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tlflrje 0trtjertt?er j gvbeerlpflon Price to $1.00 per Tear Payable 1c Advance. ? PoMlsbed by ABYRBTI8ER PRINTING COMPANY Laurens, 8. C ALISON LEK President W. O. LAMCASTUR rice-Pres. ARTHUR LRH Sec. ana Trees. Advertising Rates on Application. Otdtnnrlcs and Card of thanks: One cent a word. Entered at tb? postoffice at Laurens, 8. C. as second cla6s mall matter. LAURENS, S. C? JAN CART 17, 1?12. - ? ? ? ? . . ? ? ? - ?.? The Advertiser ?III bo glad to receive the local nons of all the communities In the connty. Cor respondents arc requested to sign their name lo the coOtn butions Letters should not >>c mailed later than Monday morn ing. A Charleston merchant is still ad- ! Vertlslng Christmas hams in the News and Courier. Those hams must be stale by this time. ? ? ? Why it it that every time Editor Rill ; Gardner gets off an extra stinger on some of his friends that they come back by wondering what kind of "mean liquor" he has been drinking. Every body knows that Bill never touches a "drap." People Will begin to think after a while that he does take a little ??nip" every now and then. We can ' certify to the fact ihat he never has taken a little one yet. ? ? ? In talkinc about the plans for the curtailment of the cotton crop, we should always remember that reduc tion depends in a large measure upon the supply merchant and bankers. a : great part of the Smith's crop, like any other of its products, is produced on crci:;. In most cases the banker or merchant stipulates that so much cotton shall be raised or that so much ' of the debt shall be paid in cotton. In ! this way many farmers are forced to raise more or less cotton whether they want to or not. Therefore, when the farmer is criticized, as lie often is, for raising more cotton than he should, we hhould remember that he is not , always entirely to blame. The point is. though, that the supply merchants and bankers should aid in the reduc tion campaign by doing whatever they ran to change this state of affairs. \ ? * ? The Columbia, New berry and Lau- J rens Railroad has just bought two ! handsome passenger engines, but they are using them for freight service. J Now, wouldn'1 it be nice if one of these engines were attached to three nice, new passenger coaches for Capt. McCain and Capt. Little to ride in ev- i ery morning and evening! That would be fine and then we might pull out , our " pass" (.due respects to The New- J berry Observer) and go down to Co lumbia feeling like we were riding j in some style. Really now, we ought to have a nice and new train. Nice depots have been built and a great j deal of good work has been done and I is being done on the roadbed, but if a j little bit more were undertaken and ?we had, that fine train, we might be satisfied for awhile. At least, until ?we begin to want something eise. ? ? ? Till r im: (?1 mr. ROTT. Because it has been so generally charged, without a denial, that the res ignation of .lames a. Hoyt, as editor of The Columbia Record was due to the stand he took against race track gambling, it seems to us to be admit ted as true. It Is a pity that Mr. Hoyt's zeal in this good cause should have aroused the enmity of "the mon eyed interest" in Columbia, but it did and Mr. Hoyt is temporarily a man without n job. However, we are quite sure that his well known ability as a newspaper man and his fearless sense of duty to the public will win for him an even more desirable place than that which he has Just left. We know it will be more congenial. However, his enforced resignation suggests several things to our mind. Are the righteous efforts of such a newspaper, as Mr. Hoyt made The Record, really appreciated and' are each efforts financially profitable An answer to either of these questions is In itself an answer to the other. If a newspaper's efforts to uphold the right and protect the morals of the people are appreciated, the paper will c>e sup ported and R? business sheet will show a profit. If rot, then the pa per will necessarily suffer finan cially and a financial failure im plies every other kind of fail ure, for whon it begins to be a losing proposition it must necessarily sus pend and there its influence, be It ever ao little, ends entirely. On the other hand if the people whom a newspa per serves (and it does serve) really appreciate what its management tries to do and shows by ii? eupport that it does appreciate it, then it will prove profitable from a financial standpoint and it is enabled by this very pros perity to make a bigger and better pa per and at the same time extend its sphere of Influence. The question often arises with news paper uxcii, will it be safe from a finan cial standpoint to undertake a cam paign against some evil. In other words has the paper enough confidence In the constituency it serves to war rant a belief that its efforts will be appreciated and seconded by that con stituency? The question often arises and in many cases a decision is made against the needed campaign. And the blame should not be attached to the newspaper but rather to the people it serves. In tlie case of Mr. Hoyt it seems that he chose to go in the teeth of Colum bia opinion and mako a fight for what he thought was right, regardless of the consequences. Between the right and the wrong he chose the right and with the support of his people failing him. he w-?nt down. A question of real interest all over the state now is. when and where will he "come back.