Carolina ^2 mm mmii ma A GREAT BIG FOR lO DAYS Beginning Saturday, Nay 6th, 1911 We have a big stock on hand, and as the spring has continued cool until now, reducing the real spring period, we have decided to reduce our immense stock of goods quickly, and in order to do so we are putting on this great Bona Fide Reducing Sale. We must get rid of some of our goods. This big sale will be a great money-saving proposition to the buyer. We will sell Dress Goods, Shoes, Clothing, Ready-to-Wear Hats, Suits and Skirts, etc., at the Actual Wholesale Cost, and some of these will go at even less. WHY GOODS. Good Standard Calico., reguMr 7 and 8 cents a yard goods. colorSyfd go in litis salo ."?? [Jest 8.c6nl GingaminH/^going at."c Fancy Dross Gmghrfuia, 10 ttiicl i "> cenl goods lor.{.Jr..?.8 l-2c Good quality ojrChninbroy.y*' All colors. 10-Inch Porcnlo, l.">-ccnl goods 8 l?3? Dr< a Goods woiih 12 1-- and 15 eohtt, to go nt..>.?l?2c All other 15-cont dross goods in this sale at .l> 1.2c S.'-conl Morceri/.od Slllt.'wnshablo, per yd IDo ICxtra 50-cont Morcorlzcd dress goods, wash able .j.10c All to and 75-cont woolen goods to go al 12c All :r.-ctnt dress goods in this alo nt .. ..'22c Ladles' shirt WaJgis. ?5.ceni quality Ladies- shirt Waists .. ..!*<<? $1.00 quality Ladies' Shirt Waists.74c $1.50 quality Ladies' Shirt Waists.!>s< Moil's Sulla and Pauls. Men's Stylish Up-to-date Suits.. Every Suit Guaranteed. $18.00 and $22:00 suits for. *M)S $12.50 suits to go ai.$5.1? $0.60 suits to go at.*1.60 II ITS. Oiio lot Mon's(nnd Doy's Hats, ranging in price froiri $2.00 to $2.50, sah; prlco.08c Men's Pauls. Pants rtro Now Spring Arrivals. Pari of t .vi 1 the lastest styles. $1.60 pa-its going in this sale at $".2"> papts going in this sale at $3.00 pants going in this Bale at . $4.00 pants going in this sale at ,00 pants going in this salo at . .?Sc .$1.18 jl.08 $6.60 palntS, tailor made, going in this sale $8,58 M L'N \S Hill UTS. -cent Shirts to go in ill la sal ? at .. . .?,!)? .f;0 Shirts to go in this salo at."Hr -cont Shirts to go 111 lids' sale at.iSc Next Door to Post Office. .Laurens, South Carolina. !>0OOPOO00OOO<POOOOOOO<XXXXf