*' His departure from this state would be a great loss. ? ? ? THE HOSIERY MILL, There has been so much said and written of conditions at the hosiery mill that it is right and proper to hold an investigation. The commit tee of the state senate will no doubt go thoroughly into the matter. We hope the investigation will be com plete and that if the governor's charg es are correct he will be given cred it for what he has recommended, and that if the administration at the penitentiary is proper the legislature will give a clean bill of health. Wm. H. Glenn of Anderson is one of the directors of the penitentiary Let the investigation be thorough and let the truth come to light.?Anderson Daily Mail. The Daily Mail has gotten off the track again in this hosiery mill mat ter. No further investigations by lay men are necessary at the hosiery mill. Investigators have gone there in plenty and all of them agree that Supt Griffith is doing all that he can to keep the place clean. And he is keeping the place clean. Thai's all that a com mittee from the Senate could certify to. No charges are being made that "administration at the penitentiary" Is not proper. Everybody admits that it is proper. Everybody will admit al so that Wm. H. Glenn, of Anderson, is one of the directors. All that is well and good. But the conditions at the hosiery mill though apparently sanitary are unhealthy and are of that character which demands advice from those who by study and profession are able to give advice The State Board of Health, whose duty is to give such ad vice and information, has declared that the hosiery mill is not health ful. It does not say that the hosiery mill is not clean. It says not health ful. Now, if the State Board of Health is not competent to advise on such matters, pray tell us who is! Is a Sen ate committee? The Senate committee has no need to make an inspection of its own. What it should do is to have a report from the State Board of Health and if it decides that the Board is wrong, the committee might recommend that the incompetent Board be turned off, get a new one and then go and make the investigation personally. There is no further truth to come to light. The truth has already come to light. The thing to be done is to act on the truth that is already out. Used Want Ad. Mr. W. H. Barksdalc. of the Barks dale section, was in the city one day the latter part of last week. In speak ing of a want ad that he placed in The Advertiser the week before offer ing a cow for sale, he said that the day after the ad appeared he sedd the cow as a direct result. This only goes to shoW, as has been stated a number of times lately, that a want ad nearly always brings results. However, It must not be expected that a want ad will create a demand for something that is not salable. To get the proper results from an advertising campaign, be it ever so small, the goods adver tised must have some value. It must not be expected that if some one has an old 6ow that is no good, turning gray with age and ready to be carried to the bone yard, that a want ad will bring a buyer. It will not do it. It might bring someone who wants to buy, but after he sees the animal that is advertised he will not buy. The purpose of an advertisement is to tell the public what you have which the public wants. Do not expect to sell an undesirable article by advertising. It cannot be done successfully. When given as soon as the oroupy cough appears Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will ward off ar attack of croup and prevent all flanges- and cause of anxiety. Thousands of moth ers use it successfully. Sold by all dealers. We are showing splandid values in Imported Donner Sets, great variety of decorations and prices. S. M. ft B. H. Wilkes & Co. ? MOFSTVILLE KEYTS. ? ? ? ft* ? ? Mountvillc, Jan. 16.?To resist' and overcome a temptation 1b heroic, but to be overcome by one Is not manly. No one deserves credit for being tempted but honor belongs to him who has the moral strength and courage to resist an evil. A Sunday snow may be a temptation to some to violate the Sabbath, but only the careless and un thoughted will be caught by iL To violate the Sabbath is a moral wrong. Last Sunday we heard several gun | shots and two men came into our yard j and said they had tracked a rabbit to our garden. They asked if they might track him up and kill him "to keep him from eating up your pallet." You 86e they were kind and thoughtful in trying to save our "sallet", but entire ly indifferent to the proper observance of the day. Our answer, however, saved the rabbit, at least for that day. and the men. somewhat disappointed at the loss of their game, went on their evil way. It is said there are three events in j the history of any one's life which the j Bible justifies in making especially prominent by sacred celebration. These are birth, marriage, and death. While the two first are usually occa- i sions of praise and gladness, the last ! always brings sorrow and grief. The ? two deaths which have recently oc curred in this immediate sect'on were especially sad and full of grief. That of Mrs. J. C. Benjamin, which occurred ' at the Laurens County Hospital twot weeks ago, removed a devoted wife, a kind mother, and a Christian lady from our midst. The other death was ! that of Mrs. Carry Graham, the young ' wife of Mr. Calhoun Graham, which occurred last Monday morning after a lingering illnees of several months. Mrs. Graham leaves a husband, a five i months old child, and a number of ether relatives in deep mourning over her early and unexpected departure. She was the oldest daughter, of Mr.; and Mrs. Wm. B. Boyd. Her remains were laid to rest in the Presbvterian cemetery of this place Tuesday af- | ternoon, Rev. J. A. Martin conducting the funarr.1 services. All the bereaved \ have our sincere sympathy in their sorrow. Mr. Arthur Tengue lost by death 1 his only horse one day last week. Mr. Jas. H. Madden, who has been j living in town since his house was ; burned a few years ago, has moved back to his farm. We learn that just across Beaver- i dam Creek on the Dunlap place, some families are camped in the woods dur ing this cold weather. It is said they are moving from North Carolina to Georgia and are traveling in covered wagons. The Mountvilie Bank opened up for business this morning with C. M. Ful ler, cashier, in charge. Sunday was the coldest day ex'peri c-nced here in several years. BALI? IlcADS NOT WAKTED. Baldness is too Generali} Considered a Siim of Advanced Age. A bald-headed person does not have an equal chance with one blessed with a healthy head of hair, because bald ness is too generally accepted as an indication of age. Many large corpor ations have established an age limit, and refuse to take men over 35 years of age as new employees. Probably 6f? per cent of bald-headed people may regain a good head of healthy hair if they will follow our advice and accept our offer. We have a remedy that we positively guarantee to grow hair on any head, unless the roots of the hair are entirely dead, their follicles closed, and the scalp has become glazed and shiny. We want people to try this remedy at our risk, with the distinct understanding that unless it does exactly what we claim it will, and gives satisfaction in every respect, we shall make no charge for the remedy used during the trial. We know exactly what we are talk ing about and with this offer back of our statements no one should scoff, doubt our word, or hesitate to put our remedy to an actual test. We want every one in Laurens who is suffering from any scalp or hair trouble, dandruff, failing hair, or bald ness to try our Rexall "W Hair Tonis. We want them to use it regularly?say until three bottles have been used? and if it does not eradicate dandruff, cleanse and refresh the scalp, tighten the hair in its roots, and grow new hair, we will return every cent paid us for the remedy for the mere asking. There is no formality exjectedt and we exact no obligation from the user whatever. We are established right here in Laurens, and make this offer with a full understanding that our business success entirely depends upon the sort of treatment we accord our customers, and we would not dare make ?ie above offer unless we were posttirel? certain that we could substantiate it In every particular. Remeber, you can obtain Iexall Remedies in Oils community on ly at our store?The Rexall Store. Tbs Laurens Drug Co.. 108 Mala street, Laurens,( S. C EYE, EAR, KOSE AID THHOAT SPE CIALIST? M. R. Favllle, M. !>.. wishes to an nounce that he has offices on the third floor of ??e Grier A Park building. Greenwood, and Is equipped to fit glasses, and treat diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat Phone 406. Office hours?# to 1 and 2 to 4. Sundays my appointment. ? TOM BROWN AXD THE MOOX ? ???**#??????* Big Tom Brown was one of the strongest men of Dials township. But few men wanted to come in contact with Tom's fist. He ovrlookcd our plantation. One spring morning he was planting corn and Edmund Bolt rode by on his way to the mill. He stopped and accosted Brown. "I say Tom you are planting your corn the wrong time of the moon! It will all run to stalk and have no ears." "Mr. Bolt, 1 am making my crop this year on the earth. I am not farm ing upon the moon!" It is surprising how many of our people believe in moon farming. We all know the sun gives us light, and its heat is the life of all plants. But as to the inouence of the moon on vegetable life 1 know not what con trol it has over plant and life. One man contends that all root crops must be planted a certain time of the moon, so the crop will not run I to stalk, but make root. Another says. "Plant all crops that make ears above the ground a different time of the moon, so you will make big grains and ears and small stalks." Another says. 1 cut all my stove wood with the light of the moon, so it "will dry out quick and burn well. 1 split my fence rails the same way, so they will last long. 1 go a fishing a certain time of the moon, nnd when the wind is coming from the south, or my catch will be light. Another will castrrtc his stock, when the sign is in the feet, so they will not bleed too much. There is stil much superstition, be lief in haunts, and witch-craft in the land. W. D. S. PARISIAN SAGE Banishes Dandruff It quickly kills the dandruff germs that's why dnnd-i.ff vanirhes r.o promptly when PARISIAN sage is used. PAR1SI V\ S IGE is Guaranteed bj Laurens Drug Co. to eradicate dandruff, to stop falling hair and itching scalp, or money back. Get a fifty cent bottle today and become acquainted at once with the most delightful hair dressing in the world. "I gladly recommend it as the best hair tonic 1 have ever known. 1 find it the only hair tonic that will cure dandruff, cleanse the scalp, and ake the hair grow long and beauti ' " Miss Signa Ahl, 2 Farwell St.. W. Worcester. Mass. State ?I South Carolina, County of Laurens. In Court of Common Pleas. Wilmington Savings & Trust Company. Plaintiff against R. G. Franks, Nancy M. Franks. W. L. Gray and Palmetto Bank of Lau rens. S. C, Defendants. Pursuant to a decree of the Court in the above Mated case, 1 will sell at public outcry, to the highest bidder, at Laurens C. H? S. C. on salesday in February next, being Monday, the T.th day of the month, during the legal hours of such sales the following de scribed property to wit: All that lot, piece or parcel of land lying, being and situate on Chestnut and Earle streets in the city of Lau rens, county and state aforesaid, con taining one half an acre, more or less, with the following metres and bounds: fronting on said Chestnut street 198 links and on Earle street 251 links, bounded by said streets and lots of W. C. Irby and lot formerly owned by Beatrice Yeargin, being the lot con veyed to Nancy M. Franks by W. C Irby on March IS, 189*!. the deed there to being recorded in Book 8 page 214 in Clerk of Court's office for Laurens county. Also, all that lot, piece or parcel of land lying, being and situate with : in two miles of Laurens C. H.. on Clin ; ton road, county and state aforesaid. Containing forty one (41) acres, more 1 or less, bounded by lands of Mrs. E. .1. Garlington, .1. D. Childress and oth 1 ers. being the tract conveyed to R. G. Franks, by Sallie Ballew on June ? 11, 19(?r., and known as part of the Templeton land. Also, all that lot, piece or parcel of land lying, being and situate with in two miles of Laurens C. H. on Clin ton road, county and stato aforesaid, containing eighty four <K4) acres, more or less, bounded by !ands of Hi ram Garlington, Mart Hunter and others, being the tract conveyed to R. G. Franks, by B. F. Ballew on June 11, 1906, and known as the Burnside land. Also, all that lot, piece or parcel of land lying, being and situate about two miles from Laurens C. H., adjoin ing the above described tract of land, containing 30 1-2 acres, more or less, and known as the W. B. Motte place, bounded by lands known as W. B. Motte place, the Scott Templeton place Jim Allen, Hiram Garlington and R. G. Pranks. Said lands sold upon the follow ing terms: One half cash, and the bal ance on a credit of one year, to be secured by the bond of the purchaser, and a mortgage of the premises, the eerdlt portion to bear legal interest from day of sale with the leave of purchaser to pay entire bid In cash. Purchaser to pay for papers and if purchaser falls to comply with terms of sale, said premises to be resold at Ms risk, upon the same or some sub sequent salesday, upon same terms. JOHN D. OWIWQ8, Sheriff Laurens County. South Carolina. Dated this 15th day of January. A. D. 1912. 25-8* We have the largest line and low est prices on Knives and Porks to be found anywhere, call and see them. 8. M. ft E. H. Wllkes ft Co. I SPECIAL NOTICES. | For Sale?Registered Jersey bull for pile or service. Can be found at Eichelberger barn. 26-tt For Sale?One 12 horse power AJax Engine on cornlsh boiler and one Lid dell Saw Mill with Heacock feed in good condition. J. H. Tumblin Broth ers. Hickory Tavern, Gray Court, R. F. D. 4. 26-3t-pd For Sale?Cow fresh in milk, third calf. J. S. Todd, R. F. D. 3, Gray Court. S. C. 26-lt-pd Tno Colts For Sale?Nice mare colt and splendid mule colt. Will sell cheap, for cash or credit. D. E. Todd, R. F. D. 1, Laurens, S. C. 26-lt-pd Farms For Rent?One two-horse farm and one one-horse farm for rent. Good houses, well improved land. Ap ply to W. B. Knight. Laurens. S. C. 25-1t-pd We Want?you as a customer. 1 now have In charge the Whitlock shop, have excellent blacksmith and wood workman. Will also grind corn Tues days. Thursday and Saturdays. Do business with us. We'll endeavor to please vou. S. N. Crisp. Mountville. S. C. 25-tf HORSES FOR SALE: ? I have a young bay horse for sale. Any lady can drive him. He is perfectly safe, not afraid of automobiles nor trains and will work to anything. S. W. LOWE, Cross Hill. S. C. 24?4t FOR RENT:?Five room cottage, splendid neighborhood, corner Sullivan and Martin streets. Applv to W. G. Lancaster. 24 St Enterprise Bank. For Sale?219 acres, G miles north of Laurens, nt $15.00 per acre. One third cash. Rented for next year for G bales. Apply lo E. P. Minter. IG-tf For Salt??A scholarship in a lead ing business school not many miles from this place. Will sell at dis count. For information apply at this oflice. 10-tf NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS. Realizing the fact that a great num ber of taxpayers residing within the city limits of the City of Laurens do not understand fully the workings of the two tax departments, county and city; and in order that none need be ignorant of the facts. 1 take this op portunity of explaining the facts in the case. During the months of January and February of each year, all taxpayers are required to make a return of their property to the county auditor, and during or about the same period each year the city treasurer makes up his tax books from the books of the County Auditor of the previous year. So all parties who have returned prop erty to the county auditor for the year 1911 taxes, now due and payable to the county treasurer, will also be due city taxes on this same return, paya ble to the city treasurer during Feb ruary and March, 1912. 1 have nothing, whatever, to do with the city taxes, but am merely calling attention to this matter knowing that some have already been put to extra expense for the simple reason that they did not know. Very respect fully, J. W. Thompson, Auditcr Laurens Co. A Girl's Wild Midnight Ride. To warn people of a fearful forest fire in the Catskills a young girl rode horseback at midnight and saved many lives. Her deed was glorious but lives are often saved by Dr. Ring's New Dis covery in curing lung trouble, coughs and colds, which might have ended in consumption or pneumonia. "It cured me of a dreadful cough and lung dis ease." writes W. R. Patterson, Wel lington. Tex., "after four in our fam ily had died with consumption, and 1 gained 87 pounds." Nothing so sure and safe foi all throat and lung trou bles Price 50c and $1.00. Trial bot tle free. Guaranteed by Laurens Drug Co. and Palmetto Drug Co. See our line of Sideboards, the best values ever shown in Laurens S. M. & E. H. Wilkes A Co NOTICE. Executors, Administrators, Trustees and Guardians are reminded that the period for filing their annual returns commences on the first day of Janu ary every year. O. G. Thompson, Nov. 29. 1911.?tf. Judge of Probate. License for the Traffic in Seed Cotton and Unpacked Lint Cotton in I.mi re ns County. S. C, for the Tear A. I>. 1912. State of South Carolina, County of Laurens. Pursuant to an Act of the General Assembly of South Carolint approved the 18th day of February, A. D. 1905. providing therefor; Be it resolved by the Board of Coun ty Commissioners of Laurens County, In the State of South Carolina, in reg ular annual meeting assembled; That the license for traffic in Seed Cotton and Unpacked Lint Cotton within the limits of said county for and during the period beginning the 15th day of August and ending the 20th day of December of the year A. D. 1912, be and the same Is hereby fixed in the sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Dol lars: All licenses to be issued by the Clerk of Court of said county as pro vided by law. Done at I^aurens, 8. C. this the 4th day of January, A. D. 1912. H. B. HUMBERT, Supervisor, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners. Attest, MESSER BABB. Clerk of the Board. 25-St HIGH GRADE ft INTERIOR TRIM Stairs, Wainscoting Grilles, Collonnades, etc., are prop erly manufactured by our expert mechanics, and we can save you money. Our stocks of Lumber, Sash, Doors, Blinds, Lath and Shingles, in fact, all build ing materials, are high class; and our service is the kind that pleases. Write for prices. Augusta Lumber Company Augusta, Ga. "BUY OF THE MAKER" 1912 We have just closed onojj^ of our most successful business years and we take this opportunity to thank our many friends and pa trons, wishing them, one and all A Bright, ,| Happy and Prosperous New Year FLEMING BROTHERS FURS WANTED! The highest prices for all klrub f.irs will he paid by S. Poliakoff, La rens, S. C. Mini.s from .85c to ???'-'?' Raccoons from.15c to j Skunks from .10c to $KM" Opossums from .5c to Musk Rats from .5c to ?"> > Fox from .25c to $6.'*' Otter from .$1.00 to $20.0(1 Reavers from .50c to Civit Cats fr.m .5c to 5*?< Wild Cats from .10c to < All prices will be governed see ing to fur market Next to Tost Office Laurens, S Stop Scratching Par-a-sit-i-cide cures itch ar mange ir 30 minutes. PimpU* and Ringworms quickly. Price 50c at jim LAU RENS DRUG CO. ^ 60c by mail or express fr??1 Dr. L. J. Sharp & Co., Commerdf^, Ga. Guaranteed. "Take no substitute." Jno. W. Ferguson C. C. Featherstono W. B. Knight PER0USON, PEATHERSTONE ft KN10I T ? Attorneys at Law Laarens, S. C, Prompt and careful attention given to all business. Office Over Palmetto Bank. S. POLIAKOFF